Stories from Friday, November 16, 2012

By Eric Wade Nevada Daily Mail Confidence. In high school sports in general, but especially in girls' sports, it can be the most difficult thing to come by, yet at the same time, the single most important key to success. This year's Nevada Lady Tigers basketball has plenty of reasons to lack confidence after losing two key players to last year's graduation in Tiffani Long and Bailey Harbit, injuries to key returning players and what many would consider low overall numbers, but head coach Brent Bartlett said his squad hasn't let any of that get to them. ...

Erma Lorene VanEvery, 90, died on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, at Oakridge Nursing Home, Plattsburg, Mo. She was born on July 22, 1922, in California, Mo., to Martin Monroe and Winnie Karr. On July 4, 1945, she married Edward VanEvery who preceded her in death on Sept. 20, 2001...

November 3 Jesse L.W. Stufflebeam, Mulberry, Kan., expired license plate, driving while suspended. November 6 Dakota R. Chadd, Nevada, leaving scene of accident. Pamela J. Coss, Oronogo, Mo., speeding 28/15. Kathleen J. Gaylord, El Dorado Springs, Mo., speeding 28/15...

November 12 There was a report of a theft in the 500 block of West Highland Avenue. A women's wallet containing cash was reported stolen from a business reception area. November 14 3:53 p.m.: An accident occurred at U.S. 54 and Business 71 highways involving an SUV driven by Sheryl D. Sullivan, Nevada, and a truck driven by Eric S. Caldwell, Nevada. No injuries were reported...

This year marked the debut of new federal requirements for school lunches and Janie Duffy, OPAA! food management, told the Nevada R-5 Board of Education Wednesday night that under the new rules there are five meal components: meat or meat substitute, grain, fruits, vegetables and milk. She said that each student maychoose to skip two components, however, they must have one-half cup of a fruit or vegetable or a combination of the two...

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail Nevada's first father/daughter ball will be held in February. It's a chance for young ladies in the area to experience what it's like to be treated like a princess and to spend quality time with a male role model -- either their father or another male role model with whom they attend the event...

By Neoma Foreman Special to the Daily Mail Schell City native Shannon Gray, a senior at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, donated a month of her life to the people of China and came home with a new understanding of life. "China is an incredible country, full of things I could never have imagined in my entire life. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The judges have spoken, and winners of the Nevada Middle School Seventh and Eighth Grade Science Expo have been announced. Judging took place Nov. 14-15; and parent viewing was held Thursday evening. Awards will be presented during a school assembly, today, according to eighth grade science teacher Angie Landoll...

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail "That's my son," said Kenya Storm, gesturing proudly toward the photo prominently displayed on the counter at her local business, Body Works spa in Nevada. A young man with a somber expression, clad in a U.S. Army uniform, looks out of the photo with a seeming maturity beyond his years...

Nevada Daily Mail publisher I'm glad to be here -- to be a part of the Nevada Daily Mail and our related products and operations. It's great to be a part of a group of people committed to being the best they can be and to doing everything we can to serve the public...