Stories from Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Evelyn Elizabeth Bell was born Aug. 27, 1932, on a farm southwest of Appleton City, Mo. She was the second and youngest daughter of Albert Raymond and Susie Mattie (Medearis) Caruthers. She had one sister, Jewell Mynatte McKinney. In 1934, her family moved to a farm a few miles southeast of Schell City, Mo., where she attended Prairie Valley School for eight years and then attended high school at Schell City from September 1945 until her graduation in May 1949...

Lawrence Ray Tracy, 78, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada. He was born Oct. 7, 1935, in Nevada to Leland Springer Tracy and Dorothy Nadine (Peak) Tracy. He and Blanch Lucy Slates were married on Oct. 7, 1982, and she survives of Nevada...

The month of September began with area students getting accustomed to the daily routine of school after a hot, summer break. Sheldon R-8 schools received 15 new computers, 12 desktops and three laptops, through a state Enhancement Grant. Northeast Vernon County high school updated its technology services when the school purchased 120 Chrome Books in part with a $9,000 grant from the Finis Moss Trust in early September. ...

The damp, foggy weather that pervaded southwest Missouri in late October put a damper on what was a fall harvest in full swing and a forecast of rain could have meant an even further delay in bringing in the corn and soybean crops in Vernon County. The Nevada City Council voted 4-0 to pass a general ordinance limiting the number of consecutive terms a person can serve on a city board, commission or authority to two terms. ...

Saturday, area residents will have a chance to help fund needed services for children who have been the victims of abuse. With the goal of repeating this fundraiser each year, the public is being asked to support the Nevada Children's Center's first benefit, hosted by the Elks Lodge...

Nevada Daily Mail Sediment in Bronaugh's water is causing problems for many Bronaugh residents with old pipes. That problem is coming closer to a resolution. Monday night, Mike Logston, a Barlett and West engineer, presented plans to the Bronaugh Board of Aldermen with his company's proposed solution to improving the water system...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada City Manager JD Kehrman told the city council during Tuesday's council meeting that a group of agricultural leaders asked about possible zoning conflicts if an agricultural education facility is built across Ashland Street from the Nevada High School. The R-5 School District's agricultural advisory committee is looking at the possibility of building a new agricultural sciences lab facility to be used by both the science department and the agriculture department...