Stories from Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The Nevada City Council will be considering an agreement with Williams, Spurgeon, Kuhl & Freshnock Architects Inc., North Kansas City, for the programming phase of the public safety facilities design, during tonight's council meeting, at 7, in Council Chambers, inside the Public Safety Building at Ash and Austin. The work for this phase of the project will include a needs assessment, site analysis and a project schedule...

A 16-year-old Deerfield man suffered minor injuries in a May 13 one-vehicle crash. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Brandon W. Valentine was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Impala along Panama Road, 2 miles west of Deerfied, at 8:45 p.m., when he swerved to miss a deer. The vehicle ran off the roadway and overturned, the Patrol said...

A 39-year-old Nevada woman and a 3-year-old boy were injured in a May 12 ATV crash on private property 5 miles southeast of Nevada, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at 11:45 a.m., when the 2001 Honda ATV, driven by Michelle D. ...

A one-vehicle crash that took place at about 6 p.m., Monday, sent the driver of an overturned tractor-trailer to Freeman hospital, Joplin, via air ambulance, after area firefighters quickly extricated him from the wreckage. It happened along northbound U.S. ...

The Vernon County Senior Center will be closed on Wednesday due to the installation of an emergency power generator. The generator will provide an immediate, unlimited post-disaster power supply to the Neal Center in order to provide a cooking facility and shelter clients and has been paid for by a grant from the Finis M. Moss Charitable Trust...

Preschoolers wrapped up this year's Story Time sessions at the Nevada Public Library on Friday, by "Clownin' Around at the Library!" During the event the children heard stories about the circus, created circus-related crafts, and interacted with a clown who stopped by for the occasion...

A Saturday morning hit and run that took place just outside Nevada has claimed the life of an Arkansas man who was visiting the area to attend a funeral, according to the Vernon County Sheriff Ron Peckman. The death of James E. Besaw, 22, of Rogers, Ark., is still under investigation by the Vernon County Sheriff's Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Major Crash Investigation Unit, according to Peckman...

James Eric Besaw, 22, of Nevada, died unexpectedly on May 12, 2012. He was born on July 16, 1989, in Santa Ana, Calif., the son of Jeff and Jeanne Besaw. Home-schooled, James took classes at Crowder College in Nevada and later transferred his coursework to Ashford University, pursuing a major in psychology...

Nevada Daily Mail SPRINGFIELD -- Nevada High School senior Joseph Ferry began play at the Class 3 State Golf Tournament on Monday at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield. Ferry finished the first day of competition with a 78. That score was good for 24th place...

Nevada Daily Mail The Osage Prairie YMCA will host the 3rd annual Kids Triathlon this Friday, May 18, at 5:30 p.m. This free event will encourage kids 3 to 12 years old to have fun while getting fit. This challenge will include a swim, bike and run. ...

A Saturday morning hit and run that took place just outside Nevada has claimed the life of an Arkansas man who was visiting the area to attend a funeral, according to the Vernon County Sheriff Ron Peckman. The death of James E. Besaw, 22, of Rogers, Ark., is still under investigation by the Vernon County Sheriff's Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Major Crash Investigation Unit, according to Peckman...