Stories from Saturday, August 9, 2014

In checking last weeks fishing report, one spot looked very interesting. K-Dock on Bull Shoals reported fishing for bass wand walleye as excellent. So I checked it out. The first angler I met was David Stewart from St. Louis. Stewart admitted he was a novice angler and it showed. Having never caught a walleye, he forgot that this species of fish has teeth...

Shelby Neil Brandt, my loving husband, wonderful father, great grandpa, and friend of many went to be with his Lord on Aug. 6. Shelby was born in California in 1949, and moved to Missouri in 1975. He was the proud father of Stoney, who is married to Amber and father of Trevor, Jamin and Brooklyn. ...

LeeDonna Ann York, 45, Nevada, Mo., died Aug. 6, 2014, in Joplin, Mo. A committal service will be held at 3 p.m., Monday, Aug. 18, in the Stockton City Cemetery, Stockton, Mo. Additional service and family information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home at a later date...

Harry and Saundra (Shaw) Bogart of Bronaugh will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bronaugh Christian Church fellowship hall. The Bogarts were married Sept. 5, 1964, in the Christian Church at Bronaugh. The couple have two children, Sherry Brown and Ron Bogart; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren...

Nevada Daily Mail Sheldon's effort to raise $22,040 to purchase new playground equipment for the park garnered further support through the Healthy Nevada Funding Team. The funding team discusses and recommends improvement proposals to request grant money from Healthy Nevada before the proposals are shown to the Healthy Nevada Board...

The Nevada Planning Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday at 5:15 p.m., in the council chambers in the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash Street. The commission will be holding a public hearing about right-of-way easement locations for the city's sewer interceptor replacement project at the request of the city of Nevada. Following the public hearing the commission will discuss the matter and vote on sending a recommendation to the Nevada City Council for a final decision...

Special to Daily Mail Helen Dahmer gets a kick out of life. You can't visit with this 89-year-old very long before her enthusiasm surfaces, especially when she talks about her upbringing in Deerfield and, in particular, the two-room Deerfield School, heart of her early childhood...

The Monett Tri-State 'A' Finals took place Aug. 2-3 at the Ginny and Chris Fuldner Family Aquatic Center in Monett. The two-day event featured 12 Tri-state teams and an associate team from Lebanon. In total, 389 swimmers participated including 37 from the Nevada Neptunes, who are coached by Karen Claypool...