Stories from Thursday, March 5, 2009

Monte Fox, 57, Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, Mo., following a lengthy illness. He was born Feb. 17, 1952, in Nevada, to Delmer William and Helen Marie Lehmkuhl Fox. He married Nancy M. Johnson on April 20, 1989, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Andrew and Emily are proud to announce the birth of their son, Derek William Franks-Busch. Derek was born on Feb. 9, 2009, at Mercy Hospital, in Oklahoma City, Okla. He weighed in at 9 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 21 1/2 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Alex and Melissa Franks, of Omaha, Neb. ...

March 3 There were reports of suspicious activity in the Nevada area, a check well being in the Horton area, a careless and imprudent driver in the Nevada area, threats in the Bronaugh area, a theft in the Nevada area, a medical call in the Bronaugh area, a juvenile in the Bronaugh area, fraud in the Sheldon area, a domestic assault in the Schell City, an animal in the Nevada area, a domestic assault in the Nevada area, elderly abuse in the Schell City area, an animal in the Nevada area, and a civil matter in the Nevada area.. ...

Jan. 13 Maria D. Downen, Rich Hill, petty theft. Feb. 9 Robin Dahmer, Nevada, dog running at large. Feb. 15 Lloyd R. Berry, Lenexa, Kan., no valid operator's license. Cheryl A. Fain, Kansas City, Mo., speeding 61/40. Elizabeth L. Hurford, Lamar, speeding 61/40...

A change in the method of determining the management of local motor vehicle/license offices continues with the release of bid proposals for six offices, including the one in Nevada. "One of my first actions as governor was to fundamentally change how these offices will be awarded. ...

Paula Gray, nutrition education assistant with the University of Missouri Extension in Vernon County, will be testing pressure canner gauges in the office and answering questions about canning on Thursday, March 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Only the lids of the canners, with the gauge attached, need to be brought into the office in order to perform the test. ...

Things are going well, that's the word from site supervisor Les Paine, to the Vernon County Commissioners during the weekly update at the site of the new Vernon County Jail. "It's on time and under budget," Paine said. "There will be some changes and something will come up that we don't anticipate at this time but we've allowed for that."...

Plant manager says no one will be required to take unpaid leave. Rumors are again swirling around about the future of the 3M plant but Plant Manager Dave Clauss said while there would be some cost cutting measures because of the economy, the plant's future is still strong...

Guardsmen and their families have joined a national effort to help and support wounded Soldiers by collecting hooded sweatshirts. Shirley Beckman, Family Readiness Group Leader of Company A's detachment for the 311th Brigade Support Battalion in Nevada, began a support effort after reading about a national charity that was collecting zip-up hoodies for soldiers at Walter Reed hospital in Washington, D.C. ...

Students in all the classes at Nevada Head Start wore mis-matched clothes Wednesday as part of a week-long celebration of Dr. Seuss.

This column may be a little candid and frank, but there's no other way to describe or accurately talk about lupus. So brace yourself. Hi. My name is Jennifer, and I have lupus. It's never been challenging for me to say that. I'm really good at pretending things don't bother me. ...

The word "march" brings an image to our minds of soldiers going forward either on a parade ground or in battle. It also reminds some of us of a command from a parent when we dawdled in obeying a direction. The stern, "March!" meant that the time to negotiate had passed and the only option was to do what was requested. In other words, you marched...

The temperatures and snow may have most people thinking it's winter, but the correct season now is softball season. The Cottey College Comets began the spring portion of their schedule by splitting a doubleheader on Feb. 23, with Independence Community College in Independence, Kan. The Comets won the first game 2-0, but fell in the nightcap 4-1...