Stories from Friday, February 13, 2009

Mary LoRee, 76, of Milo, died on Wednesday evening, at Christian Health Care, in Nevada. Funeral services will be held tomorrow, at 2:30 p.m., at Evergreen Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Sheldon Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Evergreen Memorial Chapel...

Stacia Smith and Aaron Deane, of Nevada, and siblings McKenzie, Tanner, Danielle, and Sara, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother Micha Aaron Deane. Micha was born at 3:48 p.m., on Feb. 1, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces, and measured 19 1/2 inches...

Feb. 7 There were reports of a stranded vehicle in the Nevada area, property damage in thte Milo area, drag racing in the Rich Hill area, property damage in the Bronaugh area, a traffic stop in the Nevada area, a brush fire in the Bronaugh area, a check well being in the El Dorado Springs area, vandalism in the Richards area, an assault in the Nevada area, a grass fire in the Richards area, a grass fire in the Sheldon area, and a deer in a fence in the Nevada area...

Spoken-word artist Gabriela Garcia-Medina will perform at Cottey College on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 8 p.m., in Raney Dining Room. Gabriela Garcia-Medina is an international spoken-word artist and award-winning poet. She has performed at colleges, festivals, and conferences all over the world, including Brazil, Cuba, South Africa, Switzerland, and throughout the United States. ...

Wednesday turned out to be Dr. Warren Lovinger's last Nevada Board of Education meeting. After 18 years on the board, Lovinger decided not to run for another term. He was to have attended one more meeting before a replacement is elected; but instead, he will be escorting Cottey College students on their annual trip to Europe, which is to Italy this year...

The Nevada R-5 Board of Education faced a room full of parents expressing their objections to the idea of starting the 2009-2010 school year Aug. 19, in the middle of the run for the Missouri State Fair. Marla Kay Snead started off by saying the district was forcing students to choose between school and showing their animals and the ones who chose to show the animals were forced to miss out on one-time-only moments...

Saturday we again celebrate Valentine's Day. Like many of you, I really liked that day when I was young. Since then my expectations have changed. It gives me great pleasure to look back to a time when the day was so much fun. I am not sure which year it was. ...

Dear Editor, St. Mary's Catholic School recently participated in National Catholic Schools Week. This celebration of religious education occurs annually during the last week of January. Our theme, this year, was "Celebrating Service," with the students participating in a variety of themed activities. ...