Stories from Saturday, February 2, 2013

Wanda M. Turner, 85, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, at Truman Healthcare and Rehab, Lamar, Mo., following a short illness. She was born Jan. 10, 1928, in Wellsville, Mo., to Earl Smith and Nancy R. Davis Smith. She married Amos Delbert Turner on Sept. 21, 1955, in Wellsville, Mo. He preceded her in death on Dec. 25, 1983...

Delbert Lee "Bert" Mansfield, 81, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, at Barone Alzheimer Care Center in Nevada. He was born on Dec. 28, 1931, in Aberdeen, S.D., to Frank William Mansfield and Florence Hazel Washnok Mansfield. He married Janice Dell Cowherd on Nov. 26, 1960, in Bogard, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Vernon County lost a quiet man with a uniquely compelling presence on Jan. 25. James Harry "Jim" Bagley worked in the county clerk's office for 25 years and became the chief deputy and "go-to guy" for department heads and employees all over the courthouse, according to one of his best friends, Collector Phil Couch...

Nevada Daily Mail An El Dorado Springs, Mo. teen was injured in a single vehicle accident that occurred on the eastern edge of Vernon County at 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013. Deven K. Watkins, 16, was seriously injured when the 1998 Nissan 200SX he was driving westbound on Mission Rd. ran off the roadway, overturned and struck a fence, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Justin Leemasters...

County commissioners conservatively project sales tax revenues of about $872,000 this year, following $958,230 in 2011 and $935,341 last year while fees paid by surrounding counties to board inmates ran $393,583 in 2011 and $478,033 in 2012 and should bring in about $400,000 this year...

Nevada Middle School's eighth-grade boys' basketball A team stunned Joplin South, handing the school only its second loss in 11 games this season in a 51-44 decision Thursday. The B team wasn't able to complete the sweep though, falling, 35-19, to an unbeaten opponent...

The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade boy's basketball teams swept Joplin South Thursday night. Head coach Robert Miner's A team defeated Joplin South, 30-17. Hunter Mason led the offensive effort for Nevada with 11 points, while Braeden Hinton added seven...

By Eric Wade Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School junior varsity boys' basketball squad got back into action Tuesday night against the Tigers of Lamar Friday night, hoping to erase the foul memories of a 32-30 defeat at the hands of Webb City in the team's last outing...

Although the cottontail rabbit numbers are down from the good old days, there are still pockets of huntable numbers of bunnies. Tim Marshall, Lebanon, Mo., is one of those rabbit hunters who waits for snow on the ground to go rabbit hunting. He said, "When the snow starts falling, there is no better time to go rabbit hunting. So far this season, I haven't been out but one time. As the season runs out, I would be happy to see some snow."...

By Eric Wade Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School freshman boys' basketball squad got back into action Friday night, hoping to erase the memory of a 36-24 defeat at the hands of the Cardinals of Webb City in the last outing for head coach Kyle Talley's squad...

By Eric Wade Nevada Daily Mail "Really solid ballgame for our kids and a good start. I think that set the tone for the rest of the ballgame." The Nevada Tigers and head coach John McNeley have made a strong case in recent games for a top seed in the upcoming district tournament and that continued Friday night with a dominant performance against a far larger Lamar Tigers team. ...