Stories from Friday, March 14, 2014

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor Official of the Year is an honor that is only bestowed upon just one of dozens of wrestling officials, across the state of Missouri. This year, that honor was given to an official whose name might be familiar Nevada High School wrestling fans and those who were associated with the school in the mid-1980s...

Eugene Russell "Rusty" Murry Jr., 56, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., a reporter for the Nevada Daily Mail, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was born Nov. 16, 1957, in Jefferson City, Mo., to Eugene Russell Murry Sr. and Bonnie Sue (Rector) Murry, who both preceded him in death...

Helena Ethel Badami, 102, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Barone Alzheimer Care Center, in Nevada. She was born April 18, 1911, in Durham, Kan., to Axel Emanuel Walline and Mattie Viola (Miller) Walline. Ethel moved to Missouri in the early 1920s. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Charges against a Nevada man allegedly involved in an armed robbery have been dismissed. Stephen Partee, who was arrested in connection with the armed robbery of a Nevada Domino's Pizza, was charged with first-degree armed robbery and armed criminal action in November 2013...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Planning Commission held a public hearing and voted 5-0 to recommend the city council change the zoning on property at 1925 N. Osage from R-1, single family residence, to C-1, local business at the request of Gary Irwin of FCS Financial...

A Nevada tradition returns March 14-15 as the 28th Annual Nevada Home & Leisure Show returns for another year. Produced by KNEM/KNMO Radio in Nevada, the Nevada Home & Leisure Show annually features products and services from businesses in southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas. Each year, displays include items never seen before by the public as businesses use the event to promote new products or services...

Nevada Daily Mail Federal charges have been filed for a Nevada man who was arrested last week for possession of child pornography and sexual exploitation of a minor. Tammy Dickinson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, said Curtis Bowman, 42, was charged in federal court Tuesday with exploitation of a child...

Editor's note: From Rusty's blog found at www.nevadadailymail.com. By Rusty Murry Nevada Daily Mail I like working for a small-town newspaper. I don't think I would care to work for a big outfit like the New York Times or the Washington Post. Sure, I could probably make more money, but I just don't think I would like working in a newsroom with 53 different editors and 200 reporters...

Editor's note: For Rusty's full obituary information, see page 3 of today's edition. Much appreciation is extended to Nevada Police Chief Graham Burnley for providing documents that were helpful in writing this story. By Floyd Jernigan Nevada Daily Mail...

Throughout one's journey through life, you meet and share with many people -- your family, your teachers and classmates, your friends and neighbors, and those you meet through church and through various social activities. Some you connect with more than others...

Training must become instinct for life and death choices. Deputies have attended a lot of training over the last two months! The Sheriff's Office hosted a Taser Instructor training class that brought members of law enforcement from Arkansas, Kansas, Iowa, and all over Missouri. This class was to teach instructors to be able to certify officers in their own agencies to be able to carry and use the Taser. Three people from the Sheriff's Office became Taser Instructors at this class...

Hi neighbors. Believe it or not, this Monday is St. Patrick's Day. Believe in them or not, many people swear they have had encounters of the tricky kind with leprechauns, wee folk, fairies, etc. My mostly pragmatic friend, Flossie has some chinks in her armor of "scientific thinking" that bare strong resemblances to superstition. Just don't tell her that...

Kayla Lynn Barrett and John Brock McClain of Overland Park, Kan., announce their engagement and wedding. Parents of the bride-elect are David Barrett of Emporia, Kan., and Cynthia Barrett of Hillsboro, Kan. Parents of the future groom are Scott and Barbara McClain of Nevada, Mo...