Stories from Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Committal rites for Dr. Alice Donaldson, formerly of Sheldon, Mo., will be held Thursday, March 21, at 2 p.m., at Sheldon Cemetery.

Herbert Harvel Knight, 81, of Walnut Ridge, Ark., died Sunday, March 17, 2013, at Walnut Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born Aug. 31, 1931, in Bay to Herbert H. and Dessie Martin Knight. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie, and three brothers, C.W. Knight, Jamie Knight, and Rayburn Knight. He was a gospel preacher for more than 60 years and had served at churches of Christ in Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Texas and Louisiana...

Students of the Month are nominated and voted upon by the staff at Nevada Middle School. Students who receive the honor exhibit good citizenship, cooperative attitudes, good work ethics, friendliness, and helpfulness to staff and other students. These students are involved in NMS activities. Students selected will receive certificates, personal pan pizza compliments of Pizza Hut, and recognition...

Nevada Rotary Club is offering three $1,000 scholarships to Nevada High School seniors graduating in the spring of 2013. The club will also award a $1,000 scholarship to a Vernon County student graduating in the spring from the various county schools. This includes students who are home schooled and those attending private schools...

Residents of Vernon County who are 60 years or older are being sought to file as a candidate for the silver haired legislature, a formally elected body of citizens who promote legislative advocacy for older adults. A senator position for two years is open for Vernon and the surrounding counties. A Vernon County representative position is open for a one-year term. Those wishing to file may go to the senior center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., during the week...

The Cedar and Vernon County Genealogical Society is constantly working to preserve local history. The latest effort comes when the society meets today at 10 a.m., at the Nevada library meeting room, 212 W. Walnut St., Nevada. The program will be presented by Don Banwart of the Old Fort Genealogical Society in Fort Scott, Kan. ...

A benefit for Trey Manes will be held Saturday, March 23, at the Elks Lodge bingo hall, beginning at 3 p.m. The benefit features dinner and entertainment by live bands Distant Kin, Rekoil, Southern Green, and Sister Lucille; a silent auction and a live auction. Six signed guitars with letters of authenticity will be featured from Jason Aldean, Willie Nelson, Brantley Gilbert, Garth Brooks, Dierks Bentley, and Lee Brice. Free rides home are offered by M-Nod Taxi within the city...

Buon giorno, Mamma! Today we are off to beautiful, exciting Roma! At breakfast this morning a few students told me they didn't want to go to Rome. They were in love with Florence and didn't think that Rome could compare. I told them that if they hadn't been to Rome, they really couldn't make that call yet...

A dozen residents of Deerfield gathered in the community center Thursday to organize and implement a neighborhood watch program. According to organizer Terry Forgey, there was a neighborhood watch program in the community back in the 1980s, but it fizzled out...

Nevada Daily Mail WALKER -- The Knights and Lady Knights of Northeast Vernon County High School were scheduled to get the 2013 baseball and softball seasons under way this week, but Mother Nature has already thrown a wrench into the works. Monday's baseball game against Wheatland was called off due to wet field conditions and will be made up on May 1. ...

By Eric Wade Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School baseball team hasn't taken the field yet, but has already seen its share of struggles. Head coach Danny Penn's squad entered practices on Feb. 25 with high hopes since the Missouri Baseball Coaches' Association ranked the Tigers ninth in the state. But two snowstorms since the official beginning of preseason practices have made things very interesting, to say the least...

Nevada Daily Mail A basketball skills clinic for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade girls is scheduled for March 30, at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center, in Nevada. City Parks and Recreation director Dana Redburn said the clinic is the result of a partnership between the city and Cottey College. Members of the 2012-13 Comets basketball team will be available to provide instruction...