Stories from Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Barbara Anna Herther, 80, of Schell City, Mo., the daughter of Donald Dorce and Doris Emogene (Minor) Whetsel was born Nov. 30, 1934, near Clark, S.D., and passed from this life on Feb. 11, 2015, at her home. Barbara grew up on the family farm near Clark along with her seven siblings and graduated from Garden City High School in 1950. ...

James "Jim" Albert Herren, 88, of Arkansas City, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at his sons residence. Jim was born Oct. 18, 1926, to Albert and Mary May (Kirby) Herren in Ingersoll, Okla. He was reared and educated in Byron where he graduated from Byron High School in 1946...

Johnathan Douglas Carter, 20, of Nevada, Mo., passed from this life Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, at KU Medical Center, in Kansas City, Kan., from complications of Type I Diabetes, a disease from which he suffered since the age of 15 months. He was born Feb. 18, 1995, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Bryan Douglas Rouse and Sheryl Marie Isgar...

Esther Emma Kirbey, 95, of Jerico Springs, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at Moore-Few Nursing Home, in Nevada. She was born on March 14, 1919, in Opolus, Mo., to John W. and Ruth V. (Cox) Hughes. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 25, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, with Brother Lorne Brown officiating. Visitation will be held from noon to 1 p.m., prior to the service. Interment will follow in Greenfield Cemetery, Jerico Springs...

Sara Chrisenbery and Kyle Sellars, of Rich Hill, Mo., and older brother, Kael Sellars, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Kellan Royce Sellars. Kellan was born at 9:32 p.m., Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

During the Spanish American War in 1898, Kansas responded to the "Call for Volunteers" by supplying several regiments of soldiers in the volunteer services of the United States Army. One of these regiments was the 23rd Kansas Volunteer Infantry which was comprised of African Americans. ...

Missouri's 126th District It was a recent honor to welcome students and their guests from Adrian, Bronaugh, Miami, Rich Hill and Nevada to the Capitol, representing TSA, FCCLA, FFA, and WMCA. It was also a pleasure to visit with many groups, businesses and associations that have recently held legislative events or stopped by our office...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Extension Council announced that elections will be held Feb. 24 through March 3. The county extension council works with the Extension staff members in planning and making recommendations for educational programs. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Representatives from Vernon County agencies and departments heard a presentation during the monthly Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting held Wednesday concerning the Nevada Housing Authority, which hosted the meeting. "I always say that Nevada Housing Authority, I think, is one of the best kept secrets in our community," housing director Carol Branham said. "Our goal is to provide rental assistance to low and very low income families."...

Neosho High School Choraleers perform during the 25th anniversary Nevada Classic. The annual extravanganza of high school show choirs drew more than 1,000 spectactors and featured 34 choirs from 17 schools as well as exhibition performances by Nevada's Soundsational Singers, Phase 4, Treble Effects and Vocal Fusion. And a presentation of a plaque to Peggy Graves by Wes Morton, NHS vocal music director, in recognition of Graves starting the Soundsational Singers 25 years ago...

Bronaugh's girls finished out the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference with an unblemished record, downing rival Hume 67-55, Friday at home. The Wildcats finished at 8-0, and 17-7 overall, with a Tuesday date in the district tournament at Appleton City, facing Montrose...

Nevada Daily Mail Appleton City ---- Facing off in the opening round of the Missouri Class 1 District 7 boys basketball tournament Monday night, the Bronaugh Wildcats steamrolled to a 42-26 victory over the Northeast Vernon County Knights. "It was probably our best overall performance of the year," Bronaugh head coach Mark Scarbrough said. "We haven't been very good at being patient (offensively), but tonight we were very patient, and it was better than I've ever seen them play."...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Tigers junior Dayton Miller made it all the way to the 2015 Missouri Class 2 state wrestling championship match, before falling to Oak Grove sophomore Shawn Kavadas by an 8-4 decision, Saturday evening in Columbia. Miller (49-4), wrestling in the 126-pound weight division, has taken home a state runner-up finish for the second straight year. A year ago Miller wrestled at 113 pounds, after wrestling at 106 pounds as a freshman...