Stories from Friday, April 12, 2013

Maudie Mae Ramey, 89, of Nevada, passed away on April 10, 2013, at Nevada Regional Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Maudie was born on March 5, 1924, to Lewis Earl Mowry and Iva Pearl Tylar Mowry. She married Edwin Stephen Gawron Sr. on Nov. 20, 1943. To this union her only son, Edwin Stephen Gawron Jr., was born. Maudie then married Clyde Ramey on July 10, 1965, and he preceded her in death in 1992...

One of the first things educators teach their students is to read signs. It can be a matter of life or death. If a child does not know that S T O P means to stop they may be seriously injured or even killed. When going to a foreign country one of the things travelers must know is how to read the signs that tell them where to go, and that keeps them safe. ...

In the spring of 1863, Union forces were campaigning in northwest Arkansas and the northeastern part of the Indian Territory (present Okla-homa). Their main objectives were to occupy Fort Gibson which had been evacuated early in the Civil War and to provide a safe haven for the return of the loyal Indian refugees who had been forced to seek safety in southeastern Kansas in the fall and early winter of 1861...

If you like to sing but your only outlet is the shower, the Community Council on the Performing Arts has good news for you. CCPA would like to have more performers for its Praisefest event, coming up April 19 and 20 at the Fox Playhouse, just off the Square in Nevada. Praisefest features a mix of gospel, contemporary and praise music performed by local talent...

Several members of the Healthy Nevada funding team have returned from a week-long training session at the Grantsmanship Center in St. Louis, where they learned many of the basics and finer points of grant proposal writing and grant funding. Cerner Inc.'s development and funding consultant John Gulick, On My Own's Stacy Wilson, Michelle Branham, principal of the Nevada R-5 program at Heartland and Karen Marquardt of the Nevada Multi-Sport group spent March 18-22 in the Gateway City courtesy of Cerner, which paid for the training, lodging, transportation and provided a per deim for each participant.. ...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Phase I of the technology upgrades for the Nevada R-5 School District is almost complete, Chase Owens, R-5 IT supervisor, said during a work session before Wednesday's regular monthly R-5 Board of Education meeting at Benton Elementary School...

Friends of a Nevada couple who lost their baby March 27 to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome are planning three events to help the family with funeral expenses and offer financial support through this very difficult time. A car wash will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 3 at O'Reilly's Auto Parts, 300 E. Austin Boulevard. The cost of a car wash is by donation only, according to information for Joshua Barker, who is sponsoring the fundraisers with his wife, Sierra...

The theme of this year's Bushwhacker Days is 1863-2013 "Out of the Ashes," which recognizes the 150th anniversary of the burning of Nevada. To kick off the annual celebration, the Bushwhacker Days Royalty Pageant Committee and the Elizabeth Carey Chapter DAR are accepting applications for the 2013 Bushwhacker Days Royalty Contest...