Stories from Friday, January 13, 2012

Nevada Daily Mail NEOSHO -- The Cottey College basketball team came up just short at Crowder College on Wednesday night, as the host Roughriders earned a 54-47 victory over the Comets. Cottey fell to 5-4 on the season with the loss. Crowder, now 11-5 on the year, led 29-22 at the half...

Nevada wrestling team falls short on Thursday

Pudgie Ogle, 72, Afton, Okla., formerly of Nevada, died on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences on line at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

James H. Dickinson, 97, of Milo, Mo., formerly of Kansas City, Mo., died Jan. 11, 2012, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada. Graveside services with military rites will be Saturday, Jan. 14, at 1 p.m., at Salem Cemetery, Foster, Mo. The family will receive friends Saturday from noon until service time at the Heuser Funeral Home, Rich Hill...

Dec. 28 Jared C. Brundige, Nevada, failure to transfer plates. Dec. 29 Trey A. Ast, Nevada, speeding 45/30. John W. Hart, Sheldon, Mo., failure to register vehicle, no proof of insurance. Duane J. Mann Jr., Nevada, expired license plate. Rachelle R. Talley, Nevada, speeding 49/30...

Dec. 6 Shirley Sadorra was arrested for DWI-alcohol. Bond is $634. Steven Hauf was arrested for domestic assault. Bond is $2,500. Tammy Kronk was arrested for probation violation. No bond. Richard Burris was arrested for probation violation. Bond is $5,000...

In a meeting that lasted well over an hour on Thursday morning, the Western Missouri 911 Dispatch Center's Chairman of the Board JD Kehrman (who is also Nevada's city manager), center director Richard Roark, Vernon County Sheriff Ron Peckman and all three members of the Vernon County Commission met to discuss a dispatch center budget shortfall of nearly $10,000...

Farm income set records in 2011, with estimated total net income for U.S. farms topping $100 billion, according to USDA economic forecasts. With tax season approaching, this is a good time for individual farmers to take a good look at their own operations' financial performance, says a University of Missouri Extension agriculture business specialist...

JEFFERSON CITY-- A measure that focuses on retention, remediation and ease of transfer between two- and four-year higher education institutions, sponsored by Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, was recently considered by the Senate Education Committee...

The city of Nevada is working towards a goal of preparedness. The American Red Cross Southern Missouri Regional office in Nevada recently had a request from the city of Nevada to purchase 100 emergency weather radios, according to a press release from the organization...

Two Nevada musicians are filming auditions tonight for a documentary movie they are planning about the Vernon County area. Brothers Matt and "Dangerous Doug" Harper will start recording brief interviews about 7:30 p.m. today outside their Armadillo Sound Studio on the northwest side of the downtown Square at 129 N. Main St...

Thursday's inch of snowfall had nicely decorated the Vernon County Courthouse rooftop downtown, where late afternoon temperatures in the low 20s had motorists and pedestrians proceeding with a healthy amount of caution. This light snowfall was accompanied by high winds, and the cold temperatures and blowing snow made for some slick areas on roadways. Streets around the Square remained slippery on Thursday...