Stories from Thursday, September 20, 2012

Chester Lee Bruce Jr., 66, Walker, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Sept.19, 2012, at his home in Walker, following a lengthy illness. He was born Aug. 23, 1946, in Milo, Mo., to Chester Lee Bruce Sr. and Nola Maxine Johnston Bruce. He married Patricia Ball on Sept. 3, 1964, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Kathleen (Kaye) Wilson, of Nevada, Mo., died Sept. 12, 2012, in her home surrounded by her family. Kaye was 73 years old at the time of her passing. Kaye was born Oct. 14, 1938, in Port Huron, Mich. She was the fifth child of Floyd Duncan and Lavina Ferguson Duncan. Kaye was united in marriage to Roger DuJardin Sr. in 1954. During this time, Kaye was blessed with four children -- Roger Jr., Allisa, William and Polly...

Maxine Agnes Coulter Johnson, 100, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. She was born March 16, 1912, in Kiowa, Kan., to Earl Mack Coulter and Maude Vernon Caldwell Coulter. She married LeRoy Johnson on Sept. 1, 1940, and he preceded her in death in 1955...

Nevada Daily Mail Heartland Behavioral Health Services was named one of the nation's Top Performers on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission on Monday. The Joint Commission is the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America. Heartland Behavioral Health Services was recognized for exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children's asthma, stroke and venous thrombo embolism, as well as inpatient psychiatric services.. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Therapy animal evaluations will be held Oct. 20, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 15156 E. Ponyhill Rd., Nevada. Animals and their handlers are evaluated on obedience skills and aptitude for working in a variety of settings including hospitals, schools, healthcare facilities and with individuals. This evaluation workshop is being sponsored by the WAGS (Wonderful Animals Giving Support) organization...

Nevada Daily Mail Two Nevadans, Tiffany L. Arnold, 29, and Christopher A. Purgerson, 23, have been arrested on charges of receiving stolen property in connection with a Sept. 16 report of a burglary in the 200 block of East Floral, Nevada. According to a press release from the Nevada Police Department, a woman reported the theft of jewelry and other personal items valued at more than $1,000. Entry had been gained through an unsecured rear bedroom window...

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail "It's our first night. We've had so much fun." Mary and Tom Blocker, along with their daughter Sarah, decided to give square dancing a try Tuesday evening, at a lesson offered by the Mo-Kan Square Dance Club, at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center...

I have spent a big part of my adult years as a social worker. This took several different forms, usually it was connected with the activities of our church or a community agency trying to support charitable activities and bring solutions to both local and global problems. However, during three of those years, I was in active case work...

This past Sunday, I attended an annual event for the first time that really hits close to home for me. Bikers for Babies is a benefit ride for the March of Dimes that celebrated its 18th year in Kansas City this year. In 1995, 130 riders got together and raised $3,000 in the first Bikers for Babies ride in Kansas City. This year, at Kansas Speedway, more than 5,000 riders came to show their support and raised $650,000, bringing the total for the event to more than $6.2 million in 18 years...

By Eric Wade Nevada Daily Mail "Nice Job, very pleased with how the girls played tonight." Nevada Lady Tigers head softball coach Tammy Holcomb had nothing but good things to say after Wednesday's contest at Bushwhacker Field and with good reason. Just about everything came together for the Lady Tigers and they took full advantage, plating six runs in the sixth inning to break open the game and take down the Lady Cardinals of Clinton by the final score of 8-0...

Nevada Daily Mail The Cottey College Comets volleyball team suffered its fourth setback of the season Wednesday when the Greyhounds of Fort Scott Community College invaded the gym at Hinkhouse Center. The Comets stayed in the match throughout nearly the whole night, but ultimately Fort Scott was just too much for the Comets to handle. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Two Vernon County correctional officers, an inmate and a fourth citizen have been charged in connection with the delivery of marijuana to the jail, apparently in exchange for money. Three of the four suspects have been arrested -- correctional officers James Tumm and Colby Prough, and inmate Bob Beisly III -- and the Vernon County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in locating the fourth suspect, Joanna Roberts, identified as Beisly's girlfriend in court documents. ...