Stories from Thursday, December 1, 2011

George Nicholas (Gobb) Bragg Sr., 65, passed away Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, due to a brain aneurysm. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 1, at The Way Church in Newton, with the Rev. Joe Kent officiating. Burial will be at Newton Memorial Park Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the church starting at 10 a.m., Thursday, until service time. Memorials in George's name may be left at the funeral home or church...

Karen Pippins, daughter of the late Alta Phillips Gordon and Kyle Gordon, was born on March 31, 1957, in Nevada, Mo., and died on Nov. 19, 2011, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., at the age of 54. Mrs. Pippins was a retired teacher in the Dexter Public School System for 30 years. ...

Dorcas C. Noble, 81, Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, at Christian Health Care in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born Jan. 7, 1930, in Nevada, to William H. Clark and Lucy C. Latta Clark. She married Glen G. Noble on May 21, 1949, in Walker, Mo., and he survives of the home...

Nevada Daily Mail The Sheldon High School basketball teams began the season on Tuesday night vs. Montrose. Montrose won the girls game 65-18, but Sheldon won the boys game 62-20. Eric Leavell scored 24 and Dustin Rhoades scored 13. Sheldon travels to Hume tonight...

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A Wednesday traffic crash near Hollister, Mo., in Taney County has left a 32-year-old Nevada man, Travis S. Miller with moderate injuries, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The accident occurred about 10:25 a.m., at the intersection of U.S. 65 Highway and 86 Highway about three miles south of Hollister...

New weight classes for wrestling in 2011-12

The Nevada/Vernon County Salvation Army is seeking volunteers to help out with this year's Shopping Spree, Dec. 3, at Wal-Mart. The shopping spree is an annual event for children or families who meet specific criteria. Eligible children are taken on a shopping spree with a volunteer and allowed to purchase gifts for their family. The child is given a chance to see Santa Claus and while the child is occupied with that, the volunteer purchases a gift for the child...

Cottey falls without starting point guard in lineup, Cruz scores 27

Have a holly jolly Christmas and vow to ward off car-hoppers this year. "What are car hoppers?" you might ask. Well, car hoppers are people who wander the streets and flip car-door handles in hopes that unsuspecting owners forgot to lock their doors. For thieves, this practice can result in some major pay-offs...

On Nov. 22, Fort Scott Police Department detectives took two juvenile males into custody, age 14 and 15, in connection with five home burglaries that took place in Fort Scott between September and November. One juvenile is from Bronaugh, Mo., and the other is from Fort Scott...

Three local citizens have been selected for recognition by the Missouri Police Chiefs' Association. MPCA Medal of Honor Two Nevada Police Officers will be awarded the MPCA Medal of Honor: Sgt Richard Burdick and officer David Henley. This award is presented to a law enforcement officer who performed an act of heroism in the face of personal injury and risk of his life or another, while showing not only courage but also professional judgment sometime between Dec. ...

Holiday light displays are setting the town aglow in Nevada each night. Jim Raney says it takes him two weeks to put up this display, which extends outside the limits of this photo on both sides; Raney puts up the lights at his home and for an elderly woman who lives next door. He adds to his display each year...

For anyone planning to welcome the "Remembering the Fallen" exhibit, it's on schedule and is expected to be at El Dorado Springs at 2:30 and should be in Nevada shortly before 3 p.m., today. The Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce is encouraging residents to line Austin and Ash waving flags...