Stories from Saturday, October 5, 2013

Billy Joe Collins, 80, Nevada, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, at his home in Nevada. He was born June 9, 1933, in Parsons, Kan., to Forest Pearl Collins and Eva Jean Yandell Collins. He married Betty Marie Vercher on March 2, 1994, in Denver, Colo., and she survives...

Hinkles Prime Cut Angus of Nevada ranked as fifth largest in registering the most Angus beef cattle in Missouri, having recorded 208 head of Angus with the American Angus Association during fiscal year 2013, which ended Sept. 30, according to Bryce Schumann, Association chief executive officer...

Nevada Daily Mail Cottey student Mattie Richardson, a 19 year old published author, will speak at Nevada high school about writing and publishing as well as play the fiddle Oct. 7 and 9. Homeschooled in Sheldon, N.D., Richardson self-published her first book at the age of 16. She wrote the children's historical fiction story, "Appaloosy," when she was 13...

Nevada Daily Mail Having raised two daughters, Sue Quitno Vicory, 48, wondered what she wanted to do and be next. "I decided to go to film school in New York City, and then bought a camera," Vicory said. Three years later, her documentary film "Homelessness and the Power of One" premiered...

National Fire Prevention Week begins Sunday, Oct. 6 and runs through Saturday, Oct. 12. Begun in 1925, the goal of the week is to increase awareness of the dangers of fire and to educate the public on how to stay safe. Consider these facts: More than 1.7 million fires strike homes, parks and businesses each year...

In 1898, James Cash Penney began working for a small chain of stores in the western United States called the Golden Rule stores. In 1902, owners Guy Johnson and Thomas Callahan, impressed by his work ethic and salesmanship, offered him one-third partnership in a new store he would open. ...

In anticipation of National Alzheimer's Month in November, I will be occasionally dedicating this column to help us all learn more about Alzheimer's disease. Most of the material quoted will come from the Alzheimer's Association website. It holds a wonderful amount of current information on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias...