Stories from Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Beverly Ann Millman, 70, Bronaugh, Mo., passed from this life Monday, May 5, 2014, at her home in Bronaugh, after a lengthy illness. Beverly was born Sept. 12, 1943, in Russell, Kan., to Henry Kerbs Jr. and Vierna B. Markghiem Kerbs. She was united in marriage to John A. Millman, in 1963, in Jane, Mo., and he survives of the home...

Brian George, 35, of Rich Hill, Mo., died Saturday, May 3, 2014, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada. Funeral services will be held today, at 5 p.m., at the Heuser Funeral Home, Rich Hill, with cremation following services. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Brian George Memorial Fund in care of Heuser Funeral Home...

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor All good things must come to an end. That old cliché is one the Nevada Tigers varsity baseball team found to be true the hard way, just one day after extending its winning streak to 12 games and all but locking up the top seed in the Class 4, District 12 Tournament, when Fort Scott invaded Lyons Stadium and took a 7-2 victory...

Nevada Daily Mail Vernon County Commissioners have given the green light on the purchase of a new transport vehicle for the Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Jason Mosher approached the County Commission Wednesday to discuss replacing the office's aging vehicle...

Nevada Daily Mail Vernon County Commissioners were visibly happy Tuesday morning after an update on a bridge replacement project in the southeast portion of the county. Jason Sivils, a project consultant with Great River Associates, told the commissioners that several thousand dollars had been shaved off the final cost of the nearly complete bridge project near Montevallo...

Nevada Daily Mail Bronaugh's water project, which includes a connection between pump houses, refurbishing the clear well and pump house and a new aerator, is set to open bidding for construction in four months. The Bronaugh Board of Aldermen approved Mayor Sherry Brown to sign all documentation regarding the project, an affidavit of work authorization that prohibits hiring undocumented workers, an assurance form saying that all easements for the project had been obtained and an assurance form that certifies local funds to finance the project will be available within 90 days of loan closure.. ...

Nevada Daily Mail A Nevada man was arrested for his alleged involvement in a reported domestic assault last week. Nevada Police said the incident happened Monday morning in an apartment on West Highland Street. According to Detective Josh Westerhold, a 24-year-old female victim was allegedly knocked to the floor and struck on the head and face by a former significant other, who previously resided at the apartment...

Nevada Daily Mail A woman suspected of setting fire to two homes ­ both of which had residents inside -- faces felony arson charges. Nevada Police said Monday that Kaylene Marie Ledom, a 25-year-old Nevada woman, was arrested for her involvement in the attempted torchings, separated by nearly a year in time...

Nevada Daily Mail Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher visited with the County Commission Wednesday to discuss a needed expansion for his deputies: a shooting range. Mosher said deputies previously used a shooting area on his private property. But since moving, that option is no longer available...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council focused on entertainment Tuesday night when they voted 5-0 to approve a liquor license for Sharky's Pub and Grub II, 224 N. Main Street, and also approved two ordinances appropriating money from the city's motel tax to pay a portion of the fees necessary for entertainment at Bushwhacker Days...

Nevada Daily Mail "It is with mixed emotions that the Cottey College Board of Trustees announces the retirement of President Judy R. Rogers," wrote Janet Brown, chair of the Board of Trustees. "The Board of Trustees and the campus community will lose a visionary leader in our retiring president, and the generosity of her time, depth of character, and charismatic passion for our college and its students will be sorely missed."...