Stories from Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Ruby M. Walker, 95, Ingleside, Texas, formerly of Nevada, passed away July 19, 2013, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. She was born June 27, 1918, in Oregon, Mo., to Don B. and Kathryn A. Martin. Ruby married C. Hayden Walker on Nov. 3, 1940, in Lamar, Mo., and he preceded her in death on Feb. 16, 1990...

Members of The Vernon County Youth Task Force, Youth Enrichment Services committee and students from the Sheldon school district went to a Team Spirit event this weekend in Columbia, Mo., and participated in the Team Spirit Program. According to their website, Team Spirit is a program designed to empower youth to take an active role in promoting safe driving habits, preventing alcohol and other drug use and the impaired driving that accompanies such use...

Kansas City, Mo. -- Back-to-school is just around the corner, but there's still time for summer get-togethers with family and friends. For party hosts looking to make sure their stocked garage refrigerators aren't wasting money, KCP&L's new Home Appliance Rebates offer a way to recycle, upgrade and receive money back...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail If you are getting children ready to head back to the classroom in a few weeks, Nevada, Vernon County and the state of Missouri are trying to make the necessary purchases a little less painful. Friday, Saturday and Sunday -- known as the annual Back to School Sales Tax Holiday -- allows parents and others to shop without being assessed sales tax on selected purchases,...