Stories from Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Suzanne Bell Bartley, 74, died Jan. 16, 2011, in Lexington, Mo. Suzanne was born June 29, 1936, to Sam R. Bell and Mildred (Dixon) Bell. Her father owned and operated Bell's Market in Lexington and her mother was a first grade school teacher. Most folks knew her simply as Susie Bell. ...

Old paint was flying and new paint drying at Northeast Vernon County School at Walker, where voters' reluctance to finance a $3.5 million school construction project has motivated people to take matters into their own hands. Twenty-five volunteers, many of them NEVC alumni, turned out Saturday to grind up a long two-foot-wide strip of paint at the south end of the gymnasium and put new paint down...

The reorganization of the city's public works department and water and sewer departments is complete, City Manager JD Kehrman told members of the Nevada City Council during last night's meeting. "Of the 34 public works employees who applied for positions, all have found positions," Kehrman said, adding that two did not apply and there were two other open positions needing to be filled...

Nevada Mayor Jayne Novak, far right, presents the city of Nevada's Revitalization Award to Mike and Becky Hutchison, during Tuesday's council meeting, for their work to renovate an old downtown building at 122 E. Cherry St. to turn it into Hutchison Hardware. ...

Tuesday night marked a special occasion for Nevada High School with two different groups of people receiving recognition for their accomplishments and contributions. The first of those two was the Nevada R-5 staff, members of which received a nod for their efforts to improve and keep the school district going...

Suspects in a string of incidents that took place late Monday night left behind a big clue after crashing into the front windows of the Iguana Azul restaurant. The driver of the Dodge pickup involved pulled the vehicle back out of the rubble and sped away, leaving the truck's bumper -- with license plate attached -- behind, according to witnesses...