Stories from Tuesday, March 4, 2014

BELTON, Mo. -- Head coach Travis Cole and his El Dorado Christian varsity boys' basketball team brought home the third-place trophy from the MOKAN Conference boys' basketball tournament, Feb. 6-8. The Buffalos began the tournament Thursday, by dominating Christian Learning Center in a 70-27 victory. Player of the Game Elijah Buttorff led the offensive effort for the Buffalos with his season-high 27 points and also finished the night with eight rebounds and five steals...

WARSAW, Mo. --With paddlefish season fast approaching, the Missouri Department of Conservation has encouraging news for snaggers. Missouri's paddlefish snagging season runs from March 15 through April 30. The state's paddlefish snagging waters include the Osage River, below Bagnell Dam; Lake of the Ozarks; Truman and Table Rock lakes; the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, and their larger tributaries...

CARL JUNCTION -- Due to the winter storm that moved through the region over the weekend, Carl Junction High School officials were forced to make some changes to the schedules for the Class 4, District 12 boys' and girls basketball tournaments, which were to start Monday, at Carl Junction High School...

TISHOMINGO, Okla. -- Former Nevada Tigers baseball player Ross Wolfe finished 7-for-7 at the plate Saturday, helping the Southwest Baptist Bearcats baseball team sweep Nebraska-Kearney in two games, by the final scores of 7-4 and 14-13. Wolfe finished 3-for-3 with two doubles, a run scored and knocked in one more run in the day's first game, before going 4-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs in the nightcap. ...

SEDALIA, Mo. -- Top-seeded North Central Missouri College defeated Wentworth Military Academy by a final score of 93-84 and the St. Louis Community College Lady Archers downed the Cottey College Comets, 82-47, Saturday, in the NJCAA D-II Region XVI Tournament semifinals at State Fair Community College...

FORT SCOTT -- Former Northeast Vernon County softball standout Payton Hays is expected to see quite a bit of playing time for the Fort Scott Community College Lady Greyhounds this spring. Hays has been some seeing time in right field and has two hits in nine plate appearances this season...

The Cottey Comets softball team's scheduled games today, at North Arkansas College, Harrison, Ark., were called off due to rain in the Harrison area. The Comets are scheduled to host the Lady Pirates at 12 and 2 p.m., Thursday, at Vanek Family Field, on the Cottey campus. Coach Shelli Stanley's 2014 roster includes returnees Christine Nevins, Karla Dubon, Selena Gochenour and Rachel McPherson and seven freshman -- including former Bronaugh Lady Wildcat Susie Hartman...

How about a warm thought, as winter lingers, such as a fling outdoors in late April, when turkeys gobble, woodland wildflowers bloom and fish are biting? The Missouri Department of Conservation is offering a chance for women to enjoy a spring weekend afield and learn outdoor skills. A Discover Nature Women's Spring Workshop will be offered April 25 to 27, at the Lake Doniphan Conference and Retreat Center, at Excelsior Springs, Mo...

James Clarence (Jace) Wynes, age 100, of Lawrence, Kan., passed away Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, at Pioneer Lodge in Lawrence. He was born Dec. 9, 1913, to George and Lula (Simmons) Wynes, in Taberville, Mo. The family moved to Stockton, Mo., when Jim was six years old. ...

Linda Lu Bales, 69, Nevada, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. Linda was born Dec. 29, 1944, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, to Donald Clark Chapin and Varee Loretta (McAninch) Chapin. Linda grew up in Pharr, Texas, and graduated high school there. After high school she served in the United States Women's Army Corp from 1964--67. Linda lived nearly all her life in Texas, only living in Nevada the past two years...

Eldon Eugene "Gene" Zilliox, 81, Moundville, Mo., passed away on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at Fort Scott Manor, Fort Scott, Kan. Eldon was born on June 1, 1932, in Moundville, to Joe Zilliox and Mayme Rickets Zilliox. He married Virginia Henry on February 19, 1975, in Springfield, Mo., and she preceded him in death on Dec. 10, 1995...

David Leroy Buller, age 59, of Milo, Mo., passed away at his home on Feb. 25, 2014. He was born June 4, 1953, in Kansas City, Mo., to Elam and Ethel (Owens) Buller. David worked for many years as a contractor with friends. He loved hunting, fishing, playing pool and spending time with his grandkids. He had a love for his dogs that no one will forget...

Irene Ina Bowles, 87, Nevada, died Saturday, March 1, 2014, at her home. Irene was born May 17, 1936, in Bassett, Neb., to Fred Daniel and Violet Ida (Wallace) Bathel. No services are planned. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Cottey College is offering a new scholarship, called the Opportunity Scholarship, available for students pursuing one of the four-year degree programs now offered by the college. Opportunity Scholarships are granted to second- and third-year students who plan to enroll in or continue to work towards a bachelor's degree at Cottey College. Those six majors are business, English, environmental studies, international relations and business, liberal arts, and psychology...

Cottey College has successfully concluded its five-year comprehensive campaign, "A Defining Moment: The Campaign for Cottey College." College staff, along with thousands of volunteers, raised more than $40.4 million in cash, pledges, and estate gifts, stated a press release from the school...

The Nevada City Council will be looking at a lengthy agenda when it meets tonight at 7 in the council chambers of the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash St. Among the items under consideration will be the first and second readings of a special ordinance to be considered as an emergency ordinance to move a 16-inch water main that crosses the Cottey College campus and will interfere with an upcoming construction project. ...

Nevada Daily Mail After the first screening of "Rich Hill" at a weekend Missouri film festival, directors Andrew Droz Palermo and Tracy Droz Tragos participated in a 20 minute question and answer session with a 1,200 member audience. Filmgoers asked about Rich Hill's history, the featured families and what comes next. After the first wave of questions was asked, family members who were on screen minutes before came from back stage, launching a hundred more hands into the air...

Arthur Alexander Bell, 80, Milo, Mo., passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014, at his home following a lengthy illness. Arthur was born Feb. 25, 1934, in Naravisa, N.M., to Joy Frank and Marcella Monica (Rock) Bell. He was united in marriage to Ada Marie Harris on Feb. 15, 1956, in Kodiak, Ala., and she survives of the home...