Stories from Saturday, January 10, 2015

Donald R. Owens Jr., 54, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at Mayo Clinic, in Phoenix, Ariz. He was born Sept. 12, 1960, in Nevada, Mo., the son of Donald Ray and Linda (Baker) Owens. He graduated from Nevada High School in 1978. Don joined Seaboard Foods nearly 15 years ago in March 2000, and served as Seaboard Foods Director of environmental resources, maintenance and construction, and he contributed significantly to the growth and success of Seaboard Foods...

Robert Daniel Benell, 95, of Sun City, Ariz., formerly of Kansas City, Mo., died on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. He was born in Surrey, N.D., on May 25, 1919. He was raised on a dairy farm near Surrey and worked in the dairy from an early age. Following graduation from high school he attended the University of Montana, majoring in forestry...

As I was watching the news on the first day of 2015, I saw yet another story of a shooting involving police and the conflicting views from both sides. Arguments were about what the officer did right, as well as what he did wrong. As I was listening to the different "experts" that presented arguments from both sides, I noticed that both people were referring to the cops as "they" and the public as "we." Although the divide between law enforcement officers and the public has been more strained throughout the country since the incidents in Ferguson, it was not until that moment that I realized the problem is not just an opinion on police tactics, the use of force, or the outcome of confrontations being used by law enforcement; instead it is the perception that some members of the public and the police have on who members of law enforcement are.. ...

Hi neighbors. Although winter began on Dec. 21, this last week has really demonstrated to us how winter should feel. I have stayed in my little house and I hope most of you have had that opportunity as well. When I got up this morning, Thursday, I noticed there was no frost or ice on the car windshield. Then I remembered how cold it got last night and realized it was too cold to frost! That's too cold, my friends...

Nevada Daily Mail For a second year, the Sheldon board of aldermen decided at their meeting Thursday to apply for a grant that would provide up to $200,000 of funding to be used for demolition of residential and commercial buildings considered dangerous because of their condition...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Commission brought out their red pencils and calculators once again Wednesday as they completed the first portion of the budgeting process with the 15th and final budget hearing -- this time with Sheriff Jason Mosher concerning the Sheriff's Office budget for 2015...

SENECA ---- The Nevada Tigers freshmen boys' basketball team cruised to a 31-9 victory over Seneca, Monday evening. The victory improved Nevada to 5-1. "We are definitely developing as a unit, and growing each and every day," Nevada head coach Blake Howarth said. "You can just see the boys working harder giving more effort, believing in each other, and coming together as one."...

Nevada's seventh-grade boys' basketball team opened the season with a 42-31 victory over Warsaw and is preparing for a schedule that includes this weekend's tournament in El Dorado Springs followed by a home date with Webb City Jan. 12. The NMS team will wrap up its season Feb. 16-19 with the Tri-County Tournament. In that season opener, also at El Dorado, Matthew Thorpe put in 10 points and Grant Miller eight, while Austin Bash collared 16 rebounds...

Nevada Daily Mail Playing in the El Dorado Springs boys basketball tournament Friday night, the Nevada Tigers seventh-grade team defeated the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs 32-15, improving to 2-0. The Tigers clicked on all cylinders early, and led 22-0 at halftime...

Nevada Daily Mail Rested from their Christmas break, the Nevada Tigers hosted the Carthage Tigers at Wynn Gymnasium Thursday night. The freshman squad kicked things off by defeating the visitors 48-31. However, that luck didn't follow into the next game as the NHS junior varsity squad lost to Carthage by a score of 45-37. Following the JV game, the NHS varsity team fell 66-47...

It's the time of the year when a breed of outdoor people don't mind wading in icy water and cold temperatures to pursue their sport of trapping. More than 11,000 Missouri trappers face the challenge of catching a long list of furbearers with traps they have set...

Nevada Daily Mail BRONAUGH ---- The Bronaugh Lady Wildcats slammed the Miami Eagles 65-29, Thursday night, improving to 7-2 overall, and more importantly remaining perfect in the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference at 4-0. Following the girls' game, the Bronaugh boys' used a third quarter run to break open a close contest, winning by a final score of 62-29. The victory improves Bronaugh to 3-6 overall (2-2 GVVC)...