Stories from Thursday, June 25, 2009

Ralph Edmond Belcher, 82, died in his home at LaCygne, Ks. on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009. Ralph had battled cancer, since 2007. Ralph was born in El Dorado Springs, Mo. on Dec. 4, 1926 to George W. and Effie Dyor Belcher. Ralph served in World War II from February 1945 to July 1946. ...

June 22 An accident occurred at 5:55 a.m., at Cash 'n' Dash I's parking lot involving a pickup driven by Martin L. Hallam, of Nevada, and a van driven by Christpher R. Million, of Nevada. No injuries were reported. There was a burglary reported in the 1000 block of north Cedar, made by Deidra Johnson, of Nevada. She reported a checkbook, and a driver's license stolen...

Edith Tabitha and Robert E. Somers Jr., of Nevada, and big sisters Starr and ShyAnn, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother Alexander Ford Xavier Somers. Alexander was born at 8:26 a.m., on June 19, 2009, at Nevada Regiona Medical Center...

June 23 There were reports of an assault in the Nevada area, a theft in the Milo, a grass fire in the Rich Hill area, cows out in the Nevada area, an ambulance request in the Sheldon area, a forgery in the Nevada area, a traffic hazard in the Nevada area, a controlled burn in the Milo area, a sign down in the Nevada area, an agency assist in the Nevada area, a road closed in the Nevada area, an electric line down in the Bronaugh area, a road hazard in the Horton area, found cows in the Bronaugh area, and road rage in the Nevada area.. ...

Heat accompanied by head index values above 100 degrees continues throughout the county, and the American Red Cross opened a cooling shelter at the Vernon County Senior Center, 301 N. Main St., Nevada, which was open on Wednesday until about 7 p.m.; local Red Cross representative Peggy Tedlock said the shelter will most likely be open today, given the forecast; but the organization is evaluating the need day by day...

"Car hopping" or the theft of valuables from parked cars has been on the increase, according to Nevada Police Chief, Gary Herstein. The items most commonly taken from vehicles include CDs, change, purses, wallets and other personal items. "They're not taking items of real value," he said...

With Missouri still facing extraordinary economic times, State Treasurer Clint Zweifel is a launching a statewide campaign to connect the public with Missouri's Largest Lost and Found, its Unclaimed Property Division. Zweifel is teaming up with newspapers across the state on a campaign that will utilize more than 110 newspapers to list 80,000 names of Missourians who have had property turned over to the state over the past year. ...

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Springfield, Mo. has announced that sentencing continues in federal court for defendants connected to Operation Buckshot, a multi-agency investigation into a large-scale drug-trafficking conspiracy that involved the distribution of methamphetamine from California through Kansas City, Mo., and into southwest Missouri. ...

The Senior Men's League held their weekly tournament at the Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course Tuesday. The tournament was a three-man scramble that was divided up into two flights, with awards given to the top three in each flight. Ray Crawford, David Burns and Jim Phillips took the victory in the Senior Flight, followed by Denny David, Marvin Klotz and Dennis Diehl in second and Jackie Eagleson, Jim Erpenbach and John Taylor in third...

Do you ever forget something so simple that it makes you afraid that your time has come? Yesterday I was making an appointment to have my car inspected. The man at the service desk asked for the type of car. For the life of me I couldn't remember to say that it is a Malibu. ...