Stories from Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Dear Editor, Thank you for mailing the papers. I appreciate so much not having to try to get the paper with my walker. Now I can just reach into my mailbox and there they are. It was not safe to go out into my yard for them. At 82 the papers are one of my important pleasures of life...

Dec. 15 1:28 p.m., transfer, Freeman, Joplin. 1:42 p.m., motor vehicle accident, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 2:53 p.m., refusal of care, no transport. 3:36 p.m., refusal of care, no transport. 6:40 p.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 10:23 p.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center...

Dec. 27 Medical in the Milo area, an abandoned vehicle in the Deerfield area, smoke in the Walker area, a vehicle accident in the Nevada area, a medical call in the Sheldon area, a careless and imprudent driver in the Nevada area, a stranded motorist in the Nevada area, a check well being in the Vernon County area, a medical call in the Nevada area, harassment in the Milo area, check well being in the Nevada area, and shots heard in the Nevada area...

Dear Editor: We want to thank everyone for all their help and support during this time. To the First National Bank for everything they've helped us with and for all their support. To all of you who gave to the memorial at the First National and Metz banks or directly to us...

Vernon County Ambulance Director James McKenzie said that the upcoming changeover to a new addressing system throughout the county will have a few bumps in the road. While the post office may be ready to deliver mail to the new addresses. The ambulance district does not have the new addresses in a database yet -- and that could be a problem for someone in an emergency...

Rumors have been circulating that the 3M Nevada plant is in for a longterm shutdown, but local officials say that's simply not true. The Nevada 3M plant is taking advantage of the Christmas vacation period to close for a two-week period. Plant Manager Dave Clauss said that there was some activity at the plant this week but it will be Jan. 5 when it goes back to full production...

The rising price of fuel was still a problem for the city of Nevada in April, at a time when gas prices were near their high point for the year. Randy Marti, administrative services director, said that the high cost of fuel is a double whammy -- it causes a drop in revenue, not just an increase in expenses...

May was a month of many changes. The weather is crisp and sunny, flowers are blooming and trees fill with thick, lustrous green foliage. With this came the release of school children for summer break and high school seniors stepped into their first stage of adulthood. ...

The highlight of June in Vernon County is always Bushwhacker Days, the county's biggest celebration of history, hometown fun, food, music and more. Highlights this year included music by lots of local folks, a bigger, better carnival, and old favorites like a host of re-enactors, free concerts on the Square, firefighters' games and, of course, the parade -- all part of the tradition of a good, old-fashioned good time...