Stories from Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Two Lunch and Learn events are slated for June in the mezzanine conference room at Nevada Regional Medical Center: Friday, June 17, noon-1 p.m., Sonja Albright, FNP, will speak on "Attention Deficit Disorder." The events are free to attend. Lunch is available for $3 or attendees may bring lunch...

Some 300 cowboys and cowgirls will demonstrate their skills in the 20th Annual Vernon County Youth Fair Board Rodeo at 8 p.m., Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the Vernon County fairgrounds Centennial Park Arena. Sanctioned by the American Cowboys Rodeo and Missouri Rodeo Cowboys associations, the event will also feature Saturday night crownings of the rodeo princess and queen...

State Rep. Barney Fisher, left, Alvin Mohlfield, American Legion Commander, John Driskill, VFW Commander and the Rev. Bill Smith, Deerfield Church of God, salute the flag. Fisher told those assembled for the annual Memorial Day ceremony on the northeast corner of the Vernon County Courthouse lawn that as long as we have young men and women willing to give their lives, we will have our freedom...

JOPLIN, Mo. -- He spoke for just 16 minutes; but President Barack Obama's message was clear Sunday: Joplin residents are not alone on the road to recovery from the May 22 tornado. Area residents put aside personal politics, filling The Taylor Performing Arts Center with thunderous applause as Obama entered the room to take his seat at the Joplin Community Memorial Service...

Robert William Poyner, 87, Richards, Mo., died Sunday, May 29, 2011, at Fort Scott Manor, Fort Scott, Kan., after an illness of a few months. He was born Nov. 1, 1923, in Richards, Mo., the son of Leo (Buzz) Poyner and Elsie Pearl Burris Poyner. On Aug. 8, 1948, he married Grace A. Smith in El Dorado Springs, Mo., and she preceded him in death Dec. 15, 1981. On Sept. 9, 1982, he married Veta F. Villers in Richards, Mo., and she preceded him in death May 3, 1995...

Jack Clifford Roulston-Wilcoxen, 68, of Nevada, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011, in Missouri Rehabilitation Center, Mt. Vernon, Mo. He was born Jan. 25, 1943, in El Dorado, Kan., the son of Mary (Hedrick) Roulston Etter, who preceded him in death...

Irvin Levi Blanchard, 80, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on May 28, 2011, at Barton County Memorial Hospital, after a short illness. Irvin was born Nov. 3, 1930, to Ezra and Isabell (Spoon) Blanchard at Oakton, Mo. He moved from the Blue School area to the Sheldon area in 1948. He graduated from Sheldon High School. He was a Korean War veteran...

William Everett "Bill" Bailey, 85, of Schell City, Mo., the son of Willie and Rabie Anna (Dixon) Bailey, was born June 16, 1925, in Rockville, Mo., and passed from this life at 2:30 a.m., Sunday, May 29, 2011, at his home. Bill started school in a one-room schoolhouse just north of Rockville, but soon moved along with his family to Schell City, Mo...

Born near Rockville, Mo., on Oct. 25, 1926, B.D. was the only child of William C. "Dick" Dickbreder and Sadie Lee Chastain. He passed away at his home early May 23 from complications of COPD. The family moved to Schell City while he was a baby, and he has lived his entire life in the Schell City community, graduating from Schell City High School in 1944...

Cedar and Jennifer Zermeņo of Nevada and older brother Dominic, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, William (Will) Enrique Zermeņo. Will was born at 4:37 a.m., Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and measured 19 inches...

The Nevada Red Sox AAA team swept a double header with the Neosho Wildcats Friday night, winning the first game 15-7 and the second 6-1. The winning pitcher for the Red Sox in the first game was Bubba Banes, going four innings and allowing three hits and four runs. The Red Sox had 12 hits, with Caelab Kauffman and Trey Barger getting home runs and Barger getting four RBI's...

Created in November of 2001, the Kelly Bradham Newcomer Award is presented to the athlete that has made the most significant contribution as a first-time letterman of any varsity athletic team at Nevada High School for the current school year. The award is dedicated to the memory of longtime Nevada Daily Mail Sports Editor Kelly Bradham, who died in 2008...

Created in November of 2001, the Kelly Bradham Newcomer Award is presented to the athlete that has made the most significant contribution as a first-time letterman of any varsity athletic team at Nevada High School for the current school year. The award is dedicated to the memory of longtime Nevada Daily Mail Sports Editor Kelly Bradham who passed away in 2008...