Stories from Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The Nevada Area Multisport organization is an organization that provides all interested participants a chance to get together with other people from all walks of life to run, walk or cycle on a once-weekly basis. The organization is free and open to the public and has been in existence for approximately a year...

Chester Harold "Hal" Wilson Jr., 56, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born April 2, 1953, in Wichita, Kan., to Chester Harold Wilson Sr., and Audrey Elaine Schul Wilson. He married Leslie Kaye Cross on Aug. 12, 1978, in Wichita. She survives of the home...

Irene W. Johnson, 101, Nevada, passed away on Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada, following a brief illness. She was born Oct. 17, 1908, in Horton, Mo., to James Wilhoite and Birdie Shaw Wilhoite. She married Robert S. Dean in 1928 and later was married to James Floyd Johnson. He preceded her in death on Sept. 11, 1986...

Flavel Melba Glass, 91, Nevada, passed away on Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. She was born Aug. 31, 1919, in Sylvania, Mo., (Dade County) to Arthur Davis and Clara Wilhelm Davis. She married George W. Glass on Nov. 21, 1936, in Golden City, Mo., and he preceded her in death in 1999...

Ione Fowler Guthrie, 100, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada, where she had been a resident since October 2004. Ione was born Nov. 24, 1909, at Arcadia, Kan., to James T. Fowler and Olive (Lighlle) Fowler. She was the fourth child of a family of 14; her birth mother, Olive, died when Ione was 3 years old, leaving five children. ...

On Tuesday, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Lynn M. Ewing III, the prosecuting attorney of Vernon County, Mo., to the Missouri Southern State University Board of Governors. Ewing has served as Vernon County prosecutor since 1999. Prior to his service as prosecutor, Ewing was mayor of the city of Nevada from 1997 to 1998; at the time he became Mayor, he had served on the city council since 1993...

The first day of candidate filing for the primary Aug. 3 was a busy one for office seekers, especially in the U.S. Congress 4th District seat currently held by Ike Skelton. By noon Tuesday six Republicans had filed for the seat; James Scholz, Warrensburg; Roy Viessman, Jefferson City; Brian Riley, Marshall; Bill Stouffer, Jefferson City; Arthur John Madden, Malta Bend; and Vicky Hartzler, Harrisonville. They were joined by a Constitution Party candidate; Greg Cowan, Lebanon...

Members of the Nevada Regional Medical Center Board of Directors took a tour of the new Clinical Services Building during a regular meeting of the board Tuesday night. Now open at 345 S. Barrett St., Nevada, the facility houses the NowCare Clinic, which features urgent care services; plus occupational therapy and physical therapy services...

One of the teaching methods recommended in 4-H is judging. Judging may be included in almost any project and it is an important event in some of the 4-H projects. The major reason to include judging in projects is that it helps members learn to make decisions. Decision making is a life skill that is enhanced as result of participating in judging. It is more than just learning subject matter, which is learned as result of judging...

The Missouri Department of Agriculture has suspended the grain dealer's license of Prairie Pride, Inc., Deerfield, Mo., after discussions with the board of directors and management. This action prohibits them from engaging in any grain-related business transactions until further notice. In addition, the Department of Agriculture petitioned the Circuit Court of Vernon County to seize the grain and grain-related assets of Prairie Pride, Inc...