Stories from Thursday, December 12, 2013

Walter Leo Keating, 51, Neosho, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at a hospital in Carthage, Mo. Memorial services will be held Friday, Dec. 13, at 2 p.m., at Ferry Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m., prior to the service. Contributions may be made to the family in care of Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada...

Timothy Richard Penn, 54, Nevada, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., following a brief illness. He was born May 16, 1959, in Omaha, Neb., to Leo Patrick Penn and Lillian Bernice (Koehlmoss) Penn. Tim was united in marriage to Becky Franz on May 21, 1982, in Nevada...

Nevada Daily Mail The Deerfield Board of Trustees appointed Matt Forgey to finish former chairman Wayne Sisseck's unexpired term at its meeting Tuesday. Sisseck resigned from the board in November. In other business, trustee Terry Forgey brought up the town's dim street lights adding to incidents of crime...

Nevada Daily Mail Shop with a Cop arrives Saturday and it's an opportunity not only to provide extra cheer to youngsters this holiday season, but also a chance for the public to interact with police officers in a positive manner. Nevada Police Chief W. Graham Burnley told Nevada Lions Club members that the annual program makes a "lasting memory" for the 10 kids who are chosen...