Stories from Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Nevada's Shumaker, Hold advance to state, others fail to advance at sectional

Bushwhacker Days is fast approaching, and with it preparation for the annual Bushwhacker Royalty events is under way. Registrations are being accepted through May 25 for candidates in each of four age categories -- Queen, age 18 and older; Princess, ages 13-18; Junior Miss, ages 10-13; and Little Miss, ages 5-10...

Alliance Water Resources Inc. has begun flushing water mains in the city of Nevada. Customers within and near the areas where flushing occurs may experience some discoloration of water if usage occurs during the flushing period. On Monday, flushing was scheduled along Tower Street to the west city limits and Olive and College streets from Atlantic to Radio Springs Park...

Summer is coming, and it's time to make sure kids eat healthy while school's out. Sheldon R-8 school serves free meals to children during the summer. Meals will be served at the Sheldon school cafeteria, Monday thorugh Friday, June 4-June 21. Breakfast will be served 8-8:30 a.m., and lunch will be served 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. There is no income requirement and registration is not required. Any child younger than age 18 may eat for free...

The Vernon County Relay For Life Committee's 13th annual Cancer Survivor dinner will be held June 4 at the Nevada Eagles Lodge for cancer survivors and their guest. "This dinner is our way of honoring all who have struggled with cancer by providing an evening of enjoyment just for them," stated Linda Chesnut, Survivor Chairperson. "The dinner was started in 1999 by Becky Butterfield and each year we have to add names to our invitation list as cancer just doesn't quit," Chesnut continued...

Nevada Mayor Brian Leonard presents a proclamation to James McKenzie Vernon County Ambulance District director and other personnel recognizing May 20-26 as EMS Week in Nevada.

This 2000 Freightliner came to rest against the wire supporting the pole directly in front of the truck after Kenneth Pate, of El Dorado Springs, parked the vehicle in the Woods' Supermarket parking lot at 1407 W. Austin Boulevard in Nevada, Saturday morning. ...

Sunny skies and a light, cool breeze provided a comfortable setting for the performance, as Doug Harper brought his unique brand of showmanship to the courthouse lawn, drawing a crowd for Monday Night Music on the Square yesterday. Harper played a broad mix of music...

Employees of the Vernon County Ambulance District take a newly-acquired rescue boat and motor out for a training session on Walton Lake in Nevada on Saturday. The 2011 model inflatable boat is made by Mercury and is 14.1 feet long and has a six foot beam. ...

March 23 James Monroe was arrested for probation violation. No bond. Rosa Thomas was arrested for driving while revoked. Bond is $265. Jason Williamson was arrested for parole violation and failure to appear. Bond is $126,000. Phillip Bemis was released to the Missouri Department of Corrections...

James H. Pyeatte died May 1, 2012, in Parker, Colo., due to complications from throat cancer. He graduated valedictorian from Sheldon High School in 1967, attended Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Mo., and graduated with a bachelor of science degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia...

Edward Dayton Matthews, 77, of the Collins, Mo., area died on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Northwood Hills in Humansville, Mo. Services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, May 24, at the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home in Schell City, Mo. Visitation will be from 6-7 p.m., Wednesday, May 25, at the funeral home. Interment will be in Lefler Cemetery in Harwood, Mo. Friends may call after 1 p.m., Wednesday, at the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home in Schell City...

Alberta Beatrice Bates, 80, Independence, Mo., passed away on Monday, May 7, 2012, at her home. She was born Dec. 31, 1931, in Schell City, Mo., to Other T. Cox and Inez Sarah Malcolm Cox Raines. Alberta grew up in Missouri where she attended school. She went to Illinois in 1947 where she met Kenneth L. Bates and they were married in 1949. They moved to the Kansas City area in 1950. Alberta worked as a secretary for several companies in the Kansas City area until her retirement in 1990...

Ruth Laverne (Purdy) McDaniel, 79, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., the only child of Jesse Leonard and Gladys Eleanor (Fry) Purdy was born Oct. 14, 1932, in Otterville, Mo., and passed from this life Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Community Springs Healthcare in El Dorado Springs, Mo...

Ernest Eugene Board, 88, of Nevada, died Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan. He was born Nov. 23, 1923, to Ervin Parker and Alpha Dale Briscoe Board in Bates County, Mo. Ernest is survived by his wife of 62 years, Jeanne Board of Nevada; one son, Brian Board and wife, Sharon, of Nevada; two grandsons, Parker Board and fiancé, Carli Honea, and Tucker Board; one brother, Glen Board of Butler, Mo.; and special niece, Mary Clark and husband, John, and their children, Donald Clark, Heather Blanchard and husband, Nathan, and Laura Duncan and husband, Nathan. ...

Athletic awards night held at NHS