Stories from Saturday, March 16, 2013

Rex E. Odom, 74, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 3, 1939, in DeSoto, Kan., to Carl and Goldie Hall Odom. He was married to Dawn Denise Houchin for 34 years and she survives of the home...

Uncle Pat sat on my grandmother's porch and told a tale that bears repeating. He was a diminutive man, dressed in work jeans with suspenders over a green flannel shirt and a red handkerchief around his neck. He wore a straw hat pushed back on his head...

Last week, I was able to attend the spring Sheriff's Conference at Lake Ozark where sheriffs from all over the state met to attend training, and hear from a variety of speakers that included Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, the director of the Department of Public Safety, and representatives from MoDOT and other state agencies. ...

Glenda Roberts and Ryan Masters exchanged wedding vows on June 8, 2012, in Coquina Beach Nags Head, N.C. Jay Bowman officiated the beach ceremony. Parents of the couple are Katherine Roberts, and Glenn and Tempie Roberts, all of Chesapeake, Va., and Lynn Nims and Bill Nims of Milo, Mo...

Argie "RG" and Bill Hickman of Deerfield, Mo., will observe their 55th wedding anniversary on March 16, 2013, with a celebration at Chicken Annie's, hosted by Ashley Hensley and Courtney Smith. Bill and the former Argie "RG" Shields were married March 15, 1958, at the residence of the Rev. Pliney Elliot, in Nevada...

The Nevada City Council will present the 2013 Revitalization Award to Chris Hendren and Wes Ogle, owners of Buildet Enterprises, for their Ashview Suites LLC project at 721 N. Ash Street during its meeting Tuesday. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the Nevada Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash...

Acting on information gathered during a month-long investigation, deputies from the Vernon County Sheriff's Office and the Community Narcotics Enforcement Team raided a residence in Nevada early Friday and seized cash, a firearm and drugs. Sheriff Jason Mosher said five individuals were arrested, but their names were withheld pending the filing of formal charges...