Stories from Friday, December 21, 2012

Clarice L. Hardin, 73, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born Aug. 26, 1939, in Moundville, W.Va., to Jack DuVall and Mary Flanagan DuVall. She married Larry Hardin on April 4, 1984, in Las Vegas, Nev., and he survives of the home...

Nevada Daily Mail publisher Everyone has a favorite Christmas memory. It can be something simple, like sharing a moment with loved ones no longer present. It can be the times we spend with our family and friends during this holiday time. It can be attending the performances of Christmas plays or concerts at our school...

Dear Editor: "Earlier this year a young woman came to my room and expressed interest in our girls' swim team. She was very respectful, eager, and polite. She took down the dates I offered and started to leave, hesitated, and came back to my desk. She told me that she lived at Heartland West and waited for my reaction. ...

Dear Editor: Are the lawmakers for the people who elected them -- or -- those who govern them? I was glad to hear that some action was taken in Michigan to put guns in schools and daycare centers, etc., but alas, their governor doesn't seem to care about saving our children, teachers, etc. Maybe they should veto him...

By Eric Wade Nevada Daily Mail For the second consecutive night, a Nevada High School basketball team earned a victory by more points than the opposition scored. On Wednesday, head coach Brent Bartlett's Lady Tigers did it in the Harrisonville Holiday Tournament when they took third place with a 51-24 drubbing of O'Hara High School and head coach John McNeley's Tigers followed that up with a home victory over Monett Thursday by an even more dominant, 60-27 margin...

Well, it looks like miracles really do happen. As I'm sure all NFL fans know by now, Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia on Sept. 26, three days after the Colts lost at home to the Jaguars of Jacksonville. That game on Sept. ...

By James R. Campbell Nevada Daily Mail A felony case involving 21 counts of forgery against Sheldon Mayor Robert "Rob" Sewell has been dismissed. A clerk in the 28th Circuit Court Clerk's Office told the Daily Mail Thursday that Vernon County Prosecuting Attorney Lynn M. Ewing III had dismissed the case...

By James R. Campbell Nevada Daily Mail You'd be unlikely to guess that Dr. David Stephens was a hardheaded boy who had trouble at school, testing his parents' patience and tempting some teachers to give up on him. He decided he didn't like school in the fifth grade at Carl Junction and showed it with three years of bad attitude before an eighth grade math teacher turned him around to the extent that he ended up earning three degrees and becoming superintendent of Nevada's R-5 School District...

Gary Streiner, left, and Paul Rhodes, right, separate the boys and girls toys in preparation for the American Legion Leon Ogier Post No. 2 91st annual Veteran's Toys for Kids and Underprivileged program to be held Christmas morning at 10 at the Legion hall, 402 E. Cherry. They will also be holding a free traditional Christmas dinner at noon for anyone who needs a meal or does not want to eat alone...

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail Four teams, a total of seven students, in Brian Leonard's Industrial Technology class at Nevada High School fine-tuned their projects Thursday afternoon, each hoping their marble roller coaster design would win them the top slot in a race to be the slowest...

Nevada Daily Mail Beekeepers in the Joplin Area Beekeepers Association and University of Missouri Extension are helping to organize a local beekeeping group for the Western Missouri area. The meeting is planned for Jan. 8, at 6:30 p.m., at the Vernon County fairgrounds in Nevada. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Government offices in the Nevada area will be closed both Monday and Tuesday for the Christmas holiday. City of Nevada offices, including city hall, 110 S. Ash, will be closed from 5 p.m., Friday, until 8 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 26. The Vernon County Courthouse and other government offices also will be closed Monday and Tuesday...

Hi neighbors. Christmas is just around the corner and I hope you have your shopping done and can sit down and have a cup of coffee before the visitors start showing up. How many of you will be headed "over the river and through the woods" to visit Grandma's house?...

The new Alternative Methods Portion of the deer season started last Saturday and continues through Christmas; and the Late Youth Portion will run the weekend of Dec. 29-30. Waterfowl seasons are going strong; and quail, rabbit and squirrel seasons are in full swing. Fishing is holding up, too; so it's easy to see why many outdoorsmen haven't given Christmas shopping a second thought. But it's not too late!...

Herald-Tribune Helping build and maintain a foundation for the varsity, the junior varsity basketball team provides needed experience and an opportunity for players to work on their game. Nevada's JV boys, coached by Neil Barnes, have won four of their seven games thus far, while making those strides...

Herald-Tribune Walker, Mo. -- The Northeast Vernon County Lady Knights held off a late rally by Bronaugh's basketball girls to capture a 44-40 victory Thursday night. The Knights had built a 13-point lead by the end of the third quarter before the visitors closed to 6 in the first two minutes of the final frame...

Herald-Tribune WEBB CITY, Mo. -- The Webb City Cardinals and the Clinton Cardinals entered Thursday night's wrestling triangular at Webb City High School with revenge on their minds and that was exactly what they got as head coach Devin White's squad lost both duals despite strong performances by several of Nevada's wrestlers...

Herald-Tribune Bronaugh Wildcat senior Patrick Hallam broke the 1,000-point barrier Thursday night in a fast-paced game in which senior teammate Blake Hudson fired in 30 points to lead all scorers as visiting Bronaugh steadily pulled away against conference rival Northeast Vernon County Thursday night...