Stories from Friday, November 27, 2009

Nov. 16 9:20 a.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 11:07 a.m., refusal of care, no transport. 1:28 p.m., refusal of care, no transport. 1:28 p.m., motor vehicle accident, Nevada Regional Medical Center 9:28 p.m., transfer, St. John's, Springfield...

Frances Erlene Culver, 87, of Rich Hill, died on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at the Bates County Memorial Hospital, Butler, Mo. The family will receive friends on Saturday, Nov. 28, at 10 a.m., until the time of service at the church. Funeral services will be held Saturday, at 11 a.m., at the Myrtle Tree Assembly of God Church, in Rich Hill. ...

Ivan John Ostrander, 92, Nevada, passed away Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada following a lengthy illness. He was born Sept. 29, 1917, in Pittsfield, Mass., to Jesse Boyd Ostrander and Sarah Jane Martin Ostrander. He was married Oct. 18, 1947 in Sioux Falls, S.D., to Joan Schweitzer, and she survives of the home...

Beverly Belle McCullough, 88, Nevada, formerly of Groton, S.D., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. She was born on Sept. 20, 1921, near Verdon, S.D., to Deno Erdmann and Mabel Smith Erdmann. Beverly was united in marriage with Verne McCullough on Nov. 21, 1939, at the Ferney Erdmann farm. The couple made their home on a farm near Claremont for many years and later moved to Groton in 1979. Together, they shared 68 years of marriage...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In keeping with state tradition, Gov. Jay Nixon and First Lady Georganne Wheeler Nixon will welcome Missourians to the Governor's Mansion for candlelight tours on Dec. 4 and 5. During the tours, visitors will have the opportunity to view decorations in several rooms of the historic brick building, which has been the home of Missouri Governors since 1871. ...

A Catch-22 in the law resulted in Moore-Few Care Center getting one of four deficiencies from the annual OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) survey. According to Denise Sloniker, vice-president of long-term care, one of the deficiencies cited was employee's using their hands to butter bread and rolls...

Retired Nevada architect Ron Branham mixes computer technology with traditional glass cutters and soldering irons to create pieces of stained glass artwork. Branham, who for years used computed aided design software to design buildings, using mostly straight lines, said that he has had to learn new techniques to use the same computer program to create the intricate stained glass designs that often have curved lines...

Sun, rains, sleet, snow, the cheerleaders of Nevada High School are always there to support their team. Their names are not announced over the loud speakers, over the radio, or listed in the newspaper. However, their enthusiasm is a constant at football and basketball games...

At 4-6 in dual competition, the Nevada Tigers wrestling team showed tremendous heart throughout the regular season last year. With no wrestlers heavier than 189 pounds and season-ending injuries to senior Jordan Hagerman and senior Trey Miller, the Tigers were left with four open slots, spotting every team they faced 24 points before ever setting foot on the mats...