Stories from Tuesday, August 21, 2007

The Nevada City Council will have a full agenda when they meet at 7 p.m., today, including two ordinances to amend the city's 2007 budget to allow the Public Safety Department to use a $17,600 grant to purchase 11 new radios and to have a police car repaired that was damaged in an accident...

A man from Janesville, Iowa, has many thoughtful strangers to thank for gathering his belongings that became strewn about the highway in a one-vehicle crash on Saturday. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 1998 Toyota Tacoma, driven by 20-year-old Jesse W. Salmon, ran off the roadway and overturned. Many of his belongings were thrown from the vehicle, ending up scattered about across both southbound lanes of the highway...

Students at Crowder College's Nevada campus, began fall semester classes on Monday. The facility is in its seventh year at the current location at 600 West Edwards, and the enrollment increased dramatically this fall with 360 total students enrolled in classes. ...

The Ellis Foundation awarded college scholarships to nine graduating seniors from Nevada High School at its awards ceremony this May 2007. Two of the scholarships were generously sponsored by the Finis M. Moss Charitable Trust in Nevada. Each scholarship pays up to $8,000 over eight consecutive semesters. ...

Nancy Thompson, of Moundville, recently received an Award of Merit from the Missouri State Genealogical Association. The award was presented in recognition of her significant contributions to the field of genealogy and/or family history. Thompson's award was announced at the Missouri State Genealogical Association 2007 Annual Conference held Aug. 3-4, in Jefferson City...

It's invisible, odorless and deadly. Radon lurks in buildings with concentrations many times higher than outside air. While reliable statistics are difficult to obtain on what the exact risks are the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other regulators agree, less exposure to radon is better...

When Brian Leonard came on board as the Nevada High School head golf coach two years ago, he inherited four senior girls who would go on to win the district crown and advance to the state meet. "Last year, I had one senior and I had three girls go to state, and I have two of them back," Leonard said...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Despite news of a down market in the real estate industry, United Country -- Frontier Realty of Nevada, Mo., has recorded a significant sales volume increase over 2nd quarter 2006 data. The office owned and operated by Dennis and Kathy Roehrick has reached the United Country Master Salesman Award in the 2nd quarter of 2007 for sales production year-to-date...

Omer Clifford Whitworth, 97, of Moundville, passed away Saturday, August 18, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Omer Clifford Whitworth was born May 3, 1910, near Moundville to Henry Alvy and Annie Emma Hurlburt Whitworth. He farmed and lived all his life in and near Moundville. He started his education at Long Star School, and attended Hackberry one year, finishing his education in Moundville, attending Moundville High School...

Patricia Lou Strafford, 70, El Dorado Springs, passed away on Friday, Aug. 17, at her home in El Dorado Springs. She was born Aug. 3, 1937, in Kansas City, Kan., to Ralph E. Mayden and Irene M. Hatfield Mayden. Patricia was born in Kansas City, Kan., and graduated from the Parsons High School, Parsons, Kan., in 1955. ...

Jack Arnold Peters. 78 Milo, Mo., passed away Friday, Aug. 17, at Research Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., following a lengthy illness. He was born Jan. 11, 1929, in Nevada, Mo., to John Peters and Henrietta Gaines Peters. He was married July 27, 1950 in Florence, Ariz., to Edith Edna Humbard who preceded him in death on July 9, 1994...

Marion Joe (Mouse) Pruitt was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, May 19, 1931, to Earl and Grace Pruitt and lived in Fort Scott until he joined the Navy. He served in the United States Navy for five years. He leaves his six children, Michael of Belleview, Neb., Donald of Vancleave, Miss, Joi of Olathe, Kan, David of Norfolk, VA, Kenneth of Willow, Alaska, and Christina Leonard of Lawrence, Kan. ...