Stories from Thursday, January 6, 2011

Nevada Regional Medical Center will be doing its best Monday to arrest a menace known as "the silent thief of sight." Working in conjunction with Mid-America Eye Center, the hospital will observe National Glaucoma Awareness Month with free screenings, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Monday, in the Mezzanine Conference Room at 800 S. Ash St...

The filing period for the Nevada R-5 Board of Education closes at 5 p.m., Jan. 18, and as of Wednesday afternoon, incumbent board member Nora Quitno was the only person to have filed for one of the three seats up for election April 8. School board terms are for three years...

Members of the Nevada City Council watch as City Manager JD Kehrman presents an Award of Excellence to Captain Casey Crain during Tuesday's city council meeting "in recognition of his services to the citizens of Nevada, Missouri as Acting Chief of Police from May through December 2010. ...

Twenty-two employees to be impacted by changes in personnel structure.

Michael Lee "Woody" Wood, 59, Nevada, passed away on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, at his home. Michael was born Oct. 8, 1951, in Wichita, Kan. His parents were Hazel Rose Greenway and C.A. "Claud" Wood, Walker, Mo. Michael graduated from Walker High School, after which he joined the United States Navy, and served aboard the USS Flying Fish. After the Navy, he attended Southwest Missouri State University, where he received bachelors and masters degrees...

Melissa Neely and Raymond Estes of Nevada, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their baby daughter, Siddalee Raelynne Susie Estes. Siddalee was born at 3:16 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

Violet N. Rondeau, 78, Walker, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, at her daughter's home in Walker, following a brief illness. She was born Aug. 5, 1932, in Newburg, Ore., to Jessie Carl Adams and Elnora Spiece Adams. She married Leland J. Rondeau on April 24, 1948, in Pendleton, Ore., and he preceded her in death on June 1, 1989...

Anna Phillips, 84, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born June 13, 1926, in Augsburg, Germany, to Joseph and Rosa Posch. She and David F. Phillips were married on Feb. 13, 1947, in Wiesbaden, Germany, and he survives of the home...

Winifred "Nadine" Moore, 85, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, at Rolling Hills Care Center in Catoosa, Okla. She was born on June 12, 1925, in Irwin, Mo., the daughter of John Aaron and Eveline Elizabeth (Key) Folkner. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. ...

Lynerica Heckadon and Korey Knowles of Butler, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their baby daughter, Kallie-Ann Hellen Knowles. Kallie-Ann was born at 7:19 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces, and measured 20 and 1/2 inches...

Whitney Collins, Nevada, and big sister Faith are proud to announce the birth of their baby son and brother, Preston Levi Collins. Preston was born at 7:13 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces, and measured 21 and 1/2 inches...

CLINTON, Mo. -- To cap off a nine-point comeback in the final 3 minutes of the contest, Clinton's Bret Miller made a layup with about 30 seconds to play and the Cardinals held off Nevada, 47-45, Tuesday night at Clinton High School. There were 14 lead changes during the first half and Clinton led, 23-22, at the break. ...

WALKER, Mo. -- The Northeast Vernon County High School Knights and Lady Knights got back into action Tuesday night against the Panthers and Lady Panthers of Sheldon and came out of the night with a split at home. In the girls' game the Lady Panthers took and early lead and went on to a 61 -20 victory over the Lady Knights. ...

JOPLIN, Mo. -- The Nevada Middle School seventh and eighth grade boys' basketball teams got their regular season schedules under way Tuesday night with the first road game of the year at Joplin North Middle School. Head coach Robert Miner's seventh graders took the A game by a final score of 41-14 and nearly echoed that dominant performance with a 22-8 victory in the B game. ...

The Sheldon Lady Panthers junior high basketball squad won their conference championship. Pictured, left to right: Melissa Handle, Emily Lanning, Logan Lamb, Beth Spencer, Jaycee Watkins, Kylie Leavell, Lindsey Turner and coach Tyler Judd.