Stories from Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Mrytle Allene Tye, 81, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada, after a lengthy illness. Allene was born March, 16, 1933, in Sheldon, Mo., to Earl Robert Jones and Iva Marie (Tyree) Jones. She was united in marriage to Raymond C.Tye on Dec. 5, 1974, in Miami, Okla., and he preceded her in death in 1998...

Glenna Lee Johnson, 83, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, at Freeman West Hospital, in Joplin, Mo., following a sudden illness. Glenna was born Nov. 29, 1931, to Charles E. Swiney and Flossie M. (Camden) Swiney. She was united in marriage to Deward E. Messer and he preceded her in death in 1986. Glenda later married Jay Johnson and he also preceded her in death...

LeRoy Denning, 74, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center, in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. LeRoy was born on July 15, 1940, in Ellis, Kan., to Anthony Denning and Elizabeth Cecelia (Weigle) Denning. He was united in marriage to Janet Kay Harmon in 1964, in Fort Scott, Kan., and she survives of the home...

Nevada Daily Mail With national, state and county elections concluded in November, now it is time to look at local elective offices. School board and township elections will take place April 7. The filing period runs from Dec. 16 to Jan. 20. All of the area school boards have two three-year seats up for election...

Nevada Daily Mail Volunteer ombudsman Shirley Baxter has served as an advocate for the residents of the Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada for the past two decades -- and like most people in their 80s, she has considered retirement. "When I think about retirement, I think about the residents," Baxter said. "Then, I don't think about retiring anymore."...

Nevada's junior varsity boys team came away with a 59-49 road win over Clinton, Monday night. For Nevada, Derek O' Dell led the way with 17 points, while Hunter Mason netted 15.

After blowing out McDonald County Friday night at home, the Nevada Tigers High School freshmen basketball team stayed hot defeating the Clinton Cardinals 36-24 in a Monday night road contest. Nevada (3-1) led 18-10 at the halftime break, and 26-17 after three quarter...

The Nevada Middle School wrestlers traveled to Seneca on Saturday, where they went 12-6 at the wrestling meet. As a team, Nevada finished in sixth place at the 14-team meet, while Carl Junction won the event. Individual results First place: Peyton Denney, 180 (A) pounds; Blake White 115 (B)...

Nevada High's football team landed several members on various postseason teams. Tigers earning All Southwest Missouri selections were: Trevor Householder - Second Team Offensive Line Caleb Smith - Honorable Mention Offensive Line Chaden Brandt - First Team Running Back...

Nevada Daily Mail Both the girls' and boys' varsity basketball teams of Northeast Vernon County sought the win that would give them a winning record Friday night, but while one walked away with a 2-1 record the other settled for 1-2. The Lady Knights faced an uphill battle against the Ballard Bulldogs from the start of the game when they saw the size of their opponents...

Nevada Daily Mail In Friday night high school basketball action, the Bronaugh Wildcats (1-1) dropped a 64-45 home contest to the Northeast Arma Vikings. Trailing by nine points midway through the first quarter, Wildcats guard Martell Moore hit a mid-range jumper to cut the Vikings lead to 11-4. Point guard Kaylee Bogina answered back, connecting on a 3-pointer from the left wing, to push the NE Arma lead to double-digits at 14-4 with 2:27 to play in the first quarter...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers basketball team squared off Saturday afternoon against the McDonald County Lady Mustangs in the championship game of the Carl Junction tournament. After a fast start, McDonald County cooled off the Lady Tigers, eventually pulling away for a 39-26 victory...