Way to go Deputy Nay!

I would like to give a shout out to Vernon County Deputy Melvin Nay. I received a compliment from a citizen that was impressed with how friendly and polite he was when speaking to him at a gas station last week.

This demonstrates the professionalism and courtesy expected from our staff when interacting with our citizens. Great job Deputy Nay and keep up the good work!

-Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher

Structure fire in Nevada

On March 7th around 8:00 p.m. the Nevada Fire Department was called out to a structure fire at the property of Larry Robinson Jr. which is located at 817 N. Commercial Street in Nevada.

The Nevada Fire Department says they were alerted by neighbors by neighbors. When firefighters arrived they found a fire on the back side of the house that also made its way into the attic before they were able to extinguish the fire.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation and no injuries were reported. Fire crews were on scene around 2 hours.

Courtesy of Nevada Fire Chief Troy Denney 

Obituary - Norma Dayringer

Norma Ileen Dayringer, age 76, of Nevada, MO, passed away Saturday March 8, 2022, at Medicalodge, Nevada, MO, after a long illness.

Norma was born September 26, 1945 in Nevada, MO to Frank Vincente and Mary Ellen (Little) Nunez. She graduated Nevada High School and worked for 35 years at LaBarge Electronics in Joplin, MO. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Nevada, MO and enjoyed crocheting, reading romance novels, playing bingo, and doing crafts.

Surviving her include a son, Scott Dayringer, Nevada, MO; one brother Joseph (Dana) Nunez, Kansas City, MO; one sister, Martha Tipling, Wheatland, MO; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Preceding her in death were her parents, four brothers, Francis Nunez, Robert Nunez, Donald Nunez, and James Nunez; four sister, Angelina Geary, Mary Gillespie, Margreat Bolser, and Teresa Hauss.

The funeral service will be Friday, 2:00 p.m., March 11, 2022, at Ferry Funeral Home with burial to follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Nevada, MO.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Mt. Calvary Cemetery with the funeral home serving as custodian.

Kenney named 2022 Outstanding Assistant Principal

Congratulations to Henry Elementary School assistant principal, Jake Kenney. Jake has been recognized by the Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals (MAESP), as a 2022 Outstanding Assistant Principal. 

This award recognizes 11 assistant principals in the state of Missouri and the excellent work they are doing in their schools. 

These assistant principals are committed to supporting excellence in their schools, are involved in helping to develop programs to meet the needs of all students, and form strong relationships with parents, staff, and the overall community.

This is Mr. Kenney's 16th year in education, 12 of those here in the Clinton School District, where he has been the assistant principal at Henry Elementary for the past eight school years.

Help us congratulate Mr. Kenney on this well-deserved honor!

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Missouri Statewide Tornado Drill 2022

TOMORROW AT 10 a.m., Missouri holds the statewide tornado drill. U.S. National Weather Service radios set to receive the Routine Weekly Tests (RWTs) will alert listeners that the tornado drill has begun. Outdoor warning sirens will also sound across participating communities in Missouri. 

At that time, participants should practice taking cover in their designated shelter. More info at https://stormaware.mo.gov/statewide-tornado-drill/.

Obituary - Carole Lee Krewson

Carole Lee Krewson, age 79 of Clinton, Missouri, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022 at Foxwood Springs Care Center in Raymore, Missouri. Funeral Services for Carole will be held Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, Clinton, Missouri. 

Family will receive friends from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Wednesday at the chapel. Burial will follow at the Englewood Cemetery, Clinton, Missouri. Family suggests memorials to the Clinton Community Center and can be left in care of the funeral home.

Carole Krewson was born on April 7, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri to Bennie and Helen Crowder. Carole grew up in the Deepwater/Brownington, Missouri area. She married Jesse Krewson on December 12, 1964.

Carole worked for Rival Manufacturing in Clinton, Missouri for more than 20 years before retiring in 2000. Carole enjoyed reading, flowers, gardening, collecting things and watching baseball.

Carole is survived by her son Benny (Jessica) Krewson of Clinton, Missouri, and stepchildren: Jessie Lee Krewson and family of Oklahoma, Phyllis Milstead and family of Oklahoma, James (Jennifer) Krewson and family of Oklahoma, sisters: Shirley (Joe) Schmidt and family of Clinton, Missouri, Linda (Gil) Hamling and family of Clinton, Missouri, sister-in-law, Helen Roskop and family, 2 grandsons: Jordan (Morgan) of Harrisonville, Missouri, Lucas of Clinton, Missouri and one future great grandson, Oliver of Harrisonville, Missouri.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri

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The Museum Minute: 16 Inches of Snow

 

Courtesy of the Bates County Museum 802 Elks Drive, Butler Mo 64730 (660) 679-0134

Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of March 9

 1882 The Ohio Methodist Episcopal Church installs an electric light, Butler.

1882 West Butler is now an incorporated town by action of the Bates County Court.

1910 Civil Engineer James Clark of Nevada and G.P. Wyatt of Butler establish the grade for the Butler square & are making an estimate to pave it with vitrified brick.

1919 The Midwest Telephone Company open for business in the old Methodist Church, north of the In Hotel (later became United Telephone), Butler.

1921 Deputy Sheriff Bradley places a man named Butler in jail, who says there is a plot to assassinate the President. It is found he is an escapee from some asylum.

1923 Fire damages the Joe Meyer men’s clothing store, East side of the Butler square (former Levy’s men’s department location).

1945 Playing at Booth Theater in Rich Hill “Billy the Kid in Western Cyclone”.

1951 The Foster Saddle Club holds its first meeting at the Foster Opera House, with 14 attending.

1960 A total of 16 inches of snow is on the ground, six falling yesterday, in Bates County.

1979 A television crew from Kansas City is in Butler filming clips of Birdie White, 95, for Farmland Industries for a showing at a later date.

1992 About 12:30 pm a stranger conducts a one-man robbery of the Bank of Amsterdam. Angela Cumpton fills the robber’s bag with approximately $4,000 as he holds a gun on her.