Stories from Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Eula Marie Spencer, 92, homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Viewing will be 2-8 p.m., Wednesday. Services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 1, both at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m., at Newton Burial Park Cemetery, Nevada, Mo...

Naomi June "Sug" Simmons, 72, El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at her home, following a short illness. She was born in St. Clair County, Tiffin, Mo., to William Austin and Mariam Frances Culbertson on Aug. 27, 1940. Naomi "Sug" married Earl Simmons on March 30, 1957. ...

Justin and Krystal Stone of Nevada, Mo., and older brother, Joseph, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Urijah Michael Stone. Urijah was born Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 20 and 1/2 inches...

Dear Editor, I believe your Wednesday, Oct. 24 article regarding the "out-of-state use tax" on the upcoming ballot leaves an incomplete and distorted view of what the actual proposal states. I would encourage a careful reading by all voters of the text contained on the ballot. Here are some salient points:...

Dear Editor: Proposition B, a proposed 150 percent tax increase on cigars and pipe tobacco is causing Missouri tobacconists concern. Politicians claim the tax hike will help fund education and health care, while small business owners are criticizing the open attack on their businesses...

Dear Editor: Missouri schools are facing a tough budget environment. In recent years, we have seen severe cuts in transportation funding, the elimination of the career ladder program, and cuts to early childhood programs. At the same time, the foundation formula that supports all Missouri schools is underfunded by about $400 million. ...

Several Halloween events are planned in Vernon County today and tomorrow. Oct. 3O Anti-Van parents night, 7 p.m., in the Nevada High School auditorium. Anti-Van Chili Supper, 5-7 p.m., in the commons. Oct. 31 Safe Treats Parade, downtown Nevada, 3:30-5 p.m.; open to youth age 12 and younger...

In response to the huge success of Zombie Manor, the haunted house is extending its season through Saturday, Nov. 3. Fright nights begin at the manor, in the 300 block of Washington St., at about 7 o'clock; and visitors should be prepared to be scared -- zombies, creepy clowns, and a host of surprises await visitors. And on Halloween, no-scare tours of the haunted house will be conducted from 3:30 to 6 p.m...

Nevada Daily Mail Vernon County USDA Farm Service Agency Executive Director Travis Claypool has announced a change in crop acreage reporting dates for the 2013 crop year. All perennial and biennial forage crops must now be reported by Nov. 15. The new deadline for reporting fall-seeded small grains is Dec. 15...

Nevada Daily Mail Disciples Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) received a donation of approximately 4,000 pairs of shoes from Davison Shoes/Verco Sporting Goods that were sent to Soles4Souls in Sheldon, Iowa. Soles4Souls is a Nashville-based charity that collects shoes from warehouses of footwear companies and from individual donations. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Not everything goes the way it's supposed to in live theater productions; and the Community Council on the Performing Arts has had is share of mishaps along the way. As the cast and crew went through its dress rehearsal for "Hello, Dolly," the first production to be held in the Nevada Cow Palace in June 1974, the stairs leading to an upper platform collapsed, slighting injuring two cast members, an item in the Nevada Daily Mail said. ...

The incredible Ginny Nash stands out in my memory as a go-to backstage costume and props person for the community theater for many years. At first she was the costume designer for all of the plays and was able to construct costumes from donated materials for pennies. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Community Choir, performing for the first time at a Christmas party at BIL Hill, was the precursor to the Community Council on the Performing Arts, and is still and active and vital part of the organization today. Peggy Graves, its director for many years, said at that first performance, "Jingle Bells was one of our big numbers."...

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail The Community Council on the Performing Arts is preparing to start its 40th season with a schedule of productions meant for a broad range of audiences. First on the schedule is "Steel Magnolias," to be presented Nov. 8-11, at the Fox Playhouse, 110 S. Main St., Nevada, home to the CCPA since its purchase in 2002...

Nevada Daily Mail As the competition narrows for the 2012 Wendy's High School Heisman Award program, 20 of Missouri's top scholar-athletes were announced Tuesday as state finalists for the prestigious award. These finalists are now in the running to become state winners, the next phase of the program as applicants advance to become National winners...

Nevada Daily Mail The votes are in for this year's All-Class 3, District 12 volleyball squads. Three Nevada Lady Tigers players earned slots on this year's squads. Sharla Quick and Morgan McNeley earned second-team slots, while Rilie Good earned an Honorable Mention...