Stories from Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Alice Mae Nicholas, 82, Nevada, passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, following a brief illness. She was born on Oct. 24, 1927, in Renfrow, Okla., to Isaac Augustine Wright and Edna Mae Wilson Wright. She married Merle Eugene Nicholas on March 16, 1947, in Wichita, Kan., and he preceded her in death on Jan. 19, 1982...

April 23 Jerry M. Fanning, Nevada, no proof of insurance. April 29 Shelia M. Harpber, Nevada, derelict vehicle. Brett A. Abbott, Nevada, excessive vehicle noise (stereo), and no proof of insurance. Edward L. Brattin, Nevada, expired license plates. Josha Huppe, Nevada, window tint too dark...

Rachel and Jason Keith, of Nevada, and big sister Emma, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Connor Aiden Keith. Connor was born at 5:16 p.m., on April 19, 2010, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, in Joplin. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 20 3/4 inches...

Eric and Kristin Worster, of Kansas City, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Eleanor Rose Jacqueline Worster. Eleanor was born at 8:01 p.m., on May 11, 2010, at Overland Park Regional Hospital, Overland Park, Kan. She weighed, 6 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 18 1/2 inches...

Nevada Daily Mail A Rich Hill woman, Lisa R. Charles, 32, suffered minor injuries when she struck a horse in the roadway on Troop Road, 3 miles east of Milo, at 3:25 a.m., Sunday. The 2002 Chevrolet she was driving incurred moderate damage in the accident. Charles was taken to Nevada Regional Medical Center by private vehicle. No information on the fate of the horse was available from the report issued by Trooper A. Torbeck of the Missouri State Highway Patrol...

No flood-related incidents were reported over the weekend as waters rose in local waterways, but continuing wet weather has caused the National Weather Service to warn residents in southwest Missouri, including Vernon County of possible future flooding should rain return to the area as forecast tomorrow...

The Nevada City Council has two meetings scheduled for tonight in the council chambers in the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash St. They are holding a special meeting at 6 p.m., with Enz & Jester for council training. During their regular meeting at 7 p.m., they will be holding the second reading of a special ordinance setting the date for an election to renew the city's 1/2-cent transportation sales, this time without a sunset date...

CARL JUNCTION, Mo. -- With three individual district championships between two athletes, as well as some other strong performances, the Nevada Tigers and Lady Tigers varsity track teams are poised to make a run at bringing home some strong performances at the 2010 MSHSAA Class 3 State Sectional meet...

The Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course in Nevada is set to host the annual NRMC golf tournament Friday and the annual Emily Ann DeBrine Memorial tournament Saturday. On both of those days, the course will be closed to the public until approximately 3 p.m...

On June 2, at 1 p.m., in the Vernon County Community Center, Mad Science, a leading science enrichment provider for children, will be the kick off program for the Nevada Public Library Summer Reading Program. Kids can join the Nevada Public Library for a splash-tastic hour of Mad Science! "Find out 'will it float?' as we test the density of different items. ...