Stories from Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Cecil Edward Waite, 87, passed away Feb. 13, 2012. Visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 16, at Muehlebach Funeral Home, 6800 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services will follow the visitation at 11 a.m. Graveside services and interment will be at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, at Newton Burial Park, Nevada, Mo. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Boy Scouts Heart of America Council, 10210 Holmes Rd., Kansas City, MO 64131...

Steve and Amber Cain of Richards, Mo., and older siblings, Clara and Gus, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Heidi Mae Ruth Cain. Heidi was born at 11:35 a.m., Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

Angel Claypool and Seth Dowty of Nevada, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Sophie Grace Dowty. Sophie was born at 1:08 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

Feb. 3 Nichole M. Jeffries, Lamar, Mo., expired license plate, no proof of insurance. George L. Johnson, Nevada, speeding 42/30, no proof of insurance, failure to transfer plates, expired drivers license. Kimberly A. Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo., expired license plate...

Last year, there were 1,709 tornadoes in the United States. On Sunday, May 22, 2011, an EF-5 tornado hit the city of Joplin, Mo., leaving an estimated 157 people dead. According to the National Weather Service, the Joplin tornado is the deadliest single tornado since modern recordkeeping began in 1950 and is ranked as the seventh deadliest in U.S. history...

The local Wonderful Animals Giving Support group will hold evaluations for animals and their handlers wishing to become Pet Partners for the Delta Society. This national group registers domestic animals and their handlers to be used as therapy animals in a variety of settings...

Four-year-old Dennis Lee Hail, Nevada Head Start student, presents a plaque to Nevada City Manager JD Kehrman during the Feb. 7 city council meeting in appreciation of the time he devotes each week to reading to the Head Start children. Tara McFarland, Head Start, told the council that Kehrman is always greeted by excited cries of "Mr. ...

HUME -- Six years ago, Hume schools were put on provisional accreditation by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for their students' alarmingly bad test performances. Now the bright side of the coin is up as the Bates County R-8 District has for the first time in its history earned a "Distinction in Performance" award for its 2011 end-of-course and Missouri Assessment Program scores...

Nevada Daily Mail HARRISON, Ark. -- The Cottey College basketball team fell to 6-12 on the season with an 80-56 loss to North Ark Community College on Saturday. North Ark jumped out to a 40-27 lead by halftime. The second half was nearly identical, as North Ark outscored Cottey 40-29...

Nevada Daily Mail WEBB CITY -- A 19-point lead in the third quarter wasn't quite enough for the Nevada High School girls basketball team. Nevada's girls suffered a heartbreaking 65-58 overtime loss on Tuesday night in Webb City, as the Cardinals rallied late for a come-from-behind win...

Nevada boys use big second half in 62-4 win over Springfield Central

Nevada Daily Mail SHELDON -- Sheldon won both games of a basketball doubleheader on Tuesday against Bronaugh. The Sheldon girls cruised to a 53-16 win. Erica Conner and Alesha Laning scored 18 points apiece for the Panthers. The girls are now 13-10...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Middle School seventh grade boys basketball team defeated McDonald County 46-30 on Tuesday at the Tri-County Tournament. Matt Sommer scored 23 for Nevada and Patrick Ferry added 12. Coach Robert Miner said his team will play a doubleheader tonight. Nevada plays Neosho at 5 p.m. in the semifinals. If the Tigers win, they'll play in the title game. If the team loses in the semis, they'll play for third...

Police have arrested a man for striking a 30-year-old female companion after a night of heavy drinking in the 200 block of N. Lynn. Police Sgt. Steve Bastow reported that the suspect, Richard Ward Rickus, recently moved to Nevada from southeast Missouri, where he originally registered as a sex offender...