Stories from Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Lois Marie Stinnett, 82, Walker, Mo., passed away on Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, at her home in Walker, following a lengthy illness. She was born on June 28, 1929, in Nevada, to Codie William Martin and Mildred Vera Souders Martin. Lois grew up in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1947. ...

Seth and Katie Crawford of Nevada are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Cambria Peony Sue Crawford. Cambria was born at 2:26 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 19 inches...

Drew and Bethany Liles of Richards, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Josie Dianne Liles. Josie was born at 5:25 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 18 and 3/4 inches...

Brandon and Mandy Swink of Sheldon, Mo., and older siblings Mahalia and Brady are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Bryson Andrew Swink. Bryson was born Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

Everyone is familiar with the Fourth Amendment protections from unreasonable search and seizures in the case of criminal issues, Becky Blake, Willams & Campo P.C., told the Nevada City Council during their meeting last night. "The Supreme Court has held that the Fourth Amendment also applies to administrative context as well as criminal," she said...

Vernon County commissioners on Tuesday heard a Sheldon man say speed limits are needed on gravel roads to brake speeding drivers. Larry Fowler, who lives three miles north of Sheldon, called on the court to follow suit with Warren County, Mo., west of St. Louis, and set limits at 30 mph on gravel roads and 40 on blacktops...

James Larsen, left, and Dale Lovell, both of Nevada, look over the damages from their 5 p.m. Tuesday collision in the 100 block of East Austin Boulevard. Larsen was driving an eastbound 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 and Lovell an eastbound 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The accident was investigated by Nevada Police Officer Thomas Dunham...

Bruce Rogers (left) and Adam Dean hold the Remington Versa Max 12 gauge shotgun that is being given away in a drawing by the National Wild Turkey Federation and Ducks Unlimited as part of the JAKES and Greenwing event at the Elks Lake, north of Compton Junction, on Saturday, Sept. ...

Children of both the Rinehart and Simmons families of Nevada, Mo., participated in the local Bible Bee held Aug. 27 at the First Baptist Church of Osceola, Mo., one of 128 "local" events. Their children were among the 5,654 contestants who competed in these events across the nation on that same day...

Nevada Daily Mail HARRISONVILLE--Alexa Cubbage and Jessica DeCocq accounted for the only win of the night for the Nevada High School tennis team on Monday. Harrisonville defeated Nevada 8-1. Cubbage and DeCocq won the number-two doubles match 8-0 over Victoria Bostic and Madison Kusmec...

Nevada Daily Mail CARTHAGE -- Olivia Culbertson's three-run home run and Christian Novak's shutout propelled the Nevada High School softball team past Carthage 7-0 on Monday. Nevada improves to 13-2 on the season with the victory. A junior, Novak struck out 10 and allowed just four hits in the victory...

By Jason Peake Daily Mail Sports Editor NEVADA -- With a new coach and a new system, it's safe to assume there will be some early growing pains for any team. For the Nevada High School football team, those growing pains seem to be over. The Tigers have now won two-straight games, with victories over East Newton and Springfield Central...

By Jason Peake Daily Mail Sports Editor NEVADA-- This is the team Ashley Thoreson has been waiting for. Fired up from the start and solid overall, the Nevada High School volleyball team defeated Carl Junction in two-straight sets on Tuesday night, winning 26-24, 25-17...