Stories from Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Wilma Nadine Fillpot, 87, Nevada, died on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at Willow Lane Nursing Home, in Butler, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., on Friday, March 19, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, with Bill Perkey officiating. Family information will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home...

Samuel Alfred DeVore, 77, Nevada, passed away on Tuesday morning, March 16, 2010, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. He was born on March 31, 1932, in Nevada, to Alfred Carl DeVore and Lucy Moore DeVore. Sam was born and raised in Nevada. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Following his time in the service, he lived in a variety of locales, finally settling back in Vernon County approximately 20 years ago. He was a member of the American Legion and the Nevada Elks Lodge...

March 2 Anna M. Bagby, El Dorado Springs, expired license plates. Jewel C. Barker, Nevada, speeding 41/30. Jeffrey A. Bishop, Nevada, failure to transfer plates, no proof of insurance, driving while suspended and driving while intoxicated. Ryan S. Carter, Holden, Mo., no valid operator's license...

Human Development Specialist Saralee Jamieson and Nutrition and Health Specialist Tommy Roberts will conducte a six-week class for people with arthritis and other chronic diseases to help them reduce symptoms and improve everyday life. Sponsored by the Missouri Arthritis Foundation, the course is free to participants, and will be held Wednesdays, April 7 through May 12, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at Nevada Regional Technical Center's Bowman Building...

Vernon County residents age 60 and older and willing to serve on the Silver Haired Legislature are urged to file as candidates for a two-year term on the advocacy group, representing Vernon County. The Silver Haired Legislature is a formally elected group of citizens who promote legislative advocacy for older adults...

The hopes of the biodiesel industry lifted when the U.S. Senate voted to extend a $1-a-gallon biodiesel tax credit on March 10. The Senate's approval of the subsidy brings fuel plants one step closer to resuming full production, which slowed after the tax incentive expired on Dec. 31...

Several trips are being planned for students in the Hume school district. During the March 10 meeting Pam Yarick, Community Teachers Association, told the board after-school MAP tutoring had started for third through eighth graders. A trip to a K.C. Royals games was being planned for those who attend. A schedule has been set up for students to be tutored four weeks for review and posted on the school's Web site...

The 30-year wait of the residents of the Meadow Lane development for city sewers will soon be over. Tuesday night the Nevada City Council voted 3-2 to give final approval to a special ordinance to accept the sewer easements granted by the Meadow Lane residents and to waive the usual $500 sewer connect fee...

The verdict is in Travel Channel's Food Wars' episode filmed nearby. The show pits two favorites from various cities against each other. Last night's episode took place in Pittsburg, Kan., and the big rivalry is a fowl one -- specifically chicken-- and that means Chicken Annie's and Chicken Mary's...