Stories from Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Emma Ruth Dillon, 82, Nevada, Mo., passed away Nov. 24, 2013, at her home in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born Nov. 10, 1931, in Tullahoma, Tenn., to Okie Albert and Josie Peyton (McGowen) Inman. She married Robert Clarence Dillon on Aug. 25, 1950, in McPherson, Kan., and he preceded her in death on July 1, 2011...

William Martin Barnes, 77, Hume, Mo., passed away Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at his home. He was born July 24, 1936, to Toney Arvil Barnes and Minnie Hannah (Johnston) Barnes in Winona, Mo. William was united in marriage to Betty Lou Denning on May 19, 1956, in Winona, Mo., and she survives of the home...

The Lights at the Lake drive-thru display at Radio Springs Park opens Wednesday, after the ceremonial lighting of the Mayor's Christmas tree at 6 p.m., with the first hour reserved for people wishing to stroll around the lake to view the display from a different perspective...

Nevada Daily Mail Members of the Osage Prairie YMCA have surpassed the 10,000- mile mark, with more than 10,500 miles logged for the Governor's challenge since October. "We started back in July," Pookie DeCocq, an employee of the Y, said. "We asked members to fill out pledge cards and we put them on the wall."...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada R-5 juniors and seniors learned about relationships and self-image in the second Man Up/My Life program at the community center Monday and Tuesday. "We want to give them the opportunity to ask questions they are not asking at home," counselor Crystal Burch said. "We are able to address these questions appropriately and with professionals."...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Commission met with county assessor Cherie Roberts and county information technology director Tim Bourassa on Tuesday, to discuss the progress the two offices have made in the development and implementation of the new geographic information mapping system the county has been been working to complete for the past three years...