Stories from Wednesday, May 8, 2013

James Dean Pettibon, 48, of Richards, Mo., passed away suddenly early Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Family information and funeral arrangements will be provided by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.

Roy M. Hagerman, 74, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, May 6, 2013, at his home. He was born Dec. 1, 1938, in Marshing, Idaho, son of Ralph and Elva Joy Compher Hagerman. On April 14, 1991, in Nevada, he married Linda Conard, who survives of the home...

Jeanette L. Winsby, 81, Nevada, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She was born May 15, 1931, in Robstown, Texas, to George Bryan Lankford and Anita Susan Braden Lankford. She was married May 4, 1950, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Lawrence Leon Winsby...

Randy Kent Prideaux was born Sept. 22, 1957, and died Sunday, April 14, 2013. Randy was born in Pittsburg, Kan., to Jean Bowyer and Gerald Gordon "Bud" Prideaux. He grew up in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1975. Later, Randy moved to Wichita, Kan., where he lived until his untimely death from natural causes. Randy was predeceased by his loving parents and older brother, Barry, also of Nevada...

The Vernon County Sheriff's Department will have deputies patrolling the county 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Fulfilling a campaign promise, Sheriff Jason Mosher announced Monday the county will have 24/7 road coverage as of Tuesday. He said making the coverage happen has been one of his "biggest projects" since taking office Jan. 1...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail After a request from Lynda Jones during Tuesday night's city council meeting that the city council adopt the Healthy Nevada Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, the Nevada City Council adopted a resolution quickly drafted by William McCaffree, city attorney, to have the planning commission study the plan and send a recommendation to the city council...

Judd Koshko of Schell City is an 8-year-old who already has three coon-hunting competitions under his belt. Judd placed first in the United Kennel Club sponsored and sanctioned Black and Tan Days 2013 Youth Championship Hunt, held Saturday in Flora, Ill...

The Nevada Tigers and Lady Tigers track and field athletes hosted athletes from Mount Vernon and McDonald County Tuesday, at the Testman Track, at Nevada High School. Nevada senior Ashley Shumaker won the high jump with a 5-foot, 4-inch effort and the long jump at 15-8 3/8 for the Lady Tigers, while Brooklyn Vincent won the discus with a distance of 105-4. ...

FORSYTH -- The Indians of Strafford High School limited the Nevada Tigers to five hits and posted a 4-1 victory Tuesday evening in the semifinals of the 16th annual Forsyth Baseball Tournament. "Offensively, we had trouble making adjustments against their pitcher," Tigers head coach Danny Penn said. We were getting jammed a lot and were slow to adjust. It's a frustrating loss because I know we're capable of playing much better...

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor Nevada High School athletic director Kevin McKinley announced last week that he will be resigning his position as athletic director and returning to NHS strictly as a teacher, starting in the 2013-14 school year...