Stories from Saturday, September 7, 2013

Wayne Lehman, 78, of Nevada, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. Wayne was born on Oct. 5, 1934, in Beaver, Okla., to Lewis Webster Lehman and Enid Muriel Barker Lehman. The family lived near Booker, Texas, until February 1944, when they purchased a farm 16 miles southeast of Nevada, Mo. ...

Gene and Shirley (Walker) Banes of the Sheldon/Bronaugh area will observe their 60th wedding anniversary with a celebration at the 3M Club House in Nevada hosted by their daughter, Sue Rohrs, and son, Mike Banes. The Sept. 15, 2013, event will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. and is open to friends and family...

September is the month that kicks off the hunting seasons and when fishing picks up. Missouri outdoorspeople look forward to September for several reasons. Dove hunters got the month started, along with a small number of rail and snipe hunters. Fishermen know that as the water starts to cool, the fish will more active. It is a great time of the year for the outdoor-minded people, as well as football fans...

By Floyd Jernigan Nevada Daily Mail The makeup of this year's Sheldon High School volleyball team is heavily youth-oriented, with seven of the team's 11 members being freshmen and sophomores. While the team is short on experience, the players are exhibiting a strong work ethic and a good attitude, said head coach Lisha Lamb, herself a newcomer to the coaching ranks at the school...

WILLARD -- The Nevada Tigers entered the second week of the 2013 high school football season with high hopes, despite a rough start to the year. The Tigers entered Friday's contest against the Tigers of Willard High School knowing they would have a tall task ahead of them -- literally. ...

JOPLIN Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School defeated the Nevada Lady Tigers tennis team by a final score of 8-1 Thursday, in the fourth varsity tennis dual of Nevada's season. The lone victory of the day for the Lady Tigers came from a victory by Jessica DeCocq and Megan Payne in the No. 1 doubles match. The regulation match ended in an 8-8 tie, forcing a tiebreaker, that was won by Payne and DeCocq, 7-4...

LAMAR -- Lamar handed the Nevada Lady Tigers softball team a 10-2 setback behind pitcher Emmie Robertson, who struck out 15 batters and didn't allow a walk. Lamar struck for five runs in the first, one in the second, three in the third and one in the fifth. The Lady Tigers managed both of their runs in the fourth and were outhit, 9-2...

The Nevada High School freshman football team opened the season against Carthage Tuesday, with far less than favorable results. Carthage took a 56-14 victory in the contest, but Tigers coach Josh Smith was still pleased. "We gave good effort and learned a lot," he said. "We are very proud of the boys and are looking forward to bouncing back against Willard on Monday."...

HARRISONVILLE -- The Lady Wildcats of Harrisonville High School swept the Nevada Lady Tigers volleyball teams in a tripleheader Thursday night, capping the evening with a two-game win in the varsity match by the final scores of 25-23 and 25-23. "Tonight was a tough game for us," Lady Tigers head coach Ashley Thoreson said. "We could not seem to get any momentum and had a hard time with ball control. We did not play to our potential and we will evaluate our play and improve from it."...

Members of St. Paul Lutheran Church are joining with other Lutherans across the nation Sunday, Sept. 8, for a time of service to commemorate 25 years as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. "God's work, our hands" has been chosen by the nationwide church as the theme for the celebration. Locally, members of St. Paul will be spending the afternoon working together at Chapman Estates doing yard work and other light maintenance to help the residents of the Nevada Housing Authority...

Stafford M. Swearingen has joined the Board of Directors for 1st National Bank. "We feel very fortunate to have Stafford on our board of directors," said President David Swearingen. "He will bring a combination of experience and new ideas to our board. This, along with his local knowledge of Nevada and Vernon County, will help us better serve our current and future customers."...

Nevada Daily Mail An 80 year old woman and a 12 year old boy may not seem to have much in common. However, both can be found in downtown Schell City during a time near and dear to them, the Schell City Fall Festival. "I've gone ever since it started, over 20 years ago," Bonnie Heath said...

Nevada Daily Mail Monday morning blond haired 3-year-old Skye Jordan and her mother Casey paid a visit to the Nevada Regional Medical Center Emergency Room on a mission to thank everyone who had provided the help and emotional support they received the last time they were there...

Nevada Daily Mail A Nevada man charged with theft and trespassing has filed a formal two-page complaint against the Nevada Police Department after an incident where police allege he removed construction materials from a construction site Dumpster last month...

Hi neighbors. Jobs are scarce and finding one in today's economy is as difficult as it is vital to survival. A friend of mine recently relocated to Nevada and is busy looking for a job. Scouring the newspapers was pretty disappointing. Digging through layer after layer of web pages was discouraging and she was about to give up...

Dear Editor: The Vernon County Cancer Relief Fund held its sixth annual fundraiser dinner and live auction Saturday evening, Aug. 24. This event was a sell-out and the funds raised exceeded $30,000. Thank you to everyone (individuals and businesses) who made this fundraising project a tremendous success. ...

Insanity, Combat, Pilates, Yoga, Turbo Kick, Tae Bo, Step, Spin, P90X, T25, Asylum, it can be enough to make your head spin, literally. Toss in some biking, jogging, or dance lessons and you have a myriad number of options for getting fit. Pick your routine -- there's literally a fitness program or regimen for everyone. And while you may not find all of these at the community center or the Y, you're likely to find one you like...

"I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it." -- Thomas Jefferson "You win by working hard, making tough decisions and building coalitions." -- John Engler, former Michigan governor Over the last few weeks, the daily population in the Vernon County Jail has slowly climbed and even passed the total housing capacity of 82. ...

During the Missouri State Fair, Jerry and Katherine Arnold were among 47 people inducted into the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame.They were nominated by the Vernon County 4-H Council. The hall of fame is a special program sponsored by the Missouri 4-H Foundation, giving special recognition to those who have contributed a lot to 4-H...