Stories from Tuesday, September 13, 2011

The Nevada Daily-Mail MARSHFIELD -- The Nevada High School girls golf team was shorthanded, but still finished ninth at the Marshfield Tournament on Monday. Senior Morgan Turner led the Tigers with a 14th place finish at the invite. Turner shot a 93...

By Jason Peake Daily-Mail Sports Editor NEVADA -- Tiffani Long's blast off the top of the scoreboard sent everyone home early. A Nevada High School senior, Long hit a grand slam in the bottom of the fourth inning that put an exclamation point on a 17-0 win over East Newton on Saturday afternoon at Bushwhacker Field. The senior shortstop came to the plate with the bases loaded in the fourth with her team up 13-0...

By Jason Peake Daily-Mail Sports Editor NEVADA --Back-to-back home runs by Tiffani Long and Olivia Culbertson lifted the Nevada High School softball team to an 8-1 win over Monett on Monday afternoon at Bushwhacker Field. "The girls came in knowing that we needed to jump on them early," Nevada Coach Tammy Holcomb said. ...

By Jason Peake Daily-Mail Sports Editor After experiencing some long, quiet bus rides home the last couple of years, Friday's trip back was different for the Nevada Tigers. The Tigers were experiencing much different emotions on the bus ride home after pulling out a 22-17 come-from-behind victory over East Newton on Friday night in Granby...

Sallie Bet Howrey, 82, Nevada, passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, at Medicalodge of Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born Feb. 26, 1929, in Vernon County, Mo., to Emery Belcher and Edna Pearl Edmonds Belcher. Ms. Howrey was born and raised in Vernon County and spent most all of her life here. She worked for a time at the Nevada State Hospital, but was primarily a homemaker. Sallie loved to play bingo. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Nevada...

Sarah Virginia Maimer, 86, of Kansas City, Mo., passed away Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, at Kansas City Hospice House. Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 609 E. Chippewa St., Paola, Kan. Burial will be in the Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the mass from 10 -10:30 a.m. The rosary will be said at 10:30 a.m...

Beverly F. Pryor, 74, Nevada, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born May 7, 1937, in Sheldon, Mo., to Charlie Edward Crump and Alice Marie Gonterman Crump. She married James Edward Pryor on Aug. 8, 1953, in Nevada, and he preceded her in death on March 27, 2006...

Morris Franklin Maxon, 59, Nevada, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, at his home in Nevada, following an illness of several months. He was born Nov. 26, 1951, in Roger City, Mich., to Morris Franklin Maxson and Ruth Ella Strickland Maxson. He married Debbie Bloodgood on Dec. 19, 1970, in Kansas City, Kan., and she survives of the home...

Edward Clarence "Grandpa" Gustafson, 79, Sheldon, Mo., passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, at his residence, following an illness of several months. He was born Feb. 12, 1932, in South Chicago Heights, Ill., to Edward Walter Gustafson and Grace Mary Brown Gustafson. He was married Nov. 10, 1956, in Harvey, Ill., to Lela Mae Smith, and she preceded him in death Jan. 5, 2003...

Debora Gene Crites, 57, Nevada, passed away Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born Nov. 5, 1953, in Amarillo, Texas, to Lloyd Gene Crites and Helen Louise Williams Crites. Debora was born in Amarillo, Texas, and grew up in a variety of locales. She was a member of Celebrate Recovery. Her family and friends were very dear to her...

The 42nd Annual McGennis Youth Center Barbecue and Auction is set for Sunday, Sept. 25. Good food, good music and good times are the order of the day on that Sunday with activities for all ages. A special feature this year centers on the one-room schoolhouse at the Center. ...

Bronaugh School Board members heard a disappointing report on students' assessment tests, OK'd next spring's baccalaureate, graduation and senior trip schedule for 18 seniors and spent two hours in a closed session with a Kansas City attorney. Chaired by Chris Baker, the Sept. 8 meeting opened with BHS Counselor Bob Herbst passing out results of the R-7 school's latest Missouri Assessment Program and end of course tests...

After 10 years of deployments overseas and mobilizations at home, the Missouri National Guard is releasing a history of its units' activities. This deployment history report is a compilation of concise histories of Missouri National Guard unit mobilizations that was brought on by the events of Sept. 11, 2001, said Capt. Alan Brown, the Missouri National Guard's command historian...

Touring gallery will be in El Dorado Springs and Nevada next week, Sept. 19 - 23.

Dozens of community members, police officers, firefighters, the Nevada High School AFJRROTC color guard and other area officials came together on Sunday for a special memorial ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon; honoring those who lost their lives that day at those sites and on Flight 93, the flight in which passengers reclaimed the airliner from terrorists and crashed it in Pennsylvania with no live lost beyond those on the flight. ...