Stories from Friday, July 17, 2009

Belinda Jean Beisly, 47, Deerfield, Mo., passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at her home in Deerfield. She was born Feb. 15, 1962, in Fort Scott, to Elwood Leroy Irwin and Wilma Jean Smith Irwin. Belinda grew up in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1980. She worked at Bain's Del-Way Drive-In for many years. She has worked at 3M for the past 17 years. Belinda was an active volunteer for Nevada Youth Wrestling...

Matthew McCarl died peacefully on Sunday, July 12. He was preceded in death by his infant brother, Andrew Whitson McCarl. Many people will mourn Matthew's passing including: his parents, Leesa Whitson and Andrew McCarl and his brothers, Marcas and Marshall McCarl of Stanley, Kan.; his maternal grandparents, Bobbie and Jerry Whitson of Pomme De Terre Lake, Mo.; his paternal grandparents, Harry and Mary McCarl of Overland Park, Kan.; his maternal aunt and uncle, Lynne Whitson and Mike Smith of Bailey, Colo.; his paternal aunts and uncles, Jeff and Saundra McCarl of Chandler, Ariz.; Scott and Carolyn McCarl of Santa Barbara, Calif.; Deborah McCarl and Marilyn Skurdahl of St. ...

The Nevada Neptunes participated in the Monett Invitational swim meet in Monett, Mo., on June 20 and 21. The meet featured 550 swimmers with 22 Nevada swimmers participating. A total of 13 swimmers placed in the top eight and scored points for the team, including Jake Asberry, Jesse Claypool, Peyton Claypool, Ashton Eador, Dalton Eador, Carlie McCaffree, Maddie McCaffree, Andrew Messick, Grant Miller, Kylee Nelson, Thomas Prewitt, Hunter Richmond and Paige Webb. ...

Flies cost the cattle industry more than $500 million each year, causing decreased weight gain and milk production and transmitting diseases such as pinkeye and anaplasmosis. The recommended economic threshold level for a pesticide program is 200 flies per animal, said a University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist...

Last year, 28,000 people in the area needed a blood transfusion. This year, the local needs for blood are expected to rise. Community Blood Center, the provider of blood services to local hospitals, will be conducting a blood drive on Friday, July 24 at Nevada Elks Lodge in the The Meeting Room to help the local hospital patients in our area that depend on life saving blood donations...

The 2009 Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Circus will perform Tuesday, at the Vernon County fairgrounds, at 5 and 8 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults and $11 for children age 12 and younger. Featured performers include elephants, the Marinof Aerial Duo, the Dragomir Troupe, which is a Romanian group of performers on the teeterboard who promoters said "demostrate this demanding art with dazzling dexterity and consummate skill," and Lloyd's Old English Shepdogs, described as "fleet-foot, fluff, shaggy shambling sheepdogs" performing "comic capers," for the crowd's entertainment. ...

The Vernon County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a rural Vernon County woman found in her home in the Deerfield area at about 4 p.m., Wednesday. Deputies were called to the home to check the well being of residents, and found Belinda J. Biesly, already deceased...

The "Road to Recovery Tour" will be taking the stage at First Baptist Church in Nevada on July 29, from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. The tour features Ohio native Leah Martensen and Virginia native Beth Champion Mason, two female singer-songwriters who travel the country using music to minister hope and healing, visiting mostly church congregations and recovery groups...

Hi neighbors. Sunday, July 12, the Vernon County Historical Society held its quarterly meeting at the Bushwhacker Museum. The guest speaker was Lyndon Irwin, Ph.D.. He gave a slide show presentation about the 1904 World's Fair held in St. Louis. After giving an overview of the Fair itself, he told the particular story about a train wreck that involved some Vernon county residents on their way to the fair...