Stories from Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Linda Sue (Harms) Martin was born May 1, 1954, in Clinton, Okla., to Ogen J. and Pauline (Schmidt) Harms. Linda accepted Christ and was baptized at the age of 11 at the Corn Mennonite Brethren Church on Oct. 24, 1965. She attended grade school and junior high in the Corn Public School system. ...

Hettie Leaetta "Sis" Jackson, 95, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., departed this life on Sept. 13, 2014. She was born on April 30, 1919, in Cedar County, Mo., on Horse Creek. She was the daughter of Walter John and Ferol (Dunaway) Jackson. Leaetta was delivered by her grandfather, Dr. L.T. Dunaway. He tagged her with the nickname "Sis" at birth by saying, "We have a little sister."...

Ryan and Anita Decker of Nevada announce the birth of their daughter, Elsie Mae Decker. She was born Sept. 9, 2014, at 7:06 at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed eight pounds, nine ounces, and was 20 inches long. She was greeted by her brother, Cade Ryan Decker...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Housing Authority Administrative Office and Crawford House will be closed Wednesday and Thursday for employees to attend training. The office will re-open on Friday at 8 a.m. Emergency work orders may be called in on the maintenance on-call phone 417-448-9740...

Nevada Daily Mail As usual, it's going to be a busy month, with a number of events on the horizon locally and in Vernon County. Friday's monthly Nevada Vernon County Chamber of Commerce luncheon provided time for the traditional announcements and the latest on state government...

Nevada Daily Mail The Northeast Vernon County School District hired Brian Burlingame as the seventh, eighth and ninth grade English teacher and Erica Mott as the sixth grade teacher. Abby Brown serves as the guidance counselor for kindergarten through 12th grade...

Nevada Daily Mail While most children would think of the end of Friday as the beginning of a glorious weekend, other children have another thought. What am I going to eat? In her work as Community Outreach director, Barb Long knew that children who depended on school meals needed help to get through the weekend. She said she had looked into Ozarks Food Harvest's backpack program, but found that program wouldn't fit Nevada's needs. So she began her own Backpacks of Love...

Nevada Daily Mail The Hume Hornets volleyball team took care of business Monday night at home, defeating the Bronaugh Wildcats in two sets, 25-19 and 25-16. The victory improved Hume's record to 5-0 on the year. Trailing by 7 points early, Hume head coach Delayna Thompson, said she was especially pleased with how her players responded to adversity, showing composure as they clawed back from the early deficit...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Middle School's seventh and eighth grade football teams will boast large squads as they open the season. Coaches Blake Howarth, Ken Eastwood, Luke Clark and Mason Heard are optimistic about the season. "The team this year for seventh and eighth is looking good," said Howarth. ...

The Nevada junior varsity volleyball team finished in second place at the eight-team tournament hosted by Aurora over the weekend. On their way to the excellent finish, the Tigers defeated Reeds Springs in two sets, 25-23 and 25-20. They then lost to Aurora 25-11 and 25-13...