Stories from Thursday, September 13, 2012

Eric William "Bill" Skouby, 78, of Iberia, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center in Nevada. He was born in Hadley, on June 11, 1934, son of the late Charles I. and Margaret (Cassel) Skouby. On June 14, 1959, Bill married Brenda Lee Woodruff, who survives at their home...

Nevada Daily Mail A fun-filled day featuring kids games, horseshoe pitching, bingo, craft booths, "hillbilly golf" -- each scheduled for all day, beginning at 10:30 a.m. -- and more, is planned in Richards, Sept. 15. The annual Richards Day Picnic also features several early morning events. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The annual Walker Fun Days festival will be held this weekend, beginning with set-up at 4 p.m., Friday Sept. 14, and will conclude on Sunday, Sept. 16, at 10 a.m. Many events are to take place during the festival, including an ice cream social hosted by Walker alumni in the Walker Pavilion, at 6 p.m., Friday. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The 56th annual Prairie Days celebration is scheduled in Liberal, Mo., Sept. 14-15. This year's festivities will feature a horse pull on Friday night in the north city park. The Liberal Area Civic Group will have an ice cream freeze-off at 6 p.m, with the ice cream to be served at the horse pull. To facilitate judging, the ice cream must be there by 6 p.m. The ice cream will be sold at the horse pull...

Nevada Daily Mail Dorothy "Dot" Maver, Ph.D., will be the first speaker of the year in the Distinguished Speaker Series, sponsored by Cottey's Institute for Women's Leadership and Social Responsibility, and will offer an address titled, "The Leadership of Women as Peacebuilders." She will speak at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 18, in the Missouri Recital Hall of the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail When the Nevada R-5 Board of Education decided to make improvements to district facilities, one of the first items on the list was to put a new "pitched" roof on Wynn Gymnasium, in an effort to solve what had become a persistent problem with leaks; and they hoped it would be done in a way that would cause few problems with planned usage. ...

Story and photos by Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail A woman can do and be many things; and at the Girl emPOWERment kick-off dinner Tuesday evening at Nevada Middle School, sixth grade girls got a peek into the world of one woman in an unusual field dominated by men -- falconry...

Everyone needs to have some moments to remember that are especially meaningful. I certainly have had my share in recent days. I have been able to experience love and concern in a very tangible way through acts of kindness and support. The best part of it all is that I could feel love through all the events that happened...

El Dorado Springs Dawg Pack staff Bulldogs vs. Liberators The middle school football teams started their season on Thursday, Sept. 6, in a home game against a much larger Bolivar Liberator team. Coach Tim Dade admitted that competing against a 4A school was a hard way to begin the season. ...

Nevada Daily Mail MIAMI, Okla. -- The Cottey College Comets volleyball team went out on the road Wednesday and put on what head coach Marla Kannady Foreman called a "very disappointing" performance. Against a Northeast Oklahoma roster full of almost all sophomores, the Comets appeared to be simply overwhelmed and ultimately lost the match in three sets by the final scores of 25-8, 25-10 and 25-16. ...

Nevada Daily Mail HUME, Mo. -- The Hume Lady Hornets junior volleyball team put on a strong performance Tuesday as they took on Northeast Vernon County. In the varsity contest, the Lady Hornets, who have just two starters with varsity experience, pulled away early and never looked back. The Lady Hornets took the opening set by a final score of 25-12 and held on to close out the match, taking the second set by the same score...

Nevada Daily Mail ANDERSON, Mo. -- The Nevada Lady Tigers got back into action Thursday night, continuing their week-long road series as they took on the Lady Mustangs of McDonald County High School. Despite cloudy skies and light rainfall, the Lady Tigers worked their way through to a 6-3 win...