Stories from Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Sylvia Eileen Steele, 74, formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, at the Washington Regional Medical Center, in Fayetteville, Ark., following a lengthy illness. Sylvia was born Feb. 10, 1940, in Omaha, Neb., to Joseph Lewis and Edith Pearl (Blackburn) Ontman. She was united on marriage to Melvin Leon Steele on July 25, 1960, in Kansas City, Mo., and he survives of the home...

Christopher William Aguilar, 56, Nevada, Mo., died on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at his home in Nevada. Service times and additional family information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home at a later date. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Nevada High School captured the Joplin Invitational Swim meet, easily outdistancing the next closest school, Carthage. Nevada won with 399 points, followed by Carthage High School at 276, Joplin High School -- 245, Lamar High School -- 174, Marshfield -- 124, Hillcrest -- 24, and Parkview Vikings -- 21...

Nevada Daily Mail Farm Bureau members from Vernon County were among more than 500 young farmers attending the Missouri Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Conference Feb. 6-8. The conference, at the Lake of the Ozark's Tan-Tar-A Resort, was a time to learn from experts in agriculture and swap stories of life on the farm with fellow farmers...

Nevada Daily Mail In upcoming weeks, members of the Bronaugh Board of Aldermen plan to check on the city's roads to determine which ones need repairs the most. At their next meeting, March 9, they will then bring a map of the city and decide which roads should receive top priority. After determining which roads especially need maintenance, the city will announce in local newspapers that they will accept bids for the work...

Ralph Pokorny/Daily Mail Doug Scotten, the new family financial education specialist at the Vernon County University Extension office, updates the Nevada Rotary Club on the financial educational services he is able to provide during its Thursday meeting...

Nevada Daily Mail BALLARD ---- The second-seeded Hume Lady Hornets dispatched the No. 7 seeded Northeast Vernon County Lady Knights 52-41 Monday, in the first round of the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference Tournament. The Lady Hornets led 11-2 after the first quarter, as point guard Brhett Mumma dropped in seven points...