Stories from Friday, January 30, 2015

Billy Allen Beck, 83, Sheldon, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 2, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada. Interment will follow in Sheldon Cemetery, Sheldon. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., prior to the service...

Derek and Hannah Ozkal are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Almila Olivia Ozkal. Almila was born Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. She weighed 7 pounds and measured 19 and 1/2 inches.

After reading Walter Cochran's, Jan. 21, Letter to the Editor, I felt compelled to offer some personal insights. In a series of articles, I hope to advocate for our schools, our teachers, and most importantly, our kids. I am the son of a career teacher in the Nevada R-5 School District. ...

One of our great-granddaughters went to a birthday party on Saturday night. It wasn't just a party with ice cream and cake and a few games. This party was to be an overnight party, a sleep over. I'm sure the little girls had a good time. I hope the parents of the birthday girls also had fun...

Dear Editor, I was pleased to read the comments by Pastor Dan Gayman in the Letters to the Editor section of your paper on Jan. 27, in response to my article, "Breaking the Law". We are in agreement on most of the content of his letter. He does state, however, that "If I understand this article correctly, the law has no purpose," whereas the entire fourth paragraph of my article addresses that very purpose, which is to bring us to Christ, which he rightly then affirms...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Commission closed the books on the 2015 budget after spending the month of January and part of December working on it. The commission made the budget, covering about 15 different departments and a total of more than 50 separate funds and budgets in the county, available to the public over the last couple weeks for them to review and ask questions about...

Nevada Daily Mail After struggling financially during 2014, the Nevada Regional Medical Center heard a more positive, six-month report Tuesday in their first meeting of the new year, and after the halfway point of the fiscal year. Kevin Leeper, chief executive officer at NRMC for the past six months, told the hospital board of the current situation as well as how far they have come since the summer months when they faced a shortfall of millions of dollars...

The YMCA Tridents swim team participated in the Seymour Sharks Polar Plunge Invitational at the Seymour YMCA Jan. 24. The two session, one-day event featured six YMCA teams, 158 swimmers; including three from Nevada. The Tridents are guided by Head Coach Abel Hagan, and assistant coach Jesse Claypool. The Tridents next meet is slated for Valentine's Day in Lebanon...

ARCHIE ---- Despite a 26 point effort from junior Brhett Mumma, the Hume Lady Hornets were defeated 55-49 Wednesday night at the Archie basketball tournament. The loss drops Hume's record to 10-6 (5-1 Golden Valley Vernon County Conference). "The girls' played very well and worked hard," Lady Hornets Head Coach Delayna Thompson said...

Nevada Daily Mail Facing a stiff challenge in the semifinals of the 90th Annual Clinton Boys Basketball Tournament Thursday night, the fifth-seeded Nevada Tigers were roughed up by the top-seeded Camdenton Lakers, losing 62-31. The loss drops Nevada to 5-11, while Camdenton of the rugged Ozark Conference, improves to 11-7...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Middle School eighth-grade boys basketball team throttled Joplin East 50-26 at home Thursday night. Riding a four-game win streak, Nevada improves to 6-1. The Tigers led 17-6 after the first quarter, and 35-10 at halftime...

Nevada Daily Mail CLINTON ---- The No. 2 seed Nevada Lady Tigers handed the third-seeded El Dorado Springs Lady Bulldogs a 53-38 loss Wednesday night in the semifinals of the 37th Annual Clinton Invitational Girls Basketball Tournament. The Lady Tigers are now 13-3 on the season...