Stories from Friday, June 27, 2014

Violet Marie Wingate, 88, Nevada, formerly of Schell City, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at the Barone Alzheimer's Care Center, in Nevada. Violet was born Aug. 2, 1925, in Union Star, Mo., to Curtis A. Jones and Lottie Bell (Butt) Jones. She was united in marriage to Robert Murry Wingate on Aug. 12, 1950, in North Kansas City, Mo., and he preceded her in death on April 12, 2008...

Joshua and Cerissa Seitz, of Rich Hill, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Michael Mason Seitz. Michael was born at 10:23 p.m., Friday, June 20, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor The Nevada Griffons baseball team made its return to Lyons Stadium Wednesday, with a multifaceted goal in mind, as it hoped to rebound from Tuesday's loss to win a three-game series against the Branson Nationals and keep pace with the frontrunners in the MINK League South Division...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Neptunes swim team hosted its first dual meet of the season on June 18, taking a dominant team points victory over Lamar. The Neptunes won the meet, 1,512-958, in part because of an 84-48 advantage in swimmers competing in the meet...

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor Playing in its third game in as many nights, the Nevada Griffons baseball team hosted the Clarinda (Iowa) A's at Lyons Stadium, hoping to continue its recently found momentum and continue the current homestand undefeated...

Nevada Daily Mail In less than two weeks, the Vernon County Centennial Fairgrounds will be buzzing with activity as youth of all ages show livestock. But on Wednesday night, fair board members were still working through some preparations for the annual summer exhibition...

Nevada Daily Mail Missouri legislators' refusal to expand Medicaid plus federal cuts in Medicare and Medicaid have worsened the economic condition of small, federal funding dependent hospitals like Nevada Regional Medical Center. "History shows in the past two years, $1 billion of hospital care in Missouri went uncompensated because of cuts in federal funding," Dave Dillon, vice president Missouri Hospital Association media relations said...

We issue our usual kudos to those who spend their fourth of July holiday working - especially those in the safety departments across our area. In addition to the usual traffic problems, fender benders, routine stops, and domestic calls, each 4th our fire and police and emergency personnel respond to a number of fireworks-related incidents...

Last week a team of deputies returned home after attending Basic SWAT camp, hosted and taught by the Joplin Police Department. They trained with other members from agencies like the Web City Police Department, Jasper County Sheriff's Office SWAT, and other agencies from around Missouri...

Hi neighbors. I saw Flossie in her back yard a day ago, and she was hammering small pieces of wood onto 4 foot long 4x4s. I watched for a few minutes before she would realize I was at her back fence gate in the alley at the side of her property. Finally, I could stand it no more -- the kitten was climbing the fence to get me, meowing loudly. I knew my stealth mode would soon be discovered...

By Mary R. Russell Missouri Chief Justice It is that time of year for fireworks and picnics and parades with children waving the American flag. It also is time to honor the birth of our nation on the Fourth of July, celebrating our nation's declaration of independence in 1776 and the creation of a new government in which the people divided authority among three separate but equal branches...

Nevada firefighters investigate the cab of an semi-truck Wednesday morning after responding to a reported truck fire on Austin near the north Interstate 49 on-ramp. Police blocked off one lane of westbound traffic while crews inspected the RB Transport, Inc., truck. No one was injured...

During the Civil War, throughout Missouri and the eastern border counties of Kansas, the guerrilla war was consistent and constant. It started right away in the summer of 1861 and continued in Missouri well after the conclusion of the war in 1865. From the very beginning, the Union or Northern policy was one of eradicating or exterminating the Confederate guerrillas or Bushwhackers. ...

The big emphasis in Nevada now is to do healthy things. We are supposed to eat better, lose our bad habits and get more exercise. Even in church we are being urged to get into this movement. About the same time as health was filling all the headlines, I became a friend to more people than I thought I knew by making friends on Facebook. The two things went together nicely because I read many helpful hints from my friends about how to be healthy...

In 1963 I was introduced to one of America's great mystery venues, the Winchester Mansion. Located in San Jose, Calif., it was a destination that as a young boy, I felt would be totally boring. To my utter amazement, what I assumed was going to be another of those tedious adult treks that I was forced to endure became instead one of my all-time favorite historical landmarks...