Stories from Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Donald "Donnie" Ray Leavell, 69, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Monday, July 15, 2013, at his home in Sheldon. He was born on March 30, 1944, the only child of Ray Harold and Ruth Cornelia Leavell. He married Shirley Darlene Starlin on Feb. 14, 1966, and she preceded him in death on Oct. 20, 2004...

David Frank Adams, 90, formerly of Liberal, Mo., passed away on July 13, 2013, at Barton County Memorial Hospital, in Lamar. He had resided at Truman Healthcare Center in Lamar since June 2010. Frank was born on Feb. 1, 1923, at Liberal, Mo., to Timothy Keller Adams and Flora D. Ziegler Adams...

The Nevada R-5 School Board will be setting the date for the board's annual tax rate hearing during its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the district's Central Office, 811 W. Hickory. The board will also be considering the lease for fiscal year 2014 for Cedar Ridge School, the 2014 professional development handbook and a budget amendment to cover boiler repairs at Benton Elementary School...

A Nevada man accused of child molestation has been denied a second bond reduction. During a July 9 appearance before Circuit Judge James Bickel, Tevin L. Young, 20, of Nevada and public defender Rebecca Elliston requested his bond be reduced from the $5,000 cash or surety as set by Bickel last month. The request was denied...

Two people have been charged with the alleged theft of more than $30,000 from a Nevada man's bank account over a two-year period, according to information from the Vernon County Sheriff's Office Glenn R. Underwood, 43, and Linda F. Underwood, 41, both of Richards, were arrested at their home late Friday...

Stephanie Guenther never thought she would have her children at home with assistance from a midwife. She sure never thought about becoming one. But that's exactly what happened -- on both counts. When Guenther became pregnant with her first child nearly 20 years ago, she naturally assumed she would deliver the baby in a hospital. She wasn't very receptive when her husband suggested they check out a midwife...

OMAHA, Neb. -- The worst-case scenario for the Nevada Griffons was realized when head coach Ryan Mansfield's squad got back into action against the Omaha Diamond Spirit Monday night. The Griffons were poised to possibly take what could have been an insurmountable lead in the MINK League South Division standings as they headed into a doubleheader, while the second-place Sedalia Bombers took on the Ozark Generals. ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- The Hume Farmer's Daughters took first place in the ASA VIP Kansas City Metro fastpitch softball tournament. The Farmer's Daughters won their first game over the Olathe Bears by a final score of 6-4. The next game was against the Blue Angels and Hume kept the momentum, taking the victory by a final score of 8-4. ...