Stories from Friday, October 17, 2014

The Nevada Tigers volleyball team passed a road test Tuesday, handing Kansas City Center a 25-11, 25-13 defeat. Nevada middle blocker Rilie Good came away with 6 kills, while Morgan McNeley notched 11 assists in addition to her 4 aces. Mikayla Bartlett chipped in 7 digs, and Margaret Cavener dealt Center 4 aces...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada seventh-grader Callie Beshore has had a field day running cross-country over the past six weeks. Beshore collected her third first-place finish of the season, at Tuesday's eight team Tri-County conference meet in Joplin. Beshore's credentials also include a second and third place finish...

Patricia Colleen White, 66, of Nevada, Mo., passed from this life Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, at her home. She was born Dec. 21, 1947, in Sebring, Fla., the daughter of Hick Monroe and Colleen Bonn (Piety) Callahan. On Aug. 23, 1974, she was united in marriage to Chester Leon White, and he survives of the home...

Nevada Daily Mail Fresh off their conference championship win over the weekend, the Hume Lady Hornets volleyball team was set back by the Rich Hill Tigers 25-12, 25-19, Wednesday night in Hume. "We knew it was going to be a fight," Hume coach Delanya Thompson said. "It wasn't anything we were just going to walk away with. It was going to be a battle, we just made too many errors serving and passing."...

Jack Wesley Ward Sr., 63, of Milo, Mo., passed from this life Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada. He was born Aug. 28, 1951, in Charles City, Iowa, the son of Vilas Ray and Gloria Jane (Cummings) Ward. On Oct. 29, 1980, he was united in marriage to Shelly Renee Ort in Tucumcari, N.M., and she survives of the home...

Elizabeth Annete York, 53, of Nevada, died Oct. 16, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home at a later date. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

This calendar year will always be remembered in my family. First, it was the year that we had a most memorable family reunion. We had almost as many young people under 25 as we had of the older group. All 84 of us had a great time. Second, sadly it was the year that my last, and nearest sister died. ...

Last August, when I went to vote in the General Primary Election, my ballot had numerous amendment proposals to vote for or against. This November 4, we will again have more amendments to consider. Good or bad, I am voting against all of them, strictly for constitutional reasons...

Dear Editor: On Oct. 1, Proposed Amendment No. 3 was printed in the Nevada paper. I advise everyone to read this, as I understand only part of the Amendment No. 3 will be on the ballot. It is very confusing. I have talked to several teachers, and school board members and one state representative. I advise the voters to do the same; because we will lose local control if this Amendment No. 3 passes...

Nevada Daily Mail Youngsters in the Way Preschool at the First Baptist Church received a special treat Thursday, Oct. 9, when Nevada Police Officer Brian Hansen stopped by. Flashing lights, siren and an explanation of what a police officer wears on his uniform as well as practical tips on what to do in an emergency and how to avoid stranger danger were highlights of a visit that held the youngsters captive (without handcuffs) for nearly 20 minutes...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County 4-H Livestock Judging Team recently competed at the 2014 Aksarben 4-H Stock Show's annual 4-H and Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest in Omaha, Neb. The team consists of seniors Payton Dahmer and Cara Comstock, as well as juniors Skyler Scotten and Kaylee Farmer...

Nevada Daily Mail The Bates County Sheriff's Office received information about a 4-wheeler being stripped and possibly stolen just south of Rich Hill. Initially the deputy was unable to locate the 4-wheeler, but did find it on a follow-up visit. The 4-wheeler, a 2005 400 Suzuki 4x4, was partially stripped. The Suzuki was determined to be the 4-wheeler stolen from a field just off 7 Bridges Road, east of Rich Hill...

Nevada Daily Mail Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Nevada, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court to receiving child pornography after he assumed a false online identity as a woman and persuaded a teenage girl in Georgia to send him pornographic images of herself...

Special to the Daily Mail The old Missouri State Penitentiary and a coffee-table book describing its history, was the subject of a presentation for the Vernon County Historical Society offered at the Bushwhacker Museum Sunday. Mark S. Schreiber wrote the book "Shanks to Shakers -- Reflections of the Missouri Penitentiary," describing some of his experiences over his 42 year career that included working as an investigator for the Cole County Sheriff's Office; the Cole County Prosecuting Attorney's office; the Internal Affairs office in the Missouri Department of Corrections; and Deputy Warden of Operations for the Missouri Penitentiary in Jefferson City. ...

Special to the Daily Mail The old Missouri State Penitentiary and a coffee-table book describing its history, was the subject of a presentation for the Vernon County Historical Society offered at the Bushwhacker Museum Sunday. Mark S. Schreiber wrote the book "Shanks to Shakers -- Reflections of the Missouri Penitentiary," describing some of his experiences over his 42 year career that included working as an investigator for the Cole County Sheriff's Office; the Cole County Prosecuting Attorney's office; the Internal Affairs office in the Missouri Department of Corrections; and Deputy Warden of Operations for the Missouri Penitentiary in Jefferson City. ...