Stories from Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Dr. Ira Ellis Spencer, longtime optometrist and businessman in Nevada, Mo., recently residing in Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at Mercy Hospital, in Fort Scott. He was born Sept. 19, 1926, in Walker, the son of Elmer and Martha Odessa (Gilbert) Spencer. On Dec. 15, 1945, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth (Betty) Nadine Simpson and she preceded him in death on June 10, 2012. Together the couple became parents of three children...

Paul O. Hirschman, 86, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness. Paul was born Nov. 25, 1927, in Honey Creek, Mo., to Henry Hirschman and Frieda Korsmeyer Hirschman. He was united in marriage to Anna M. Grieshaber on April 18, 1948, in Festus, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Kristin Penn and Jake Ellis, of Farmington, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Henry David Ellis. Henry was born at 11:34 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, at Mineral Area Regional Hospital, in Farmington, Mo. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 21 and 1/2 inches...

The Nevada Planning Commission will be meeting at 5:15 p.m., today, to consider a resolution recommending the city council approve the 2014 city of Nevada 5-year Capital Improvement Plan as required by the city charter.

Turn in unwanted prescriptions Sept. 27 at Community Center The Nevada Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its ninth opportunity in four years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to the Nevada Community Center at 200 N. Ash in Nevada...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Commission accepted the removal of Deerfield Township Trustee Paul Baggett and appointment of Joe Cadle at its meeting Thursday. In a letter to the commission, the township board told the commissioners of the vote to remove Baggett due to his health issues...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers defeated the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs in walk-off fashion Monday afternoon at Bushwhacker Field, winning 4-3. Nevada (6-4) has now reeled off three consecutive wins. Trailing 3-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, Nevada junior Taylor Remington led things off with a single to right field. Anna Fulton then entered the game as a pinch runner, replacing Remington...

Nevada Daily Mail Cottey's volleyball team ran into a Fort Scott Community College team riding a wave of momentum and sporting eight wins in 10 outings. They also faced a raucous atmosphere as the Kansans had a large crowd on hand, bolstered by members of the school's other athletic teams...