Stories from Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Martha Jane O'Connor, 74, Nevada, Mo., passed away at her residence on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, following a brief illness. She was born on Feb. 25, 1939, in Nevada, Mo. to William Henry Hendrix and Bessie W. Koehler Hendrix. She was married to Lewis Weber in 1957, and was later married to Daniel O'Connor on Dec. 15, 1970, in Nevada, and he preceded her in death on Aug. 13, 1994...

Don George Dallas Clinton, 73, Bronaugh, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, at his home in Bronaugh. He was born May 13, 1940, in Vanzant, Mo., to Roy Claude Clinton and Eda Marie (Wake) Clinton. He married Patty Ann Armsworthy on June 9, 1972, in Miami, Okla...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail For most of the 20 years the Nevada R-5 Foundation has existed, it has been best known for the scholarships it has fostered for Nevada High School seniors seeking to further their education. However, that is not the only purpose of the foundation...

The members of the Nevada Police Department hope to make this holiday season a brighter one by doing something positive for the children of Nevada. The city's police officers and their families are preparing for the annual Shop with a Cop Program. The purpose of the Shop with a Cop program is to provide gifts to disadvantaged children and their families and to allow them to interact with law enforcement officers in a positive setting...

By Gloria Tucker Nevada Daily Mail Ozarks Food Harvest mobile food pantry will arrive at First Baptist Church, in Nevada, to distribute food to qualifying residents 10 a.m., Oct. 29. "Last November, the mobile food pantry came to Nevada and served 125 families," Terra Lamb, Ozarks Community Outreach coordinator said...

The Nevada Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a Mother/Son Mini Campout, Saturday, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Radio Springs Park. The campout begins at 4 p.m., with a scavenger hunt, fishing, Minute-to-Win-it type games, an inflatable obstacle course and the roasting of hot dogs...

Editor's note: This is the fifth of a multi-part series covering "High Impact Philanthropy, a 360-Degree View of Planned and Major Gift Fundraising," a day-long training session at Cottey College in Nevada. By Floyd Jernigan Nevada Daily Mail People have money to give, but where they choose to do that can be based on a wide variety of factors, said Brian Hammons, president and CEO of Hammons Products Co. of Stockton, Mo., a commercial processor of American Black Walnuts...

The history book of the "Nevada State Hospital" can be picked up by those who pre-ordered copies. Pickup is Oct. 24-26 in the lobby of its facility at 2323 N. Ash, in Nevada, from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m., Thursday and Friday, and from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., Saturday...

On Nov. 9, from 9 a.m. to noon, the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center will have a Lifesize Candyland to entertain children while their parents shop at the Downtown Merchants Open House on the Nevada Square. Drop your children off to experience Peanut Acres, the Lollipop Forest, Chocolate Swamp and more. Children 7 and under need to be accompanied by an adult...

The Nevada Lady Tigers varsity volleyball team won the championship in the Harrisonville Invitational tournament Saturday, taking their second tournament championship of the season and winning the Harrisonville tournament for the first time in head coach Ashley Thoreson's tenure...

BOLIVAR -- The Nevada Tigers and Lady Tigers cross country runners competed Saturday in the Humansville Invitational on the campus of Southwest Baptist University. Ben Sommer finished 20th with a time of 19 minutes, 5 seconds and Kieran Cain was 59th with a time of 22:01 in the varsity boys' 5,000-meter race, but neither Virginia Haverstic, nor Myrissa Dunfield finished the girls' varsity race. ...

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor Senior Night is always a bittersweet occasion for any athlete and coach, especially at the high school level. The Nevada Lady Tigers varsity volleyball team and head coach Ashley Thoreson learned that firsthand Monday night, when they hosted the Lamar Lady Tigers on just that occasion...