Stories from Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Amanda Fritts and Blake Shaw, of Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Catelyn Grace Shaw. Catelyn was born at 8:10 a.m., on May 10, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 9 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 20 3/4 inches...

Cassie and Jeremy Bray, of Sheldon, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Jeremy Dalton Bray. Jeremy was born at 12:59 p.m., on May 14, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 21 inches. Maternal grandparents are Mary Coon, of Sheldon, and Craig Coon, of Winfield, Kan. Maternal great-grandparents are Earnest and Bonnie Hensley, of Winfield, Kan., and Alice Rives, of Lamar...

Rex Norman Spall, 59, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Saturday, May 15, 2010, at Barton County Memorial Hospital in Lamar following a brief illness. He was born July 28, 1950, in Detroit, Mich....

Rodney Wayne Wright, 45, Nevada, passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2010, at his home in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. He was born Aug. 1, 1964, in Nevada, to Lewis Glenn Wright Jr. and Sharon Kay Mulkins Wright. Rodney attended schools in Sheldon, Metz, and graduated from Nevada High School in 1982. ...

Makenzie Melton, a third grade student from El Dorado Springs R-2 School District has been named a regional winner in the 2010 Doodle 4 Google Competition. Makenzie was chosen as the kindergarten through third grade winner from this region. There were 33,000 nationwide entries. Melton will join 39 other U.S. students from the four grade levels and six regions as they celebrate their win and find out who the national winner is in a special ceremony in New York City...

On Aug. 3 Nevada voters will have a chance to tell the city whether they want to continue the street improvement program for another five years or bring it to a halt when the current transportation sales tax expires. Tuesday night, at the recommendation of City Manager JD Kehrman, the Nevada City Council voted 5-0 to turn down a permanent transportation sales tax and in turn voted 5-0 to pass on first and second readings an emergency ordinance putting a one-half cent transportation with a five-year sunset on the Aug. ...

Bushwhacker Days is just around the corner, and the Bushwhacker Days Entertainment Committee is currently scheduling its Wednesday Night "Songfest of Celebration" and Thursday Night "Local Legends-Past, Present, and Future" lineup. It's the 46th year for the annual celebration, held each year in June. ...

By Eric Wade Nevada Daily Mail First district tournament win in seven seasons? Make that two. Following a strong performance in opening round play against the Patriots of East Newton, the Nevada Tigers varsity baseball team got into action against a familiar foe in the Mountaineers of Mount Vernon at the Seneca Baseball and Softball Complex Tuesday. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Tiger golfers Joseph Ferry and Alex Christensen were still alive Tuesday in the Missouri Class 3 state tournament on the Island Ridge course at Republic. Westminster Christian's Kevin Bell, the 2008 Class 3 state champion, held Monday's best round with a 70. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tiger football coaching staff is offering summer camps to boys entering grades three through 12. For boys entering grades three through eight, camp we have a three-day camp beginning Wednesday, July 21. The cost of camp is $25 and includes instruction from the Nevada Tiger Football coaching staff and includes a camp T-shirt. For third- through sixth-graders camp will be 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m...

On March 24 there were reports of people showing up at hospitals and doctors offices expecting free health care. They were expecting the free care, because the day before President Obama had signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590). After all, these folks had been hearing about all of the benefits they were going to receive as a result of the reform in health care...