Stories from Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Marjorie Jane Ness, 75, of Sheldon, Mo., passed from this life Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, at Freeman West Hospital, in Joplin. She was born Feb. 23, 1939, in Madison, S.D., the daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Meyer) Orton. On May 29, 1958, she was united in marriage to Dwight Wallace Ness and he preceded her in death on July 6, 2005. Their union was blessed with four children...

A fascinating aspect in the study of the Civil War is that there are many smaller interesting threads that are incidents or happenings which are often overlooked, but help bind the fabric into the mosaic of the entire war. This column contains a number of such incidents that occurred in September of 1864 that are briefly described in Series I, Vol. 41, Part III Correspondence of the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion on the following pages:...

Nevada Daily Mail Have you wondered how the Affordable Care Act will affect you and Nevada? The Vernon County Extension Office is offering information about the new health care law that can help families, individuals and businesses understand their options and responsibilities...

Cottey College will host its 5th Annual Multicultural Festival, Food Festival, and International Bazaar Sunday, Nov. 2, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The festival is created by Cottey College faculty, students, and staff as a way to highlight world cultures and to strengthen the connection between the Cottey College and Nevada, Mo., communities...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada FFA Chapter went to Springfield, Mo., to the Ozarks fall Farmfest, an annual exhibition of livestock, equipment, and products. Students were able to spend the day touring the booths and visiting with exhibitors, while completing a fun, educational assignment...

Nevada Daily Mail Playing in a combined junior varsity and freshmen game, Nevada football was rolled up by the Clinton Cardinals, 20-6, Monday night at Logan Field. The freshmen team concluded their season with a 3-4 record. Nevada freshmen coach Josh Smith indicated Clinton only had eight freshmen players on their roster, which was the primary reason a combined game was played...

The Cottey College Comets volleyball team walked away with a 25-21, 25-20, 26-24 win over Wentworth, which was followed by a 25-21, 25-23, 25-12 defeat at the hands of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, at Saturday's Tri-Match on the Cottey campus. The Comets are now 6-8 on the year...

Free donuts and coffee are available Wednesday, Oct. 22 at the Vernon County Democrat headquarters on the north side of the square from 7 to 9 a.m. Candidates, sample ballots and Fair Ballot Language will be available.

The No. 3 seed Nevada Tigers volleyball team (22-10) cruised to an easy 25-11, 25-15 victory over the No. 6 Clinton Cardinals, in Clinton, Tuesday night at the Class District 11 volleyball tournament. For Nevada, Rilie Good notched 9 kills and 4 blocks. Morgan McNeley spun 14 assists. Mikayla Bartlett came up with 4 aces, and Lexie Overton chipped in with 11 digs...