Stories from Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Thomas Augusta Haley, 80, Nevada, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, at his home following a heart attack. He was born Nov. 8, 1929, in Lonoke County, Ark., the son of Edward Haley and Susie Isbell Haley. Thomas married Velma Hansell in 1952. They later divorced. ...

Perry "Butch" Chamberlin, 83, Milo, passed away Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., following a lengthy illness. He was born March 24, 1927, in Wakenda, Mo., to Herman Porter Chamberlin and Kathryn Juliann Hance Chamberlin. He was married Oct. 16, 1948, in Miami, Okla., to Catherine Cotten and she survives of the home...

August 10 Sue C. Ducey, Stockton, speeding 51/40. Andy E. Kalm, Nevada, speeding 45/30. Eddie M. Lee, Stockton, speeding 52/40. August 11 Michael D. Bills, Port St. Lucie, Fla., speeding 44/30, no proof of insurance. Quentin B. Boykin, Kansas City, Mo., failure to stop at stop sign...

"We talked about just trying to put the ball in play a lot. We didn't sit back and wait as much as I'd like, popped a lot of things up, but we're getting there." Putting the ball in play is something that second-year head coach Tammy Holcomb's Nevada Lady Tigers softball team never really has had a lot of trouble doing since she took over the spot atop the coaching staff prior to last season. ...

Patrick Guinn cuts the ribbon on his new business, Western Finance. About a dozen Chamber of Commerce members, employees, KNEM/KNMO radio staff, and others were on hand to celebrate the opening of the new business located at 118 North Cedar Street on the east side of the Square...

The Optimist Club of Vernon County is sponsoring an arts and quilt and crafts show in the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center at 200 North Ash Street in Nevada on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. This will be the second event the new group has conducted to raise money for helping the youth of Vernon County...

Missourians may renew their vehicle tags online, at least some vehicle types in some counties, and the service is growing in availability and popularity. Still, there are many people who don't have that option. Eligible vehicles include ATVs, automobiles, trailers and trucks under 8,500 gross vehicle weight. Vernon County Treasurer Phil Couch said Vernon County has been transmitting the data to the Missouri Department of Revenue for almost two years...

Local resident Amy Hertzberg's work as a volunteer member of the Missouri Association of School Librarians' Truman Readers Award Committee reaches beyond the borders of Nevada to affect young readers across the state. The MASL strives to provide young readers with reading opportunities which will enrich their lives...

In an industry known for its mastery of the written word, my words fail me today as I attempt to write this column to express all that Wally Lage was to the newspaper industry, all that he was to Rust Communications, and all that he was to me. I met Wally when I first interviewed with Rust for the position of publisher. ...

Dear Editor: I've just finished a two-week vacation in Nevada and I want to compliment the people (especially the merchants). People just seem to be openly gracious in your town. I did travel your "Crossroads to Adventure" and found activities in all directions. ...