Stories from Friday, February 22, 2013

Ivy Annabelle Conner, infant daughter of Daniel and Laurianne Conner, of Warrensburg, Mo., was born sleeping Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, at Western Missouri Medical Center. Survivors include her parents, Daniel K. and Laurianne K. (Sarrazin) Conner; maternal grandmother, Judy Sarrazin of Warrensburg, Mo.; paternal grandparents, Michael and Marie Conner of Nevada, Mo.; maternal great-grandmother, Mary Sarrazin of San Antonio, Texas; paternal great-grandmother, Patricia Schulte of Pierce City, Mo.; aunts and uncles, Miranda Sarrazin and Jamal Stevens of Warrensburg, Mo., Michelle Burdick-Sarrazin of Kansas City, Mo., Anne Conner of Sedalia, Mo., and Nicholas Conner of Nevada, Mo.; and several cousins.. ...

Irene Holland, 97, Nevada, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. She was born on Jan. 30, 1916, in Barbour County, Ala., to Robert Clayton Wilkinson and Mary Richards Wilkinson. She married Johnny M. Holland on Aug. 12, 1953, in Joplin, Mo., and he preceded her in death on March 10, 1987...

Ray W. Maxwell, 96, Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada. He was born on Sept. 26, 1916, in Nevada, to Thomas Jacob Maxwell and Eva Wealand Maxwell. He married Theda Bara Gardner on Dec. 17, 1942, in Nevada, and she preceded him in death on April 15, 1995...

Sharon A. Goodman, 67, of Gladstone, Mo., formerly of Schell City, Mo., died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at North Kansas City Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, at First Baptist Church in Schell City, Mo. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., today, at the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home in Schell City. Friends may call after 1 p.m., today, at the funeral home...

Helen I. Ralston, 98, Belton, Mo., formerly of Nevada, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at the Beautiful Savior Lutheran Home in Belton. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.

When I was growing up I had never heard of such a thing as the sandwich generation. I knew that some of our neighbors had their older parents living in the home with them. Or maybe they were living in the home of the older parents. At that time I wasn't interested in the finances or responsibility arrangements. I just knew that they lived together...

Nevada Daily Mail The deadline for applying for the WAGS scholarship is April 1. Anyone who is interested in a career in any animal related field, such as animal science, veterinary medicine, or equine science, is eligible to apply for the annual $500 scholarship...

The Western Missouri 911 Dispatch Center board of directors met Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the Vernon County Sheriff's Office and Jail, 2040 E. Hunter St., in Nevada. All members of the board were present. Once the meeting was called to order, it didn't take long for the board to approve the agenda. The minutes of the previous meeting were likewise approved quickly and the meeting moved into the director's report...

Nevada Daily Mail On Feb. 15, MFA Inc. acquired Producers Grain Company's assets in El Dorado Springs, Walker, Bronaugh and Nevada. These well established locations now operate as "Producers MFA Agri Services." This acquisition, which was voted on earlier in the year by members who had done at least $1,000 worth of business with Producer's in 2012, will allow MFA Inc. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The last day to register to vote for the April 2 General Municipal Election is Wednesday, March 6, which is the fourth Wednesday prior to the election. Any citizen of the United States, who is a resident of the state of Missouri and at least 17 years and six months of age or older, shall be entitled to register and to vote in any election that is held on or after his or her 18th birthday...

In keeping with a long tradition, several local churches have joined together during this year's season of Lent to combine their Vespers Service for worship and fellowship as part of the Christian community. Lent is the 40 days prior to Easter and during that time, the evening services planned for this event will be held at 6 p.m. ...

By the Red Cross Special to the Daily Mail Editor's note: Even though February is almost over, winter does not officially end until March 20 and the winter storms keep coming. With the potential for freezing rain in the forcast for Monday night these winter weather tips from the Red Cross should still be heeded...

Vernon County prosecuting attorney Lynn M. Ewing III is one of 19 applicants for a vacant position on the Western Missouri Court of Appeals. According to a press release from the Supreme Court of Missouri, Appellate Judge James Smart, Jr., retired on Feb. 15, and Ewing has applied to fill the vacancy...

Nevada Daily Mail DREXEL -- A dominant Drexel girls' team raced past Northeast Vernon County in a 74-31 outcome Wednesday, in the second round of the Class 1, District 7 basketball tournament. The hosts scored in double figures in each quarter, while holding the Lady Knights to single digits in all but the third period...

Nevada Daily Mail As she does multiple times every year, Mother Nature has thrown another wrench in the works for the Nevada High School athletic department. Head coach John McNeley's Tigers basketball squad was scheduled to conclude the regular season Friday with a Senior Night contest against Kansas City Northeast Law and Public Service, but Thursday's winter storm put an emphatic end to those plans...

Nevada Daily Mail DREXEL -- Bronaugh's season came to an end in a hard-fought, 72-69 overtime decision to Appleton City in the Class 1, District 7 basketball tournament. The Wildcats had to battle back from an early deficit, falling behind, 20-12, at the end of the first quarter...

February is the best time of the year to catch big trout on Lake Taneycomo, according to many hardy anglers who fish the cold waters of the popular trout stream. For many years, my largest trout of the year have come from Taneycomo, including an 8-pounder I caught in February. On a recent trip to the lake, I found there are many other anglers who think this month is the best time to go after lunker trout on the lake...