Stories from Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Edna Mae Rice, 89, formerly of Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, at Christian Healthcare in Nevada. She was born on Nov. 19, 1920, in Avola, Mo., to Clarence Gordon and Mattie Mae Stone Gordon. She married Earl Howard Rice on Sept. 15, 1940, in Bronaugh, Mo. He preceded her in death on Dec. 3, 2009...

Clara Margaret Lyons, 88, a resident of Fort Scott, died early Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, at the Fort Scott Medicalodge. She was born Aug. 25, 1922, in Knowles, Okla., the daughter of Truman Elijah Easton and Ethel Belle Isaacs Easton. Following her parents divorce, she was raised by her loving mother and step-father, Douglas Otis Sills. ...

Heading to Washington for the 112th Congress in January, Republican Congresswoman-elect Vicky Hartzler on Tuesday reviewed issues ranging from federal spending, "Obamacare" and income taxes, to reviving the economy and setting policy in Afghanistan...

Due to drought conditions in Vernon County, there will be no burning allowed within the city limits of Nevada until a significant amount of precipitation falls. Local fire officials also strongly discouraging burning within the 4-mile radius of the city. Residents should call the fire department at (417) 448-2720 to determine whether open burning has been reinstated...

Workers for Midwest Crane and Rigging of Olathe Kan. and Phoenix Fabricators and Erectors of Avon, Ind., swing another section of the bowl into place in their efforts to get the new Bronaugh water tower "hung" by the end of the day on Thursday, Oct. ...

Each year the Osage Prairie YMCA holds an auction fundraiser to support the facility's Strong Kids Campaign. The auction offers a variety of gifts for the holiday season; from gift cards to Branson events, jewelry to live wreaths. At right is an outdoor decoration to be auctioned at the event; just one of the many items that will be available for silent and live auction during the event. ...

April 26, 1944, Finis Wood of Nevada, Mo., was drafted into the U.S. Army. When he got to Kansas City to the induction center and they asked for volunteers, he stepped out and found himself in the U.S. Marine Corps; and from there, he was sent to Camp Matthews in San Diego, Calif., to boot camp where he said he learned to march and be a kind of a mechanic...