Stories from Saturday, September 20, 2014

Ron and Glenda Wolf of Deerfield, Mo., and Gary and Mary Kitsmiller of Nevada, Mo., announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Natalie Wolf and J.T. Kitsmiller. Natalie graduated from Fort Scott High School in 2013. J.T. graduated from Northeast Vernon County in 2011...

Ida Lee Daniels, 89, Nevada, Mo., passed away Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada after an illness of several months. Ida Lee was born Jan. 5, 1925, in Richards, Mo., to Charley E. Higgins and Jennie V. Tucker Higgins. She was united in marriage to Glen Delmer Daniels on Oct. 11, 1947, in Fort Scott, Kan., and he preceded her in death in April of 1989...

Roger Dean Hada, age 66, of Nevada, Mo., died at 12:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center after battling cancer. He was born Jan. 1, 1948, in Nevada the son of John and Laura Dale (Morrison) Hada. Services for Mr. Hada are pending. Condolences may be sent online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Before the advent of mass marketing, mass distribution, mass production, and shiny packaging, neighbors relied on neighborhood farms and mom and pop-type operations or their own backyard or garden to get their produce and grocery goods. Over the years, the direct to consumer approach disappeared, replaced for convenience, time and cost efficiencies...

Last weekend I was invited to attend a Sheriff's Border Summit for a security briefing on the Mexican border and how it is affecting every county around the nation. Sheriffs from all over the country attended the briefing, which included speakers who work for various federal, state, and county agencies relating to border security, as well as drug and human trafficking issues...

Hi neighbors. The new television season should start soon. In my opinion, not soon enough! I miss my favorite shows and have seen the re-runs at least twice. The appearance of the new shows is definitely something to anticipate. Autumn will officially be here this coming week. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council is looking at a short agenda when it meets at 7 p.m., Tuesday, in the council chambers in the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash Street, including the consideration of bids for a tanker truck for the Nevada Fire Department and a lease-purchase agreement with U.S. Bancorp Government Leasing and Financing Inc. for that tanker...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Local Emergency Planning Committee will manage a mock bus wreck on M Highway, 14 miles from Nevada on Tuesday. "It involves a bus rollover with entrapment," Dennis Kimrey, of Vernon County Emergency Management, said at the LEPC meeting Wednesday. "It's our exercise, but there's going to be training involved too. We have invited the schools and the rural fire departments to come out and watch."...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Local Emergency Planning Committee will manage a mock bus wreck on M Highway, 14 miles from Nevada on Tuesday. "It involves a bus rollover with entrapment," Dennis Kimrey, of Vernon County Emergency Management, said at the LEPC meeting Wednesday. "It's our exercise, but there's going to be training involved too. We have invited the schools and the rural fire departments to come out and watch."...

Nevada Daily Mail Brandi McInroy will be the Republican challenger to incumbent Democrat Lynn Ewing in the November election for Vernon County Prosecutor. McInroy was chosen by the Republican Party Committee as a replacement candidate after Circuit Judge Timothy Perigo ruled that the previous challenger, Dustin Dunfield, be disqualified as a candidate for the position based on a prior felony case...

Special to the Daily Mail Harold Moreland runs the Try Me Fresh Vegetables stand west of town and he wants everyone to know he can spell "cucumber" just fine and that the hillbilly "qcunebur" sign posted at his stand last month that made the front page of the Nevada Daily Mail and the rounds on Facebook was just "a big joke."...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Tigers tennis coach Samantha Short said she has been impressed by the recent play of her team, after they defeated Harrisonville and Lamar as will as winning a tournament in Monett in last week. Short said a familiarity in competition has also helped...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers softball team defeated Warrensburg on the road Thursday, 10-6. Carsten Warner was the winning pitcher. The Nevada junior varsity softball team defeated Warrensburg's JV team in a high scoring affair, 15-14. Tigers head coach Tammy Holcomb said her team has played well of late...

Nevada Daily Mail The Spring River at Mammoth Springs, Ark., attracts trout anglers from all around the country. Last weekend, in just a few hours, there were visitors to the Mammoth Springs State Park Visitor Center had visitors from 10 different states...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Tigers swimmer Dalton Eador continued his recent run of success, this week at the Seymour Swim Meet. Eador, who captured two first place finishes last weekend at Monett, added two additional first places finishes to his resume...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers eighth-grade A football team, was shellacked by the Carl Junction Bulldogs, 50-16, Thursday at Logan Field. The Tigers were unable to contain Carl Junction tailback Ray Weston, who ran wild, scoring six touchdowns on the day...

Nevada Daily Mail Trailing 28-27 to Sedalia Smith Cotton with 1:12 remaining in the game Friday night, Nevada Tigers star running back and kick returner Chaden Brandt, took a kickoff, accelerated and exploded up field for a dramatic go-ahead touchdown...