Stories from Thursday, June 3, 2010

Wanda (Stoner) Miller, 74, of Nevada, formerly of Butler and Rich Hill, passed away June 1, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She was born on July 10, 1935, in Butler, Mo., the daughter of Lee Victor and Pansy Lorene (Daniel) Stoner. Wanda was married to Bill Murray and to this union two children were born: Jeanie and Jerry. ...

Dollie A. Warner, 75, Nevada, died, Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at the Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 4, at Longview Cemetery in Kansas City, Mo. Friends may call now and until 8 p.m., today, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. The family will receive friends at Longview Cemetery Friday morning between 10 and 11, prior to the service...

May 18 An accident occurred at 10:39 a.m., at Allison and Elizabeth, involving a car driven by Tyler J. Edwards, of Nevada, and a parked car owned by Jordan O'Neal, of Nevada. No injuries were reported. An accident occurred at 1:20 p.m., at U.S. 54 Highway and Washington, involving an SUV driven by Sandra L. Stevenson, of Nevada, and a car driven by Rick A.J. Stafford, of Nevada. No injuries were reported...

April 13 Danita K. Bright, Nevada, petty theft. May 13 Linda K. Bound, Nevada, deposit excrement in an unsanitary manner. May 14 Emily J. Ogle, Nevada, excessive tire noise. May 18 Kenneth M. Anderson, Nevada, dog running at large, failure to maintain lane, driving while intoxicated and driving while revoked...

Yee-haw! Saddle up pardner, it's time for the 19th Annual Youth Fair Rodeo. The rodeo will feature steer wrestling, bareback broncs, saddle broncs, calf roping, team roping, barrel racing and the crowd favorite, bull riding. The rodeo runs June 3, 4 and 5, beginning at 8 p.m. each evening, rain or shine. The rodeo helps fund the Vernon County Youth Fair, this year in its 65th year. Tickets are $6 in advance, $8 at the gate and children 7 to 12 are $3, children 6 and under are free...

She wasn't scary and she didn't have an assistant named Igor, but Valerie Bogert was a hit as the Mad Scientist Wednesday at the Franklin P. Norman Community Center. Bogert entertained the participants in the Nevada Library's summer reading program, Make A Splash -- Read!, but she also taught them some fun science facts at the same time...

Several years ago I named this column "Middle Age Plus" to emphasize all the good things (the pluses) about getting older. This week has demonstrated that fact to me so many ways that I am afraid I might forget some of them. Last Saturday, I had the fun of accompanying my sister, Ellen Gray Massey, to the Bates County Historical Society, where she was giving a talk about two of her civil war novels. ...

Dear Editor: The Supreme Court ruling which struck down several provisions in major campaign finance laws is a blow to American democracy. This decision means that, more than ever, the decision-making process is in the hands of BIG-big business, big labor, and big special interest groups...

By Eric Wade Nevada Daily Mail The lightning bolt has often been not only something to be feared throughout natural history, but also a symbol of power and speed. Seems like a fitting piece of symbolism for a thriving baseball team, right? The 2010 Nevada Griffons will likely disagree...