Stories from Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Myrtle Lorine Mayes, 90, Springfield, Mo., formerly of Nevada, Mo., died Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Mo. She was born Oct. 6, 1920, in Nevada, Mo., to Lewis Earl Mowry and Iva Pearl Tylar Mowry. She was married June 27, 1953, in Camdenton, Mo., to Richard "Dick" Mayes and he preceded her in death Oct. 21, 1966...

William Alvery Biggerstaff, 64, of Belton, Mo., passed away Dec. 25, 2010, at home. There will be a cremation. William was born Feb. 17, 1946, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Alvery and Dorothy Storer Biggerstaff. Arrangements are made by McGilley & George Funeral Home, 611 Chestnut, Belton, MO 64012 (816) 966-0250 www.mcgilleygeorgebelton.com...

November 18 Robert D. Fox Jr., Harwood, Mo., failure to stop at a stop sign. December 8 Kylie M. Pulz, Fort Scott, Kan., no headlights. December 9 Lexi M. Arens, Nevada, failure to maintain lane, driving while intoxicated. December 10 William Hadden, Nevada, leaving the scene of an accident...

"Myth and Mystery of the Masonic Order" will be the featured program at the annual meeting of the Vernon County Historical Society on Sunday, Jan. 9, at the Bushwhacker Museum. The program will be presented by Alisha Cole of Kansas City, Mo., a museum consultant and member of the Missouri Humanities Council who has taught classes on the history of Freemasonry and the Knights Templar at Unity Temple on the Country Club Plaza...

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that one person was killed in a traffic crash in Missouri during the New Year's holiday weekend. The fatality Missouri troopers investigated occurred in the Troop D, Springfield area, on New Year's Day in Greene County. ...

On Oct. 23, the Nevada Lady Tigers softball team beat the Boonville Lady Pirates 4-3 to achieve their long-held goal of winning the Missouri Class 3 State Softball Championship. After losing every game in their 2001 inaugural season the Lady Tigers ended their 10th season with a 23-5 record and along the way won their first-ever district championship and sectional games...

November was a busy month in Nevada and Vernon County. A plan to annex Northeast Vernon County schools into the Nevada R-5 district was shot down at the polls by a decisive vote, leaving the district to consider other options. Since then, volunteers have been hard at work in painting and other efforts to improve the condition of the NEVC buildings...

December was, for many, a time of giving. It also was a time of unrest centered around the city of Nevada's decision to hire a contractor to administer its water and sewer operations. In October the city's talks with Alliance Water Resources came to light and sparked great concern among public works employees...

The Nevada City Council will have two meetings this week -- the regular meeting at 7 o'clock tonight and a special meeting at 5:30 p.m., Friday, for the final reading of the city's 2011 city budget. The council will have a short agenda to consider during tonight's meeting, with only two new pieces of business and one item postponed from a previous meeting...

The Nevada City Council voted 5-0 to pass on first reading of a special ordinance approving the city's 2011 Municipal Budget during a special meeting at 7:15 a.m., Friday. The final reading of the budget ordinance will be held during a special council meeting Friday, Jan. 7 at 5:30 p.m., in council chambers, inside the Public Safety Building at Ash and Austin, Nevada...

Nevada City Clerk Annette Crews swears in Graham Burnley as Nevada's new Chief of Police last Thursday morning. Burnley, who comes to Nevada from Chesterfield, Mo., began serving Jan. 1. Burnley was a key player in establishing the Chesterfield Police Department when the city was incorporated. ...

The first baby born at Nevada Regional Medical Center in 2011 is Tayten Lee Wegner Tayten's parents, Korey Wegner and Chelsea Cearnal of El Dorado Springs, Mo., welcomed their newest family member on Jan. 2, at 3:50 a.m. He weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

ARCHIE, Mo. -- The winter holiday break is always bound to cause some problems when it comes to athletics. Staying in shape, remembering all of the offensive and defensive schemes that were put into place before the break and simple things like working together as a team are all factors that high school basketball coaches are forced to battle with this time of year...

On New Year's Day, the Nevada Area Multisport group got together in 15-degree weather to start the new year with a fun run. This group is preparing for its first big run of the year that will occur in Kansas City at the end of January. The group will be participating in the Groundhog Run which takes place in a man-made underground cave with 3,000 additional runners...

Dear Editor: Having been a member of several athletic teams a long time ago, I am always interested in how Nevada sports are doing. The softball game I attended several months was unbelievable and the support given that day couldn't have been better. ...