Stories from Wednesday, August 18, 2010

July 31 Michael Goff was arrested for failure to appear. Bond amount is $1,500. Jorge Solis-Fraire was arrested for DWI and operating a motor vehicle without a license. Bond amount is $2,850. Matthew Webb was arrested for failure to appear. Bond amount is $395...

August 8 Muneesw Aran C. Sakkarai, Downers Grove, Ill., expired license plate. Danny R. Williams, Nevada, expired license plate. August 9 David L. Brownsberger, El Dorado Springs, speeding 75/55. James M. Bryant, Nevada, expired license plate, driving while suspended, seat belt law...

Ashley D. Beisley and Joshua R. Lawson are engaged to be married on Aug. 21, 2010, at Radio Springs Park, in a 6 p.m. ceremony, to be held in the park gazebo. Bride-elect Beisley is the daughter of Cathy Beisley of Nevada and the late Mark Beisley. The prospective groom is the son of Cindy and Art Thomas, of Rich Hill, and Bob Lawson, of Nevada...

The Nevada Red Sox American Legion baseball program will be holding a co-ed softball tournament on Saturday, Sept. 11 at the Twin Lakes Softball Complex. The tournament comes with an entry fee of $100 per team and all proceeds will go to the Nevada Red Sox baseball program. The entry fee must be paid by Sept. 8. Any team that has not paid the fee or made other arrangements with tournament officials by the deadline will be left off of the schedule...

Dear Editor: I'm glad I live in America where differences of opinions are settled at the ballot box and not by a dictator. I'm also glad to live in a country where opinions may be voiced without fear of retaliation. I'm proud to live in northeast Vernon County in Missouri where people have an opinion and will voice it. Since none of us have a corner on the world's knowledge that is how we get the very best, by working together...

Dear Editor: Recently an honor guard of angels with wings of butternut and gray was carried to Nevada, by a gentle breeze and escorted the soul of Patrick Thomas Brophy, who departed from this life on Wed., July 8, 2010, to it's heavenly reward. Patrick Brophy was a distinguished author, historian and colleague...

The annual rite of fall begins as new students move to Cottey College and Nevada. First-year students begin arriving Friday, Aug. 20, followed shortly thereafter by the arrival of the second-year students on Sunday, Aug. 22. The citizens of Nevada and surrounding communities are to be advised of the forthcoming increase in pedestrian traffic on Austin Boulevard and are asked to exercise caution...

After several months preparation and training, Kelly Clow is getting ready to leave on Aug. 23. She'll be spending her junior high school year in Germany. Sponsored by the Nevada Rotary Club, Kelly experienced several training sessions, including a week in June at John Brown University in Siloam Spring, Ark. At these events, former exchange students or adults who specialized in exchange opportunities, presented information on what to expect while being an exchange student...

Chef William Askew, certified executive chef at the Nevada Country Club, is preparing for his annual Chef and Child 5K Night Run and 1 Mile Walk which is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 28. Askew put on the event last year and is as dedicated as ever to the causes he supports...

Group homes will not be built in a cluster on the grounds of the Nevada Habilitation Center to house some of its clients, but Individual Supported Living homes scattered throughout the community are still a viable option in Nevada. In a town hall meeting about the fate of the Hab Center and its clients held Tuesday evening at the Franklin P. ...

(Left) Junior Olivia Culbertson practices fielding a ball during practice Wednesday afternoon at Bushwacker Field. (Right) Nevada Lady Tigers junior Nikki O'Bryan hones her skills during a practice drill Wednesday afternoon. The Lady Tigers open their 2010 season at home on August 23 against Clinton...