Stories from Thursday, October 15, 2009

Lewis B. Danley, Nevada, formerly of Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009, at Christian Healthcare, in Nevada, following a short illness. He was born Feb. 17, 1923, in Barton County, Mo., to Arthur Lee Danley and Elsie Pearl Livingston Danley...

Rebecca Renee "Becky" Johnson, 36, of Joplin, Mo., died at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, at her home, she had been in ill health for four years. She was born June 30, 1973, in Fort Scott, the daughter of James W. and Patricia A. Clubine Johnson...

Robert Earl Montague, age 69, passed away Monday, Oct. 12, 2009, at McCune Brooks Hospital, in Carthage. He was born Nov. 9, 1939, in Farmersberg, Ind., to Thomas "Earl" and Edna "Faye" (Watson) Montague. Rob served his country in three branches of service -- the Army, Navy and Air Force. He was part of the original Navy SEAL program, the development of the "Kit & Kaboodle" as he would say and three tours of duty in Vietnam...

Sanford D. Richards, age 85, of rural Walker, Mo., passed away on October 13, 2009, at St. John's Hospital in Joplin, Mo., after a lengthy battle with cancer. Sanford was born on Aug. 7, 1924, in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, to Julian Richards and Lela Mae Allison...

Deanna and Mike Womack, of Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Lilyan Melody Womack. Lilyan was born at 9:21 p.m., on Oct. 2, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 20 inches. Maternal grandfather is Greg Ferree, of Nevada. Maternal great-grandmother is Loraine Ferree, of Nevada...

Flu season is upon us, and Nevada Regional Medical Center's community education department wants to make sure local folks have the information to stay healthy, along with the facts about the H1N1 virus. To that end, NRMC is offering a Lunch and Learn with infection preventionist Sharron Johnson, Friday, Oct. 15, from noon to 1 p.m., in the mezzanine conference room at the hospital. The program is free and lunch is available for $5...

Filing for the 2010 city council election opened at 8 a.m., Oct. 13 and continues until 5 p.m., Nov. 17 at the City Hall. The general election for the one, three-year seat will be April 6, and if more than two candidates file for the seat currently held by Mayor Mike Hutchens, a primary will be held Feb. 2. Anyone wanting to file can contact Julie Lewis, city clerk, 110 S. Ash St., (417) 448-2700...

Do you need to clean out a bunch of stuff that has accumulated over the summer? Well, Nevada and Vernon County will be holding their annual county-wide fall clean-up day, from 8 a.m. until noon on Oct. 17, at the Nevada-Vernon County Recycling Center, 301 E. Colorado St. and at the Public Works Department, 501 S. Jefferson St...

EcoStorm, a team of seven students from the Nevada Middle School eighth grade Action Class will compete in the third annual Lexus Eco Challenge, a national contest that encourages middle and high school students to develop and implement environmental programs that positively impact their communities. The team consists of Gage Bristow, Luke Christensen, Mackenzie Gallagher, Connor Harbit, Valerie Rainey, and Hesston Whitley...

When Norman Conard's history class at Uniontown, Kan., began an extra-curricular project in 1999, they discovered an incredible story that has led to worldwide exposure. Jessica Ripper and Megan Felt told that story at the Vernon County Historical meeting Oct. 11, at the Bushwhacker Museum, titled, "Life in a Jar"...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Sunday, Oct. 18, the Anchor Fellowship, 625 S. Pine Street, will host a missionary who has dedicated his life to taking the Gospel throughout Mexico. Larry Myers founded Mexico Ministries in 1978 after more than a decade pastoring congregations in Texas...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Nevada's Public Safety Building, which houses the Police and Fire departments as well as the City Council chambers, has a problem with water leaking into the basement and making it unusable. A proposal to replace that building, at a cost of about $3 million, which is in the city's 2010 five-year Capital Improvement Budget, met with some resistance before the Nevada Planning Commission voted 8-0 Tuesday evening to approve the Capital Improvement Budget -- but did so with reservations about replacing the Public Safety Building.. ...

By Rusty Murry Nevada Daily Mail A break in the wet weather on Thursday gave employees of Kansas City Power & Light Company a chance to participate in the company's Renewable Energy from the Heart program by donating their time and skills to install the service box and connect the newest Habitat for Humanity house at 915 N. Oak to the city grid...

Delbert Readinger, 74, formerly of Fort Scott, more recently of Nevada, died Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 14, 2009, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center. The Rev. Darrin May will recite the Rosary at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. following the Rosary service...

Even for professional golfers, a feat such as a hole-in-one is a rare accomplishment. So much so, that in the 102-year history of the U.S. Open Championship, only 37 aces have been recorded. Typically only possible on a par-3 hole, the ace is defined as "when a player hits the ball directly from the tee into the cup with one shot." According the Golf Digest magazine, the odds of an amateur player hitting a hole-in-one range from 5,000-12,000-to-1...

"That was fun. We like that one." The Nevada Lady Tigers and head coach Becky Lowery took full advantage of their shot at revenge against the Lady Mustangs of McDonald County High School at Wynn Gymnasium Thursday night. Head coach Bev Goff's Lady Mustangs came into the night looking to repeat the performance that earned them a strong two-set victory in Anderson, Mo., on Oct. ...