Stories from Friday, December 5, 2014

Pauline Ratts Skaggs, 95, of Atlanta, Ga., passed away peacefully Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, at Dekalb Medical Center, in Decatur, Ga. She was born in Sprague, Mo., on Jan. 20, 1919, as the first child of Harve and D'Ella Ratts. She married James L. Skaggs, of Thayer, Mo., on May 21, 1944, at the Sprague Christian Church. The was the first wedding to be held in that church. She was a 1937 graduate from Nevada High School...

My vision and faith in two of the pillars upon which I have based much of my life, were renewed earlier this week, when I watched a movie titled, "The Emperor's Club." First, a brief movie review is appropriate. The movie has been around for some time, having been originally released in 2002. ...

As a person gets older it would seem that every choice made would be very important. Time may be running out sooner than expected, or abilities to participate in some activities might become more limited as age passes. Therefore it seems logical that each choice would be very important and undertaken with much thought and deliberation...

Dear Editor: How would the world remember the two players in Ferguson had the tables been turned? If Officer Wilson had not stopped the threat by firing on Brown and Brown had taken Wilson's gun, killed Wilson, and done who knows what with the gun, possibly robbing or killing others, how would you remember each?...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada FFA Chapter held its Annual Ag Awareness Day at the Nevada Regional Technical Center Friday, Nov. 7. Students from Truman Elementary and Heartland were able to go to the NRTC and learn about agriculture from high school FFA members. The elementary students got to experience hands-on activities and learn about topics such as animals, crops, equipment, and farm safety...

Nevada Daily Mail A Nevada woman pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a bank fraud scheme in which she embezzled from her employer, according to Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. Patricia Culbertson, 53, waived her right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to a federal information that charges her with bank fraud and filing a false tax return...

Special to the Daily Mail In Tinsel, Texas, and more particularly at Trina Walcott's Snowflake Inn, it's Christmas 365 days a year. Such is the premise of "Dashing Through the Snow," the current production opening at 8 p.m., Friday, at the Fox Playhouse in Nevada...

Special to the Daily Mail In Tinsel, Texas, and more particularly at Trina Walcott's Snowflake Inn, it's Christmas 365 days a year. Such is the premise of "Dashing Through the Snow," the current production opening at 8 p.m., Friday, at the Fox Playhouse in Nevada...

Bronaugh's basketball teams split with Thomas Jefferson on the road Tuesday night, with the girls prevailing 50-19 and the boys falling 54-44. In the girls' game, the Wildcats dominated behind a strong opening quarter, rolling to a 17-0 lead after eight minutes. The gap grew to 32-9 by halftime and 48-12 after three quarters...

The Hume Lady Hornets basketball team flattened Ballard 58-36 in a Tuesday night road contest, improving to 2-0. "The girls looked much better this game," Hume head Coach Delayna Thompson said. For the Lady Hornets, point guard Hope Yarick led the way with a team-high 22 points, while Brhett Mumma added 13 points to go along with 11 assists and 6 rebounds. Hume forward Madison Cannon registered a double-double, dropping in 10 points while pulling down 11 boards...

Fort Scott Middle School's eighth-grade basketball teams swept visiting Nevada in girls' basketball action at the FSMS gymnasium, Tuesday. The eighth-grade "A" team won 25-12, holding Nevada to 3 points in every quarter. Fort Scott led 7-0 before Nevada got on the board...

Nevada's junior varsity boys' basketball team dropped a 44-35 decision to Columbia Hickman in the Harrisonville tournament Monday night, then bounced back with a 45-41 victory over Grain Valley Tuesday, only to fall Wednesday night in their third game in three days by a 44-32 score to St. Joe Lafayette...

The Nevada Tigers boys basketball team fell to 0-3 after being defeated 63-46 by McDonald County in the second round of the Carthage Tournament Thursday night. The Tigers kept it close early, trailing 29-26 at the half. However, Nevada was outscored 16-5 in the third quarter, as McDonald County began to pull away...

Sheldon narrowly lost a pair of basketball outings Tuesday night, falling on the road to Montrose. The Panther girls were nipped 27-26 and the boys tumbled 66-57. In the girls' game, it was a low scoring result in the first and fourth periods, with a total of seven points in each. Montrose had the edge in the first, 4-3, with Sheldon getting the edge in the fourth, by the same score...

Nevada Daily Mail After spending all but the last two weeks of the season missing key players, the eighth-grade Nevada Lady Tigers meshed as a team to defeat the Stockton Tigers 26-20, at home Thursday night. "We played the best we have all year long," Nevada head coach Gail Wilson said. "That's what I've been waiting for. I knew they had it in them."...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Middle School wrestling team hosted their final home match of the season on Tuesday night, a tri-match also featuring Carl Junction and Seneca. Nevada wrestling coach Robert Watts said he was happy with his team's performance...