Stories from Wednesday, April 7, 2010

April 1 An accident occurred at 9:41 a.m., at Walnut and Adams, involving a car driven by Tonya R. Gorda, of Webb City, and a car driven by Virginia L. Moore, of Nevada. No injuries were reported. An accident occurred at 11:50 a.m., at the Animal Shelter's parking lot, involving a pickup driven by Michael J. Dowell, of Nevada, and the chain link fence. No injuries were reported...

The Medicare supplement modernization that begins June 1 will bring about the biggest change to Medicare since Part D was added in 2005. Medicare is an important subject for a large proportion of the population in this area -- it is especially important for those on Medicare or those with a parent on Medicare...

CARTHAGE, Mo. -- The 36th annual Bill O'Dell tournament got a bit of an odd form of aid in its efforts to provide a pleasing experience for all fans in attendance this year -- wind. The first two days of the tournament were afflicted by a stiff breeze throughout both days' action, thus leading to scores that resembled football rather than baseball games...

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. -- After being forced to wait out a thunderstorm that produced more than an inch of rain, lightning and even some pea-sized hail in a 2-hour time span, the Nevada Tigers were finally able to get the Grain Valley Invitational tournament under their belts. "The course drained very well in spite of the rain, but the course was still extremely wet," Tigers head coach Brian Leonard said...

The Northeast Vernon County R-1 School District's Proposition S, a 94-cent tax levy to fund the construction of a new school failed despite a tied vote between the two sides; 417, yes; 417, no. A four-sevenths majority was required for passage. A similar effort to fund a new school asked voters for a $1.90 per $100 in assessed valuation increase in 2008, and that question failed by a slightly wider margin, gleaning 338 votes in favor of the 2008 levy increase and 395 "no" votes...

This town, the council and its residents have all complained for years about the appearance of the town, Joe Kraft told the Nevada City Council during Tuesday's night meeting. "This is the first time I've seen in many years that the council and city manager have taken it on themselves to see that town is cleaned up," Joe Kraft told the city council after they voted 5-0 to pass on first reading a general ordinance updating Chapter 6 of the city code to adopt an amended version of the 2006 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code.. ...

Determined to rebuild their historic church and fueled by a $150,000 challenge grant from Catholic Extension, the parishioners of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lamar are sponsoring Lenten fish fries, car raffles, carnivals and chili cook-offs, digging deep into their own pockets, and raising an unprecedented $175,000 within a community beset by economic hardship, a press release said...

Police are on the lookout for a man who attempted a bank robbery in El Dorado Springs on Monday, and authorities say he could be connected to other robberies as well. On April 5, at about 2:55 p.m., a white male approximately 6 feet tall, weighing 300 to 350 pounds, with brown hair and a brown mustache and wearing a black ball cap, black sunglasses, blue jeans and a long sleeved, blue denim, button up shirt walked into the Mid-Missouri Bank in El Dorado Springs carrying a dark-colored document case, according to a press release issued by the El Dorado Springs Police Department.. ...

The Nevada Public Library will be offering a beginner's computer class, April 14 and 16, 1-3 p.m.. This class will introduce the internet, how to surf for information, how to set up an e-mail account, and how to work with Microsoft Word to create documents to attach to an e-mail. The cost of the two classes is $10. Class size is limited...