Stories from Wednesday, July 24, 2013

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor "Woo-hoo!" That one celebratory gesture out of the mouth of Nevada Griffons general manager Jeff Post couldn't have been a more accurate description of the prevailing emotions after the Griffons beat the Sedalia Bombers by a final score of 4-3 to take the MINK League South Division championship Tuesday night, at Lyons Stadium...

Margaret Norine (Norris) Brewer, 83, of Lee's Summit, Mo., (formerly of Nevada), died Sunday, July 21, 2013, at St. Luke's East Hospital, following a long illness with her family at her side. Norine was born Aug. 25, 1929, the daughter of Fred and Dorothy Norris of Independence, Mo...

Dorothy M. Howard, 81, of Iola, Kan., passed away Sunday, July 21, 2013, at Windsor Place Nursing Home, after a brief illness with cancer. Dorothy was born in Coffeyville, Kan., on Jan. 16, 1932, the daughter of Clarence and Loretta Carr. She graduated from Field Kindley High School in 1950. After high school, she graduated from Parsons Junior College...

Dorthy B. (Land) Tally, 79, retired LPN, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013. She was preceded in death by her children, Zina and Timothy Tally; parents, Buford and Beatrice (Harkrader) Land; and sister, Velma Sharp. Survivors include George Ground; brothers, Buford (Carol) Land of California City, Calif., Charles (Helen) Land of Nevada, Mo., and Bill (Dee) Land of Storm Lake, Iowa; sisters, Helen (JW) Heathman of Sacramento, Calif., and Patricia Fischer of West Lafayette, Ind.; and brother-in-law, Glenn Sharp of Tonganoxie, Kan.. ...

Robert (Bobby) Dale Bond, 51, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, July 22, 2013, at his home. He was born March 21, 1962, in Nevada to Winton Willard Bond and Isabel Clemmons Bond. Bobby was a member of the Nevada Elks Lodge No. 564. His hobbies included hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed repairing rods and reels...

Lee Ronald Dahmer, 77, Nevada, died on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

A Goodland, Kan., woman was injured in a single-vehicle accident that happened on Interstate 49 just south of the Compton Junction exit about 3:30 Friday afternoon. According to a report by Missouri State Highway Patrol Cpl. James Wilde, Linda Chaffin, 63, received minor injuries when the southbound 2000 Ford Freestyle SUV she was driving ran off the roadway and overturned, coming to rest in the median...

Nevada Daily Mail Associate Circuit Judge Neal Quitno delayed the trial of a Nevada man accused of three counts of first-degree statutory sodomy, finding that the man was unable to proceed and assist his attorney with his defense. After conferring with Prosecutor Lynn M. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday night to approve a contract with Paul Miller Construction of El Dorado Springs for $373,633 to build a new clubhouse at the Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course. Council member Jayne Novak, who cast the sole dissenting vote, told the council before they voted that she "felt we're spending too much money on the clubhouse when the course needs attention."...

Community members of Sheldon will have the chance Aug. 21 to meet architecture students from Drury University in Springfield and share ideas for the town"s vision plan. The meeting time and place will be decided later. "We want to be able to give them lots of ideas and tell them what needs to be done," said Robert Moran, a member of the Sheldon Community Betterment Committee, during the committee's meeting Monday...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council announced Tuesday they have hired long-time city finance employee Kristie Modlin as the new city treasurer, effective Aug. 1. The treasurer is one of three city employees hired directly by the city council. The other two are the city manager and the city clerk...