Stories from Friday, December 29, 2017

Lena Blossom Brown, 94, died Nov. 11. She was born on Aug. 29, 1923, to Earl Reynolds and Grace Brumback. She was happily married to Roy Brown for nearly 40 years, he preceded her in death in October 1986. They had two sons, Roy L. Brown and Fermon D. Brown. In later years her companion was Robert Turner, who passed away in 2003...

Matthew Gene Welborn died on Nov. 10, at the age of 58. Born to Lula Pratt Welborn and Joseph Eugene (Gene) Welborn on Aug. 5, 1959, Matt was the fifth of six children. The family lived in the Ellis community and Matt attended Bronaugh schools. Matt grew up in the construction industry, learning beside his father and brothers. ...

Edith Mae Gimple, 54, Nevada, died Thursday, Dec. 28. Additional family and service information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. You may view obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Lovinger, of Columbia, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Conrad Joseph Lovinger. Conrad was born on Dec. 22, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Adcock, of Kirkwood, Mo. Paternal grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. Warren C. Lovinger, of Nevada...

Kirk and Heather and Braylee Haddix, of Harwood, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Kolt Dale Haddix. Kolt was born on Dec. 19 at 11:09 a.m. at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 9 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 21 inches...

Bookings Dec. 22 Whytney Jewell Young, hold for Springfield. Jesse Ryan Jarman, hold for Springfield. Gary Adam Parmer, hold for safekeeping, hold for Springfield. Melissa D. Starr, hold for Springfield. Lynieta Lynn Leisure, driving while intoxicated...

Dec. 19 Jamie S. Allison, driving while revoked, pleaded guilty. Rachel Bench, petty theft, pleaded guilty. Crystal Bloom, two counts dog running at large, pleaded guilty. Crystal Bloom, no dog tag, pleaded guilty. Jeremy T. Boyd, driving while revoked, pleaded guilty...

Dec. 18 Edgar Dale and Carol King Chrisman transferred a warranty deed to Jamie Bastow Williams and Tony Collins. Wayne and Mary R. Mazelin transferred a warranty deed to Ellis, Mary, Paul, and Susanna Mazelin. Valorie Mead transferred a warranty deed to Paul Plunkett...

Dec. 14 Shauna Dawn Romo, expired license plate. Dec. 17 James Ray Wyrick, speeding 40/30. Dec. 18 Steven B. Tung, speeding 43/30. Dec. 19 Brenda S. Moreland, no proof of insurance. Brenda S. Moreland, expired license plate. Amanda L. McCoy, expired license plate...

Among the most impressive team feats of the 2017 calendar year, was the Nevada Tigers third-place finish at the Missouri Class 3 State Golf Tournament — culminating three seasons of dominance on the links. The marquee event was held May 15-16 at Sedalia Country Club...

After completing a recent column about a childhood vacation with my grandparents, I pleasantly remembered my Grandmother Hart’s famous trip journals. Thinking of those long ago days when everyone regularly wrote notes and letters, I couldn’t help but compare our lifestyles back then, to the current instantaneous world of social media. ...

By Johannes Brann jbrann.ndm@gmail.com Dennis Kimrey was honored at the courthouse Wednesday afternoon with a retirement reception after having served as Vernon County’s director of emergency management for 14 years, 8 months. “I took over from Larry Ewing on May 1, 2003, and there’ve been a whole lot of changes since then, with the biggest being technology and communications,” said Kimrey. He named cell phones, email, chat rooms and the internet but also pointed to increased requirements...