Stories from Thursday, February 20, 2014

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor "We scored 59 points, (and) 59 points ought to win a ballgame." Though Nevada Tigers head coach John McNeley has seen his squad drop a number of games in which they did everything right, short of closing out the victory, Tuesday night's return to Wynn Gymnasium wasn't one of those cases...

By Greg Kepler Special to the Daily Mail In their second to last home game of the season, Dave Ketterman's team was poised to meet a team with a similar record on Tuesday night, at Hinkhouse Center. The 11-10 Comets hosted the Lady Pirates from North Central Missouri College, in Trenton, Mo., who also sported a near .500 record...

The Nevada Tiger Pit Youth Wrestling Club took 25 wrestlers to the Southwest Regions, in Carthage, on Jan 18, bringing home two fourth-place medals and one first-place medal.

Fresh off of their strong performances in the opening round of the Tri-County basketball tournaments, the Nevada Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade boys' basketball teams continued their winning ways, sweeping their semifinal matchups. Nevada's seventh-grade boys found themselves pitted against the top-seeded Wildcats of Neosho, but had no trouble pulling off the upset. Head coach Robert Miner's squad earned the coach his 101st career win in dominant fashion, by a final score of 41-19...

SHELDON -- The Sheldon Panthers and Lady Panthers basketball teams got back into action Tuesday night, hosting Bronaugh on Senior Night. The Panthers ended the regular season on a high note, as they defeated the Wildcats by a final score of 50-19, but the Lady Panthers were far less fortunate, dropping their contest by a final score of 56-23...

Edwin E. Helton, 97, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at Guest Home Estates. He was born March 11, 1916, in Yuma, Colo., the son of James E. and Minnie A. Foote Helton. He married Hettie Mae Beattie on Sept. 10, 1934, in Stratton, Colo. They were married for 73 years before she preceded him in death on Nov. 11, 2007. He worked most of his life farming and ranching in rural Fort Scott. He enjoyed baseball, fishing, trail riding, and hunting elk in Colorado...

Tyler and Lisa Shouse, of Nevada, Mo., and older sister, Clara, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Ava Marie Shouse. Ava was born at 1:31 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 22 inches...

Nevada Daily Mail Those living with chronic aches, pains and health issues can access resources to manage those problems through an upcoming class. On My Own will be hosting Living a Health Life With Chronic Disease management class beginning Monday. The six-week workshop focuses on providing resources and a positive outlook on health ailments that affect daily life...

On My Own, Inc. donated $1,000 at a recent Rotary meeting toward bringing motivational speaker Kyle Maynard to Nevada this spring. Maynard is an author, entrepreneur and athlete. Despite being born with arms that end at the elbows and legs near the knees, Kyle's wrestled for one of the best teams in the Southeast, set records in weightlifting, fought in mixed martial arts, and most recently became the first man to crawl on his own to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa...

Nevada Daily Mail An approaching spring is awakening a variety of prairie sounds. And one of those will be the clanks of shovels this weekend. Prairie State Park, near Mindenmines in Barton County, is hosting a Park Beautification Day. Volunteers are welcome to help spruce up the park's entryways with a day of gardening...

Nevada Daily Mail Anyone interested in holding a Vernon County public office should prepare for candidate filing, which begins next week. Filing opens at 8 a.m. on Feb. 25 and runs through 5 p.m. on March 25 at the Vernon County Clerk's office. Offices up for election include associate circuit judge, Vernon County presiding commissioner, ,county clerk, circuit court clerk, recorder of deeds, prosecuting attorney, surveyor, township or ward committeeperson...

Nevada Daily Mail A new Chief Financial Officer, Greg Shaw, will replace Interim CFO Craig Stewart at Nevada Regional Medical Center on Feb. 24. Shaw worked as CFO at the hospital in Mexico, Mo., for the last 18 to 19 years before coming to Nevada. Three candidates were interviewed during Stewart's year at NRMC...