Stories from Friday, February 21, 2014

Linda Lou Ingles, of Independence, Mo., passed away Feb. 10, 2014. She was born Feb. 8, 1939, in Nevada. She graduated from Nevada High School in 1957. After moving to Kansas City, she worked for Hallmark and retired after 30 years of service. Linda was preceded in death by her mother and father, Clara and Jack Ingles; and grandparents, Amanda and Erich Fengler, and Archie and Agnes Ingles...

By Eric Wade and Gloria Tucker Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers swim team entered the season with high hopes as three-time state qualifier Grace Reichard anchored what was to be a strong roster of 20 athletes. Now that the regular season has come to an end, those hopes have been realized for Reichard and seven other athletes from head coach Amyl Bishop's squad as they will be making the trip to St. Peters, Mo., for the 2014 MSHSAA Girls' Swimming and Diving Championships...

WALKER -- Senior Night is always an exciting time for high school athletes and coaches alike, but also can be a bit of a bittersweet moment, as well, as it marks the last home game of the season. Such was the case for the Knights and Lady Knights of Northeast Vernon County High School as they hosted the Hornets and Lady Hornets of Hume. ...

The Nevada Lady Tigers are the third seed and the Tiger boys were seeded sixth in the Class 4, District 12 basketball tournaments, March 3-8, at Carl Junction High School. Webb City's Lady Cardinals received the top seed, with McDonald County second, followed by Nevada, Carl Junction, Carthage and Monett. Carl Junction's Bulldogs received the top seed in the boys' tournament, with McDonald County second and Carthage third, followed by Monett, Webb City and Nevada...

The Nevada Tigers are to host nearby rival El Dorado Springs Friday night, in the annual Courtarming Game, in the William E. Wynn Gymnasium, at Nevada High School. In addition to the queen coronation, Bill Jones, Class of 1977 at NHS, will be inducted in the school's Wall of Fame. ...

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor Head coach Lance Sargent and his Nevada Middle School eighth-grade boys' basketball team came into the final night of the Tri-County Tournament Thursday, knowing they were the favorite to take the title, but also knowing it wouldn't be an easy task to take down the Wildcats of Neosho High School...

Nevada High School athletic director and head boys' basketball coach John McNeley announced Thursday that yet another name was added to the list of players who are planning to continue their athletic endeavors at the college level. Throughout her high school career, Nikiya Feezell has been a standout in multiple sports, most recently joining the Lady Tigers tennis team and enjoying immediate success, as well as playing a major role in the successes of the Lady Tigers basketball team. ...

Nevada High School athletic director and head boys' basketball coach John McNeley announced last week that the list of Nevada High School seniors to sign with college athletics programs is scheduled to grow by one name Friday. Throughout his career at Nevada, Keegan Bell has been a multi-sport star, most recently asserting himself as a leader, both on and off the court, for the Tigers basketball team. ...

Late Saturday morning while channel surfing, I tuned my television to watch a wonderful movie, "The Big Country." Like its title, this movie was big, in all its varied aspects. It was a shining example of what we have come to know as the old fashioned American standard -- a "Western!"...

Facebook is currently running a series on "Who Remembers This?" The things they picture as old time things seem like current events to many of us senior citizens. The dishes or utensils pictured are ones still in many of our drawers. The movie stars or once popular songs are the ones most of us remember clearly while not understanding a word of some of the present day popular songs, or not recognizing the faces on the award shows of those voted as the best...

Nevada Daily Mail In an effort to keep down costs of road maintenance and improve road quality, the Walker Board of Aldermen approved purchasing a road groomer for around $1,500. "The road groomer will rake the gravel loose, lift it up and plane it back," Mayor Norman Radde said at the monthly meeting Tuesday. "It's just like brand new rock. We can use the same rock over and over. The price of rock now, in a year we'll have our money back."...

The City of Nevada has received five nominations for the 2013 Nevada Revitalization Award. Nominations included" Buildet Enterprises, Ashview Suites, LLC 721 407 W. Highland First National Bank, 100 W. Walnut Greenlee Auto Body and Glass Repair, 1801 N. Osage Blvd...

Contributed by Barry Geersten Do you often find yourself short of breath? Are you easily fatigued by even the simplest household tasks? Have you or someone you know been diagnosed with COPD or another pulmonary disease? Have you been suffering with these symptoms for years? You might be suffering needlessly and you may find relief by having a surgery known as a PTE (pulmonary thromboendarterectomy). Nevada Missouri resident Susan Geertsen had this surgery in October 2013...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Police are asking the public to come forward with any information regarding a Tuesday morning arrest. Officers received several complaints around 7 a.m. Tuesday that children walking to school on North Main Street were being chased by an intoxicated man with a hammer...

Traffic was stopped on Austin Boulevard late Thursday as four Sheriff's Office vehicles and the Missouri State Highway Patrol Bomb Squad transported some explosives from an enclosed container that had been turned over to the Sheriff's Office. According to a press release from the Sheriff's Office, the contents of the container were uncertain, but were suspected to contain some type of explosives and placed in a secured area that would keep everyone a safe distance away until the bomb squad could arrive and inspect the contents of the container. ...