Stories from Thursday, January 26, 2012

Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan announced Wednesday that the Nevada Public Library received a Summer Library Program Grant in the amount of $4,502. The grant will be used to offer an eight-week reading program for children, teens and senior citizens in order to maintain and improve reading skills and further a love of books...

Just a few hours after the Western Missouri 911 Dispatch Center Director Richard Roark and Chairman of the Board J.D. Kehrman approached the Vernon County commission "hat in hand" seeking assistance with a projected budget shortfall for the center, Roark discovered several thousand dollars of extra money in a line item of his budget...

Miss Missouri Sydney Friar will be the featured entertainment at the Miss Cedar County/Miss Southwest Missouri Pageant, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, in the El Dorado Springs Middle School gym. The pageants' theme, "Dream On" is taken from Sydney's Miss America talent presentation, "Dream On" by Aerosmith. ...

Mary Lou Keyser, 74, of Indianola, Iowa, died suddenly Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, at home. She was born March 24, 1937, to William Oran and Iona Harrell McGregor in Detroit, Mich. Mary Lou graduated from Denby High School in Detroit, Baptist Missionary Training School in Chicago, and Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City. ...

Marvin Chrisenberry, 61, Nevada, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at his residence following a sudden illness. He was born Jan. 30, 1950, in Nevada, to Gordon Harold Chrisenberry and Pauline Sue Saathoff Chrisenberry. Marvin was a lifelong resident of Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1968. He spent 18 years working for Dirt Works, in Walker, Mo., building race cars. He had worked for Precision Machined Parts in Nevada for the past year, recently retiring in 2012...

Ora E. Myers, 104, Nevada, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at Christian Health Care in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born June 30, 1907, in Adrian, Mo., to Robert Lee Duke and Martha Ann Haggard Duke. She was first married to Harry Stark and later to Raymond Myers and both spouses preceded her in death...

Jacob and Cindi Williams of Schell City, Mo., and older sisters Sadie Vincent and Lucy Williams, and older brother Levi Vincent, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Avery Lynn Williams. Avery was born at 8:27 a.m., Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 19 and 3/4 inches...

The Nevada Middle School's eighth grade "A" boys basketball team defeated archrival El Dorado Springs 27-17 on Tuesday night. Chaden Brandt and Levi Palmer paced the Tigers with eight points apiece. On Monday, the eighth grade A team lost to Lamar 36-22. Palmer scored seven points. The B team lost to Lamar, as the hosts won 24-17...

Cottey basketball notebook

By Jason Peake Daily Mail Sports Editor NEVADA -- Joplin outscored Raymore-Peculiar 10-4 in the extra session to earn a 50-44 overtime victory on Wednesday at the Nevada Lady Tiger Classic. Joplin's Tylan Martin tied the game with five seconds left in regulation with a three-pointer from the top of the key...

Nevada girls beat Liberal 41-38

Jan. 5 Timothy McCullick was arrested for theft/stealing. Bond is $1,000. Chaz Rivard was arrested for third degree domestic assault. Bond is $5,500. James Fountain was released to Bates County. Donald Kegerries was released on $1,000 bond. Daniel McCullough was released to the Department of Corrections...

Nevada Regional Technical Center hosts seven-team competition.