Stories from Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Everett Leon Timbers, 79 of Warrensburg, Mo., formerly of Archie, Mo., died Saturday, March 27, 2010, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., today, at the Atkinson Chapel in Archie, Mo., with visitation from 1-2 p.m., today, at the chapel. Burial will be in Newton Burial Park in Nevada, Mo. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to the Missouri Veterans Home, in care of Jan Smith, 1300 Veterans Road, Warrensburg, MO 64093...

Kevin Dean Beard, age 52, a resident of Fort Scott, died Monday, March 29, 2010, at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He was born Feb. 18, 1958, in Roswell, N.M., the son of James Beard and Zelma Ruth Ingle Beard. Kevin served with the United States Army from 1976 to 1980. He had worked for a time at the Hinton Dairy farm north of Fort Scott. He enjoyed playing the guitar as well as hunting and fishing...

Bob Harbit, age 70, Rogers, Arkansas, died Sunday at Northwest Medical Center, Benton County, Ark. Services for Bob Harbit are scheduled at 1 p.m., today, at the Fellowship Bible Church Training Center sanctuary, Rogers, Ark., with burial to follow in the Bentonville, Ark. Cemetery, under direction of Stockdale Funeral Services, Rogers, Ark...

March 15 Christopher M. McDaniel, Nevada, petty theft. March 16 Don E. Hilton, Nevada, expired license plates, no proof of insurance and driving while suspended. Julian M. Riley, El Dorado Springs, no license plates. March 17 Jordan M. Fanning, Nevada, no valid operator's license...

Edward J. Hamill, state executive director of the Farm Service Agency, announced effective March 22, 2010, four counties -- Barton, Jasper, Newton and Vernon -- in Missouri will have FSA disaster loans available due to frost, excessive rain, flash flooding and flooding which occurred Sept. 1, 2009 to Jan. 6, 2010...

After graduating from Bronaugh High School in 1950, Tom Stevens didn't really have plans to attend college, much less become a member of what authors Willie Washam and Bob Chancellor call "America's Favorite Square Dancers." Stevens is one of about a hundred Southwest Missouri State College students who became involved with the school's Promenaders square dance team and is featured in the book by Washam and Chancellor. Washam also was a member of the Promenaders...

"For too long we have lost sight of the fact that it is OK to say no to our kids. It's OK to say this is unacceptable." So said Dr. David Stephens, in the first few minutes of a town hall meeting held Wednesday, March 25, at Nevada High School, to raise awareness of issues relating to underage alcohol consumption...

Parents of children who will be 5 years old on or before July 31, 2010, are asked to "Think P.I.N.K." and attend Parent Information Night for Kindergarten 2010-'11 at Bryan School on Monday, April 5, at 7 o'clock. The Nevada Parents As Teachers Program and Bryan School will be hosting an open house and information night for parents and their "kindergarteners-to-be." The children will visit kindergarten classrooms, enjoy special school activities and be treated to a school bus ride. ...

Major changes will be taking place for Medicare supplements beginning June 1. Changes always add to confusion and concerns many people on Medicare have. There will be a lot of publicity about these changes in the next two months. For most, the changes will not have any affect on the Medicare supplement policy they now have. Still, information about the changes will have many concerned...

Dear Editor, We, the NEVC Community Teacher's Association, wish to announce our support of Proposition S. You may have recently heard, or read, that building a new school for the students of Northeast Vernon County will delay or further hinder raises in teacher salaries...

MIAMI, Okla. -- Despite a soggy course from a weekend of rain, the Nevada Tigers golf team was able to compete in the Miami Invitational tournament Monday at Peoria Ridge Golf Course. The Tigers showed a very strong performance in the tournament, posting three individual scores in the 80s on their way to an overall team total of 355. Pittsburg posted the overall best score of the tournament at 324...