Stories from Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Tasha Dawn Norris, 24, of San Miguel, Calif., passed away, Thursday, July 9, 2009. She is survived by her husband John Norris of the home; a daughter Jasmine Norris and a son Derrik Norris both of the home. She is also survived by her mother and stepfather Michelle and Chris Ballard, Sedan, Kan.; her father Jim Lage, Joplin; a sister Lacee Wood, Moundville; maternal grandparents Leroy and Betty Stacey, Sedan, Kan.; paternal grandparents Farrel and Phyllis Offret Nevada; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. ...

Herbert Raymond Dighero, 80, Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center in Nevada following a lengthy illness. He was born Oct. 15, 1928, in Barton County, Mo., to John Dominic Dighero and Mabel Clair Spurling Dighero. He married Lorna Riley on Oct. 27, 1949, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Traci Dawn Hemenway, 40, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2009. She was born in Clinton, Mo., on Jan. 27, 1969. Traci attended and graduated from Nevada High School...

Anthony Wayne Payton Jr., infant son of Anthony Wayne Payton, Sr. and Angela Dawn Webb Payne was born and passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2009, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m., on Friday, July 31, at Newton Burial Park, Nevada, Mo...

Junette and Chandler Troupe, of Bronaugh, and big sisters Isabella, Ariana, and Kiarra, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Livia Grace Troupe. Livia was born at 4:10 a.m., on July 20, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 10 pounds, and measured 22 inches...

July 15 Carol J. Walker, Nevada, speeding 42/30, and seat belt law. Devin W. Wehmeyer, Nevada, speeding 40/30. Mellissa A. Wilson, Walker, no front license plate. July 16 Jessica R. Leer, Nevada, failure to maintain lane, driving while intoxicated, and expired license plates...

After winning the Greater Ozarks Regional tournament, the Nevada Griffons found themselves with a week-long layoff before the start of the NBC World Series -- or so they thought. General manager Jeff Post announced Monday that the Griffons will return home before heading to the World Series in Wichita, Kan., Aug. 1. The Neosho Dirtbags will come to Lyons Stadium to face the Griffons for the second time this year in an exhibition game on Thursday, July 30...

"91/94, you have a stat run MVA. Your time is 15:51." Radio static crackled behind the dispatcher's urgent voice. The paramedic grabbed his gear and hurried toward the ambulance at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, Mo. Bursting through the bay doors, he slid into the passenger seat on a balmy June Sunday where his EMT partner already waited with the motor running. ...

The Nevada City Council is scheduled to hold a special meeting at 8 a.m., today, in the Council Chambers in the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash St., to accept the resignation of Councilman Tim Wells, who has been on a leave of absence from the council since June. Wells, who has been at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma providing counseling for military families was scheduled to return to the council in mid-August...

"You learn the most yourself, when you take part in something like this." So said Dr. Warren Lovinger, whose family has been hosting a Rotary International summer exchange students for the past two weeks; and he should know. The Lovinger's youngest daughter, Laura, who with her brother Dan is helping to host Jasper Bal, who's come to America from Meppel, Netherlands, has visited Finland and France in such exchanges in the past...

There has been a proliferation of personal triumph stories in the past few years. The difficulties overcome by various authors runs the gamut from cancer to addiction. Many of them are poignant tales of struggle against seemingly insurmountable obstacles...