Stories from Friday, January 27, 2012

Tigers run past Panthers 77-57

Scheduling conflicts with attorneys representing the State of Missouri and defendant Lori Layher changed a scheduled face-to-face pre-conference hearing into a telephone conference in the Vernon County Courthouse on Thursday, Jan. 26. During the conference special prosecutor Julie Tolle, 28th Circuit Associate Judge Neal Quitno and an attorney from the Wyrsch Hobbs Mirakian Law Firm of Kansas City, Mo., agreed to schedule a preliminary hearing in the State of Missouri vs. ...

Everyone has heard a story about a fire alarm going off and the first thing the fire department does when it arrives on the scene is break down the front door only to discover a false alarm. Well, it doesn't have to be that way. Home and business owners in the city of Nevada can participate in the Knox Box key safe program. The program is available through the Nevada Fire Department and according to Fire Prevention Officer, Capt. Kevin Scott, "it is a complete rapid entry system."...

"We've come a long way," in offering progressively more advanced and convenient Magnetic Resonance Imaging services at Nevada Regional Medical Center, said diagnostic imaging department head Todd Fine. On Wednesday, the hospital held an open house tour and ribbon cutting ceremony in celebration of the latest advancement in MRI services -- a new machine that's far more powerful than the previous machine, which means the images it can capture are of dramatically higher quality...

Jan. 9 Tina Applebee was arrested for petty theft. Bond is $203. Krystal Fuqua was arrested for failure to appear. Bond is $500. Gina Resz was released on $30 bond. Chaz Rivard was released. Katrina Smith was released to Cedar County. Tyler Leonard was released for time served...

Herald-Tribune HUME -- Northeast Vernon County and Hume split a basketball doubleheader on Thursday at the Hume Tournament. With three players in double figures, Hume won the girls game 73-18. Makena Thompson scored 24 points, Tori Sears added 16 and Abby Yarick chipped in 14 for the Hornets...