Stories from Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Jack Bearce and Natasha Coonce, of Rockville, Mo., and older sister, Carmen Coonce, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Corie Ralen Coonce-Bearce. Corie was born at 8:55 p.m., Friday, April 4, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces, and measured 19 inches...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada High School's After Prom Committee is soliciting donations for its upcoming activity. The NHS prom this year is April 26. "We currently have $2,000 in the bank after expenses are paid," noted one of the organizers, Jennifer Shepherd...

Nevada Daily Mail A Milo man charged in a February gun theft investigation faces similar charges for a separate gun theft incident that occurred last year. Gavin Doolin, 17, turned himself in to the Vernon County Sheriff's Office Friday. A warrant was out for his arrest related to an October 2013 firearms theft case. He has been charged with second-degree burglary and theft of a firearm...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Commission has scheduled a final hearing for a Badger Township petition to vacate a public road, despite several residents' request to remove their names. The petition calls for the commission to deem Card Road 467 as a vacant and abandoned road. The petition stated that the road has ceased to be publicly used, and maintenance is an undue burden on the township...

Cottey College will be holding a groundbreaking for the new Fine Arts Instructional Building at 4 p.m., Friday, April 18. The ceremony will take place in the space between Main Hall and Neale Hall on the north side of the Cottey Campus. The public is welcome to attend...

The final date to register for the Nevada Parks Department coach pitch teams for first and second grade boys and girls is April 10. Games will begin in mid-May, with all games played at Twin Lakes Sports Complex. There is a fee. April 10, is also the final date for parents to register 3-year-olds for Bitty Ball. ...

Nevada Daily Mail A Nevada man wanted by the Vernon County Sheriff's Office on multiple warrants was captured in Bates County Friday. Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson said that Gregory Roberts, 28, was involved in an Adrian vehicle pursuit that led to Roberts' arrest. Roberts was wanted in Vernon County for felony possession of a controlled substance and multiple warrants...

The Nevada Fire Department responded to a house fire on Hickory Street around 7 a.m., Saturday morning. Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found light smoke coming from the attic vents. According to a report by Fire Captain Robert Benn, firefighters on the scene found a small fire at a wiring junction in the ceiling. After extinguishing the initial fire, ceiling materials were taken outside the home and fully extinguished. The home was then fully ventilated from smoke...

Wayne R. Foland, 87, formerly of Nevada, passed away Monday, April 7, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. He was born to J. Elbert and Lois (Rinehart) Foland on Jan. 18, 1927, north of Nevada. Wayne met the love of his life, Doris E. Wasserman, while in the Army, they were married in 1952 and went on to celebrate 53 years of marriage...

John Keith Carlton, 80, of Kansas City, Mo., the son of Arleigh Caldwell and Ruth Jane (Graham) Carlton, was born April 9, 1933, in Schell City, Mo., and passed from this life Friday, April 4, 2014, at his home. John attended school in Schell City graduating with the Class of 1951. ...