Stories from Tuesday, January 12, 2010

This Martin Luther King Day, Alice Stevenson has some big shoes to fill, Linda Platt was the Vista service advisor at Cottey College until her death in 2009. Platt urged Stevenson to take the post and continue the work. "She told me she wanted me to apply for the job," Stevenson said. "I wasn't sure, but here I am, at my age, doing it."...

With all of the snow and fluctuating temperatures this winter, some homeowners may find unwanted icicles hanging from their roof. If so, there are probably ice dams building up and those can cause damage to a house. According to Bob Schultheis, natural resource engineering specialist, University of Missouri Extension, non-uniform roof surface temperatures cause ice dams...

Three southwest Missouri men, Douglas Stangeland, 46, of Nevada; Andrew David Wadel, 21, and Lonnie Eugene Swarnes, 44, both of Rich Hill; were arrested in Lake Ozark, Mo., on Saturday, Jan. 9, on charges of kidnapping, felonious restraint and assault/armed criminal action in connection with the alleged abduction of a New Jersey man...

Frances E. Townson, 86, of Bedford, N.H., died Jan. 8, 2010, at her residence after a brief illness. She was born in Iantha, Mo., Nov. 11, 1923, the daughter of Bert and Carrie (King) Wilkinson. She lived in Bronaugh most of her life and had been a resident of New Hampshire since 2003...

Mishie Lou Wigger, age 77 of Butler, Mo. died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, in Butler. She was born July 12, 1932, to Emmett Hayden and Clara May Porter Crain in Montevallo, Mo. Mishie is survived by her husband, Richard "Pete" Wigger of Butler, Mo.; four daughters, Clara Hohmann and husband Russell, of Odgen, Utah, Richardina Minks, of Springfield, Mo., Alice May Bogue, of Raytown, Mo., and Audrey Clinton and husband Ray, of Southwest City, Mo.; one brother, Loyd Craig, of Gallup, N.M.; one sister, Zerilda McCaughtey and husband Carl, of Poteau, Okla.; and eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. ...

Calvin E. Boyd Sr., 71, Nevada, passed away on Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, following a lengthy illness. He was born July 28, 1938, in Berryville, Ark., to Claude Avery Boyd and Lucy Mae Mitchell Boyd. He married Evelyn P. Barker on July 16, 1966, in Las Vegas, Nev., and she survives of the home...

Dec. 9 Clifford D. Bryant, El Dorado Springs, no license plates. Dec. 13 Kelsey Brzezinski, Nevada, petty theft. Dec. 29 Luann M. Anderson, Nevada, careless and imprudent driving and failure transfer plates. Clifford D. Bryant, El Dorado Springs, no license plates...

Jan. 7 There were reports of a motor vehicle accident in the Vernon County area, an alarm activation in the Nevada area, animal neglect in the Vernon County area, a stranded motorist in the Vernon County area, a check well being in the Nevada area, a traffic hazard in the Nevada area, a request to speak with a deputy in the Deerfield area, a motor vehicle accident in the Vernon County area, an ex parte violation in the Vernon County area, a stranded motorist in the Nevada area, a check well being in the Nevada area, and a motor vehicle accident in the Nevada area.. ...

MONETT, Mo. -- Thanks to inclement weather, the Nevada Tigers wrestling team saw their first action in three weeks Saturday as they got back into their element, heading to the Monett Invitational tournament. Despite having just seven wrestlers active, the Tigers were able to put up a strong performance overall, taking sixth out of the 12-team field. ...

Just two days after winter weather forced the postponement of a home contest against the Tigers of Carthage, the Nevada Tigers varsity basketball team got back into action as they took on the Springfield Central Bulldogs Saturday afternoon. Central came into the contest with an overall record of 6-9 on the year, but were looking for their second straight win over the Tigers following their victory in Springfield last year. ...