Stories from Friday, December 27, 2013

Patricia Robb, 67, Nevada, Mo., died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at Landmark Hospital, in Joplin, Mo. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Ronald Gene Hopkins, 68, a resident of Kansas City, Mo., went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Virginia (Ruth); his son, Michael Hopkins; two daughters, Mary Gaines and Pamela Hickman; a sister, Elaine Gregory; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a son, Ronald Gene Hopkins Jr...

Lavonna Schubert, 83, Lamar, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada, Mo. She was born July 13, 1930, in Golden City, Mo., to Walter W. Jenkins and Lola Velege (Cross) Jenkins and they lived in rural Barton County. Lavonna was united in marriage to Ernest Henry Schubert Jr. on Aug. 1, 1949, in Lamar, and he survives of the home...

Freddy Clyde Haynes, 86, of Walker, Mo., passed away on Dec. 24, 2013, at the Christian Health Care, in Nevada, Mo. He was born on Dec. 6, 1927, in Walker, Mo., to Clyde and Nellie Merle Haynes. Fred worked on a family farm and the MKT railroad. Farming was a love of his. ...

The more pluses I put on my middle age plus, the more I am aware of how many times, some little incident has changed my life. And then I try to remember why I chose to be where the incident happened, or wonder why any of the other people involved happened to be there. Somebody had to have made a decision...

One of the basic norms of human behavior is the ability to delve into a world of fantasy. In our English language, we refer to this capacity using the words, "making believe." It is as basic to our humanity as breathing to our lungs, sight to our eyes, or sound to our ears. Without the dream world that "making believe" allows us to create, our lives would be very dull indeed...

Dear Editor: Bullying has been on the news a lot lately and some people seem to think it is a new thing. Nothing new ever happens. The same things happen over and over, just to new people. Think back -- did you have any bullies in your life? I met my first bully when I was 6 years old. He was a big red rooster that ruled the barnyard. About half the time when I had to go to the outhouse he would find me and wouldn't let me out...

The Nevada R-5 Board of Education elections are scheduled for April 8, 2014, and to date three candidates have filed for the three seats up for election currently held by Nora Quitno, Jeremy Fast and Steve Cubbage. Quitno and Fast both filed for re-election on Jan. 18, the first day to file, and Chris Dryer filed several days later...

A young Nevada man was injured in a single-car accident that occurred around 7 p.m. Christmas Eve about two miles south of Nevada on Route BB, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Corporal Jim Wilde, of the MSHP, said Ezra M. Solidum, 17, received minor injuries when the southbound 2007 Chevrolet Aveo that Solidum was driving ran off the roadway and struck an embankment. The report said the driver sought his own medical treatment...

Submitted photo P.E.O. Chapter ND of the P.E.O. International Sisterhood selected Stephenie Kirkham to receive a grant of $1,600 to assist her in completing her nursing degree at Crowder College in Nevada. The P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education is a grant program providing financial assistance to women for educational expenses, such as tuition, books, testing, graduation fees, and transportation. ...

Nevada Daily Mail After pooling resources, which include a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a bond approved by the district voters and school reserve funds, the Rich Hill School District finds itself $800,000 short of completing a multipurpose, dome shaped, tornado safe room...

A Schell City family is without a home following a fire around 4 a.m. Tuesday. According to a community member, the family home of Steven Singleton, a local preacher, his wife and son, was a total loss. Clothes, possessions and the family dog were among the losses...

Gloria Tucker/Daily Mail Christmas decorations at the intersection ofCedar and Barr streets in Nevada

Now is the time for outdoor photography. Since the leaves have fallen off of all of the trees, it's a good time to take a walk in the woods and hunt with a camera. Casually walking through the woods with a camera in hand rarely results in more than blurred images and an occasional "luck" shot, though...