Stories from Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Nevada Daily Mail Moss House opened its door to a woman in need of sanctuary from domestic violence 20 years ago; and since then, it's been used regularly. Tuesday evening, during a dinner celebrating those 20 years, two of the founders, Missouri Supreme Court Judge Patricia Breckenridge and Dr. Candice Moore, were honored for their dedication to the effort...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will be holding the second and final reading of an ordinance that will prohibit the placing of garage sale signs in state highway right-of-ways during tonight's regular council meeting at 7 in the council chambers, 120 S. Ash St...

Nevada Daily Mail This fall, Missouri State University, Springfield, will begin offering courses in Nevada leading to a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. The program is a cooperative effort between Missouri State and Crowder College's Nevada campus. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Dust churned up by a vehicle may have led to a weekend crash on a rural Vernon County road. A 75-year-old El Dorado Springs man suffered moderate injuries in a crash on 2725 Road eight miles east of Sheldon Saturday at 11 a.m. Barton R. Godgrey was transported by private vehicle to Nevada Regional Medical Center...

Nevada Daly Mail Nevada Regional Medical Center is offering "Freedom from Smoking" classes, Thursdays, noon-1 p..m, July 29-Sept. 2, in the NRMC Medical Arts Conference Room. Tim Wilson, NRMC respiratory therapy director, will teach a variety of techniques to help individuals stop smoking...

Marrilee (Pat) Woodfill, 76, formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, July 16, 2010, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Prosper, Texas. She was born on Feb. 6, 1934, in Rich Hill, Mo., to Harvey and Thelma Sivils. On Oct. 24, 1953, she was married to Robert L. Woodfill...

John Lee Pruitt, 57, Sheldon, Mo. passed away Friday, July 16, 2010 at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, Mo. He was born Oct. 4, 1952 in Fort Scott, Kan. to William Joel Pruitt and Barbara Ann Eastwood Pruitt. He was married July 26, 1981 in Nevada, Mo. to Sharon Thaxton and she survives of the home...

Elton Eugene Anders, 85, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, July 19, 2010 at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada following a lengthy illness. He was bom on July 28, 1924 in Bates County, Mo. to Homer Anders and Gladys Nervina Rhoades Anders. He married Helen Nadine Spencer on Oct. 5, 1945 in Leavenworth, Kan. and she preceded him in death...

Ronald Lee Gardner, 71, Nevada, Mo., formerly of Butler, Mo. died on Sunday, July 18, 2010, at Culpepper Place in Nevada, following a sudden illness. Graveside services will be 10 a.m., Friday, July 23, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Family information will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada...

Donna Evans, 77, Carthage, Mo., formerly of Nevada, Mo. died July 17, 2010, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 21, at the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home, Schell City, Mo. Burial will follow at Green Lawn Cemetery, Schell City...

Lois Kathryn Zafuta, 87, of Frontenac, died at 7:50 p.m., Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 20, at Friskel Funeral Home, 230 E. McKay St, PO Box 907, Frontenac, Kan., 66762. Burial will follow at Steven Cemetery near Bronaugh, Mo...

Workers for Santa Paula Awning of El Dorado Springs work to remove the old door jambs at the Community Council on the Performing Arts building, on Thursday, so they can install new brass storefront type doors to the facility. The new doors were paid for by the Finis Moss Trust and will be handicap accessible...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced in a press release Wednesday that USDA is seeking applications to support the development and ongoing success of rural microentrepreneurs and microenterprises. Funding is available from USDA Rural Development's Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program, which is authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill). ...

Dr. Scott Beard presents Danielle Russell with the Nevada Regional Medical Center's Physician Staff Scholarship on Friday. The $500 scholarship is awarded to a local student who plans to pursue an education in a health related field of study. Russell, a 2010 graduate of Bronaugh High School, will study pharmacology at Pittsburg State University beginning this fall...

Grace E. Miller, 71, Nevada, Mo., died on Saturday July 17, 2010 at Joe Clark Residential Care in Nevada. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 22, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. Burial will follow at Sharon Cemetery, Drexel, Mo. Family information will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home...