Stories from Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Everett Ruben Hope, 77, of Bronaugh, Mo., passed away on Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center following an illness of several months. Everett was born on Aug. 25, 1931, in Bronaugh to Jaxie and Bessie (Willard) Hope. On Aug. 1, 1950, he was married in Nevada, to Patricia Ann Allen, and she survives of the home. ...

Olive Anne Shafer, 87, Nevada, passed away on Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center in Nevada following a lengthy illness. She was born Nov. 28, 1921, in Kansas City, Mo., to Louis Koehler and Violet Lucille Anna Williams Koehler. She married Edward Leroy Shafer on July 27, 1938, in Nevada, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 9, 1991...

Aug. 15 There were reports of suspicious activity in the Nevada area, a check well being in the Sheldon area, suspicious activity in the Nevada area, a cow out in the Eve area, a careless and imprudent driver in the U.S. 71 Highway area, a request to speak to an officer in the Bronaugh area, a stranded motorist in the Nevada area, an animal in the Nevada area, a theft in the Richards area, a careless and imprudent driver in the Nevada area, and a suspicious person in the Sheldon area...

Aug. 13 An accident occurred at 4:30 p.m., at Hickory and Centennial, involving a truck driven by Kyle D. Ast, of Nevada, and a car driven by Courtney A. Bland, of Nixa, Mo. No injuries were reported. An accident occurred at 5:45 p.m., at Washington and Hickory, involving a SUV driven by Ashley N. Tally, of Nevada, and a SUV driven by Brandon J. Brooks, of Nevada. No injuries were reported...

July 11 Frank J. Woodall Jr., Nevada, leaving the scene of an accident. Aug. 2 Samantha R. Wright, Nevada, petty theft. Aug. 3 Christopher E. Buller, Bronaugh, speeding 40/30. Joseph W. Ebeck, Paola, Kan., speeding 41/30. Michael J. Guthrie, Seminary, Miss., speeding 43/30...

Sam DeLaney, from Lamar Area Vocational Technical School recently attended the 40th Annual Joint Summer Career and Technical Workshop and Missouri ACTE Conference. The conference was held in Springfield, Mo., July 20-23. Missouri ACTE is made up of 11 divisions representing all areas of career and technical education. ...

The Nevada City Council will be going back to school tonight during a special council meeting at 6 o'clock, to learn how to keep out of trouble. The public liability training is a requirement of the city's insurance carrier. Then at 7 p.m., the council will get down to work with a lengthy agenda, starting with the audit report by DSWA...

The season is winding down for the Nevada Aquatic Center, and there are just a few days left of summer fun at the pool. According to the city of Nevada, the center will be open its regular hours today and tomorrow, then will be closed Thursday and Friday, Aug. 20 and 21. The pool will reopen for one last splash over the weekend, with the last day of the season being Sunday, Aug. 23...

Congressman Ike Skelton, D-Mo., announced that Monday marked six months since the President signed H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law. Congress approved the legislation on Feb. 13, 2009. Since its passage, Missouri's Fourth Congressional District has received more than $215 million in Recovery Act funding...

Sherry Steward filed Monday to run for one of the two vacant Nevada City Council seats, guaranteeing a primary election on Sept. 8, as well as the general election on Nov. 3. In addition to Steward, Rick David, Amyl Hendrick-Bishop, Brian Leonard and Joe Kraft have filed for the seats vacated earlier this summer when Joyce Wilson and Tim Wells resigned...

Coffee is often the first thing a person reaches for in the morning, it wakes you up and gets you going. When it isn't there, it's missed. For the troops in the Middle East, coffee is a precious commodity, one that is in short supply. Stephanie Spruill, the daughter of Charlotte Buerge, is a 1st sergeant serving at a forward operating base assigned to a unit within the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing...