Stories from Thursday, October 29, 2009

Ivan Thayne "Bud" Nordyke Jr., 66, Channelview, Texas, formerly of Nevada, passed away on Sept. 25, 2009. A committal service will be held at 1 p.m., on Friday, Oct. 30, at Olive Branch Cemetery, Milo, Mo. Local arrangements are under the direction of Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, Mo...

Oct. 10 A burglary was reported in the 300 block of east Ashland, made by Travis Stinnette, of Nevada. He reported a laptop, games, television, and a Playstation. Oct. 14 A petty theft from a motor vehicle was reported in the 1500 block of west Walnut, made by Suanne Heumader, of Nevada. She reported a purse and contents stolen...

The Missouri Office of Administration has announced that it had awarded a contract to Federal Construction, Inc., for construction of the new Missouri Highway Patrol Crime Lab in Jasper County. The work, which will be overseen by the Division of Facilities Management, Design and Construction, is expected to begin November 2009. The Highway Patrol's Crime Lab Division and the Division of Drug and Crime Control will use the building and are projected to move in July 2010...

Around Halloween, some uninvited guests may make a surprise appearance at your home. The multicolored Asian lady beetle (also known as the Halloween beetle) starts finding suitable hibernating sites during late October and November. This colorful lady beetle has shiny yellow or orange or red wing covers and a distinctive "M" marking behind the head...

Spring Park in El Dorado Springs will be transformed into a Halloween haunt on Oct. 31, where visitors can take a stroll down Spook Lane, with wafting fog, eerie music, and ghosts and goblins wandering the east side of the park. The first 250 children visiting will receive a trick-or-treat bag. ...

The Nevada City Council will be holding a special council meeting today, at 8:30 a.m., to consider the second readings of five ordinance to approve contracts with the city. The ordinances under consideration include the approval of the Nevada Police Department joining the Southwest Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force; an agreement with Vernon County for the billing and collection of property taxes; a contract with Works of Dirt to install fencing and backstops at the Nevada Municipal Sports Complex; a change order to the city's contract with G & G Construction for the construction of the city's new wastewater treatment plant and an amendment to the city's contract with Allgeier Martin and Associates for oversight of the construction of the wastewater plant.. ...

Tim Wolters from the auditing firm BKD told the Nevada Regional Medical Center Board of Directors that both Barone's Care Center and Moore-Few Care Center as well as the hospital itself had clean audits with no significant concerns. "In the case of the long-term care facilities the fact that they are part of the hospital helps them with what is normally a problem, having enough personnel to successfully achieve segregation of duties," Wolters said...

As the time change approaches on Sunday, Nov. 1, the Nevada Fire Department wants to remind residents of make another change that could save their lives -- changing the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. Communities nationwide witness tragic home fire deaths each year. ...

Students at Northeast Vernon County High School spent most of the morning on Wednesday, Oct. 28, celebrating Red Ribbon Week by participating in a number of team-building activities sponsored by the student-led Team Spirit and the Army National Guard...

Fenette and Eric Kirks, of Harwood, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Kenyon Ray Dirks. Kenyon was born at 10:23 p.m., on Oct. 15, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 19 inches. Maternal grandparents are T.K. and Donna Giesbrecht, of Grandview, Idaho...