Stories from Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Dr. Joe Wyley Jenkins, son of Vernel Basil and Fern Stephan Jenkins, was born on Oct. 17, 1941, in the Avola community. He passed away on Oct. 22, 2010, in Arlington, Va., where he made his home. Following Vernel's death, the family moved to Bronaugh, Mo. ...

Donis Maxine (Tuder) Hartline, 84, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed away Oct. 30, 2010, at Community Springs Nursing Home. She was born May 3, 1926, in Randolph, Iowa, to Floyd and Eula (McMilin) Tuder. She was a member of the First Baptist Church...

October 15 Darell S. Norbury, Nevada, speeding 40/30. Corey E. Otter, Richards, Mo., speeding 41/30. Brandon L. Todd, Nevada, failure to maintain lane, driving while intoxicated. October 16 Shane C. Blansfield, Nevada, expired license plate. Julie R. Eador, Nevada, failure to obey a police officer...

Missouri political history was made Tuesday with the defeat of U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Lexington, who had represented the 4th Congressional District since 1977. After touting her conservative credentials and Skelton's role as a leading member of the Congress that had passed a controversial national health care package and incurred record deficit spending, Harrisonville Republican Vicky Hartzler claimed victory with late Tuesday returns from 382 of the district's 415 voting precincts...

Missouri Republican Rep. Roy Blunt has defeated Democratic Secretary of State Robin Carnahan to claim the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Kit Bond. Blunt is a former member of House Republican leadership who has represented southwest Missouri's 7th Congressional District since 1997...

After having the same firm conduct the city's annual audit for a number of years, the city council voted 4-0 Tuesday night, with Seth Barrett absent, to change firms and hire Trout, Beeman & Co. PC, Harrisonville, to conduct the city's 2010 annual audit for a fee of $26,505. The contract also provides the option of having Troutt, Beeman conduct the city's audit for the next four years...

Contemporary Christian musicians Andy Kirk, Aaron Shust and Big Daddy Weave will bring their national 45-city "Hope Restored Tour" to the First Baptist Church at 6 p.m. Saturday. Coming to Nevada from Lebanon and leaving afterward for Sedalia, the groups are sponsored by the Seed Co., an affiliate of Wycliffe Bible Translators...

A loud cheer went up from the crowd gathered on the second floor of the Vernon County courthouse when it was announced that nearly twice as many voters in Walker Township had voted against the Northeast Vernon County R-1 School District annexation proposition on Tuesday, as voted in favor of it. That vote signaled to the anxious crowd that the proposition would probably not pass...

Despite a heavy rural vote against the measure, Missouri's Proposition B, also known as the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act passed, with a final vote of Yes 993,860 or 51.6 percent; No 933,540 or 48.4 percent At 11 p.m., Tuesday, the difference between yes and no was just one vote -- yes, 857,257; no, 857,278. But, near the end of the evening, support for the issue had pulled ahead and passage seemed likely...

Editor's Note: This is the second installment in a series by Shane Cavanah, who was the head coach of the 1975 Nevada Tigers football team that was recently inducted into the Nevada High School Wall of Fame. By Shane Cavanah Special to the Daily Mail...