Stories from Friday, April 23, 2010

John Newton Harlow III, 87, Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada. He was born May 17, 1922, in Hominy, Okla., to John Harlow II and Vida Wison Harlow. He was married to Jaye Stockton and she preceded him in death. He later married Adeline Harlow and she preceded him in death in 2008...

Richard David DeSpain, 78, Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., following a lengthy illness. He was born Sept. 19, 1931, in St. Joseph, Mo., to David Lewis DeSpain and Reva Seyble DeSpain. He married Marjorie Key on Jan. 1, 1951, in Troy, Kan., and she survives of the home...

The Missouri Department of Transportation is holding a public discussion about U. S. Highway 71 Interchange options that pertain to D Highway and Route TT on April 28, 5-6 p.m., at the Rich Hill High School Auditorium. There are two options on the table. The first option is called the Outer Road Option which eliminates the D Highway interchange and sends all D travelers north to Horton before they can go south to Nevada...

April 18-24 is National Crime Victims' Rights Week. The year's theme, "Crime victims' rights: Fairness. Dignity. Respect," provides an opportunity for our nation to advance victims' rights and urges vigilance to foster future gains for crime victims...

For 20 years Terri Bloom, Nevada, didn't know what the problem was called. She knew all too well what it had done to her but couldn't put a name to it. Now she knows that the problem that has twisted and stiffened her right arm into immobility is called dystonia...

Agricultural theft has plagued southwest Missouri in the past few years, and to help inform local farmers on what they can do to help reduce such crimes, Vernon County Sheriff Ron Peckman presented information to the Vernon County Cattlemen's Association members April 15...

In their first outing in just over a week, the Nevada Tigers varsity boys' golf team took to the greens at Carthage Municipal Golf Course Wednesday morning. The Carthage High School/Sonic Invitational tournament featured an impressive draw of high quality competition from 18 different schools from all around western and south central Missouri. Of those 18 schools, two brought a second team, lifting the tournament total to 20 teams...

The Nevada Tigers varsity baseball team was scheduled to head back out on the road Thursday for a varsity/JV doubleheader against the Bulldogs of El Dorado Springs High School. However, due to heavy rain showers that moved through the area Thursday morning, that contest was postponed...

Mother Nature has once again thrown a wrench into the Cottey College softball team's attempts to complete the 2010 season. The Comets were scheduled to play Independence Community College in a makeup contest from an early season rainout, but that doubleheader was once again postponed due to rain...