Stories from Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Anna Ruth Farmer, 84, of Nevada, Mo., passed from this life, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab, in Nevada. She was born Aug. 17, 1930, in El Dorado Springs, the daughter of Loyd Clayton and Helen Ruth (Starr) Farmer. On May 29, 1948, she was united in marriage to Dennis Edmond Farmer, in Butler, Mo., and he preceded her in death on Dec. 3, 1995. Their union was blessed with two sons...

Teri Lou Gonterman Pryor, 64, passed away suddenly on Jan. 19, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo. She was born on Feb. 7, 1950, in Nevada, Mo., to Dannie Lou Gonterman and Clarence Elmer Gonterman, who preceded her in death. She is survived by two daughters, Joetta Hart and Delyn Lowry. She also leaves behind a son-in-law, Michael Lowry; four grandchildren, Zachary Schlup, Amber Hastings, Abigail Lowry and Jacob Hart; and five great-grandchildren...

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. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada...

SHELDON ---- The Sheldon boys' basketball team pummeled the Northeast Vernon County Knights, 53-31 Tuesday night. For Sheldon, shooting guard Micah Swanson led the way, with a game-high 16 points. Tony Dubray Classic LIBERAL ---- In Tuesday night action at the Tony Dubray Classic, the Bronaugh girls fell to Colgan 65-33. On the boys side, Bronaugh was bounced by Northeast Arma, 76-37...

The Nevada High School wrestling team took to the mat Tuesday night at Center High School in Kansas City, competing in the second part of the West Central Conference Tournament. Nevada fell to Clinton 41-30, and also lost to Sedalia Smith-Cotton, 46-28. Nevada defeated Center High School 48-18...

The Nevada freshmen boys basketball team prevailed over Pleasant Hill 32-27, in a Tuesday night road game. Nevada led 16-14 at halftime, and 26-21 heading into the fourth quarter. For Nevada, forward Braeden Hinton scored a team-high nine points, while guard Daulton Shepard and Hunter Mason chipped in with eight points apiece. Rounding out the scoring for Nevada, Zach Gardner finished with four, while, Braxton Shadden added three...

Nevada's swim team followed a strong showing in the Joplin Duals with a third place finish in the Carthage Lady Tiger Invitational. The Tigers earned a number of places in the Duals at Joplin. Following are the individual event results: Girls' 200 SC Meter Medley Relay -- Second, (Makayla Haner, Melody Reichard, Janna Scotten, Mikayla Mohrman), 2:28.50;...

Nevada Daily Mail Billy Evans has set the bar high for the 2015 Nevada Thundering Herd Special Olympics basketball team ---- slated to kick off their season Jan. 30 at Neosho's area tournament. "I like being a part of a championship-tradition," Evans said. "We've been on the top throughout my high school career. We've won multiple state titles. And we've won regional championships five times in a row, and gunning for No. 6."...

Nevada Daily Mail A Nevada resident was arrested Friday afternoon by detectives with the Vernon County Sheriff's Office after a warrant was issued for felony stealing involving the theft of mail. According to a press release from the Vernon County Sheriff's Office, deputies recovered a vehicle that was stolen from Nevada and found mail they believed to be stolen along with it...

Nevada Daily Mail Already struggling with too few employees and the cold weather while waiting for heaters to be installed, the recycling center took another hit when someone broke into the center early last week, stealing copper and tools -- some owned by the employees -- and damaging the center...

Nevada Daily Mail "I think this is over-government. Maybe we need to slap people's hand and say 'be a good neighbor,'" council member Jayne Novak said during the discussion of a proposed ordinance to provide some means to regulate customers at home businesses from blocking a shared driveway, during Tuesday night's city council meeting...

Nevada Daily Mail The visiting Carl Junction Bulldogs handed the Nevada Tigers eighth-grade basketball team a 40-29 setback Tuesday night. With the loss, Nevada falls to 2-1. The contest started out as a defensive battle, with the score knotted 5-5 at the conclusion of the first quarter...

Dear Editor My educational background has taught me that we live in a representative democracy. The people elect representatives to federal, state, and local levels of government to represent them. Missouri State Senator Ed Emery (Rep., 31st Senatorial District) represents five (5) counties in Missouri. The counties include Barton, Vernon, Bates, Cass, and Henry...