Stories from Saturday, April 26, 2014

Robert James Kirk, 82, Nevada, Mo., died on Friday, April 25, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.

J.C. and Barbara Wiseman will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary May 1, 2014. J.C. and the former Barbara Jean Doyle were married in Victory, Okla., May 1, 1954. Barbara was a native to the area and J.C. of Lamar, Mo., was stationed at the SAC Air Force Base in Altus, Okla...

Roger and Marcia (Poe) Dade, Harwood, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on May 4, 2014. Roger and Marcia were married on May 4, 1974, in Independence, Mo. The couple have three children -- Andrea (Dade) Henry, married to Randall Henry; Roger Dade Jr., married to Jenny (Tillery) Dade; and Jenna Dade...

HUME -- The Hume Lady Hornets softball team got back into action Wednesday, hoping to notch its first win of the season before the district tournament. The Lady Blue Jays of Montrose had other plans, however, and invaded Hume's home field with the intent of spoiling those hopes...

LAMAR -- Carl Junction had its way with the field, taking all four team titles in the Lamar Middle School track meet Tuesday. Nevada Middle School's teams finished seventh in the seventh-grade girls' team order, fourth in the seventh-grade boys' and eighth- grade girls' standings and sixth in the eighth-grade boys' order. Individual results were not available...

The Cottey College Comets softball team saw the 2014 season come to an end this week, with a pair of doubleheaders and two Region XVI Tournament games putting a cap on a winless campaign. On Tuesday, the Comets took on St. Louis Community College and dropped both of those games, 22-0 and 19-1. The results were similar when the Comets went back out on the road Wednesday, as head coach Shelli Stanley's squad lost to Allen County, 7-2 and 15-0...

A light rain on Monday morning dampened the hopes of many Missouri turkey hunters as the three-week regular season opened. It was unlike the opening day of the Youth Weekend Turkey Hunt, when the weather was near perfect for the young hunters. The young hunters -- ages 6 through 15 -- checked 4,332 turkeys during the two-day youth turkey hunting season...

Nevada Daily Mail Bronaugh High School students will have access to a technology upgrade with Lou Steele's donation of 30 Chromebooks to the district, Superintendent Lyle Best announced during the Bronaugh Board of Education meeting Thursday. In other business, the board swore in newly elected board members Brent Banes, Saundra Bogart and Korey Yount. Board member Ryan Linn was elected president of the board; Brent Banes was elected vice-president; and Jeremy Weaver, treasurer...

Nevada Daily Mail Noise concerns were a major focus at the first joint land use study public meeting Tuesday. The meeting, one of four that will happen this year, introduced Vernon County residents to the study's purpose and polled residents on their experiences with Camp Clark...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Regional Medical Center experienced a $400,000 loss for March, despite additional income of $700,000 and reduction of salary expenses by $400,000 since the third quarter of 2013. Chief Financiao Officer Greg Shaw explained the $700,000 has been reserved for federal back-payments because of changes in funding levels...

By Jason E. Silvers and The Fort Scott Tribune Nicole Garner The Nevada Daily Mail Law enforcement authorities arrested one woman after a vehicle pursuit Wednesday night, that began in Vernon County and ended in Bourbon County. Details on what started the chase were unavailable, but Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher said Thursday suspicion of drugs in the vehicle was a likely cause...

Nevada Daily Mail Eight weeks ago, 76-year-old Rita Lentz had trouble looking over her shoulder while driving, turning over in bed and was seriously considering getting a powered lift chair to help her get up. After her first eight-week chair yoga class at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center, all of that has changed and the idea of a lift chair is history...

Nevada Daily Mail Eight weeks ago, 76-year-old Rita Lentz had trouble looking over her shoulder while driving, turning over in bed and was seriously considering getting a powered lift chair to help her get up. After her first eight-week chair yoga class at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center, all of that has changed and the idea of a lift chair is history...