Stories from Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Lois Pauline Rich, 95, of Nevada, Mo., passed from this life Monday, March 16, 2015, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab. She was born May 20, 1919, in Moundville, the daughter of James Roscoe and Evalena Pearl (Williams) Gotschall. On May 5, 1944, she was united in marriage to Robert Earl Rich and he preceded her in death on Aug. 11, 2002...

The following letters are from two of the Officers of the 23rd Kansas Colored volunteer Infantry Regiment that describe the regiments' arrival in Cuba during the 1898 Spanish American War. Both letters were published in the Fair Play which was an African American Newspaper that was published in Fort Scott in 1898 and 1899...

Dear Editor In the early 1950s my two kids, Myra, 7, and Ted, 4, asked, "Mom if Easter is about Jesus, where did we get this rabbit stuff?" So I wrote this for them. The First Easter Bunny A small brown rabbit that first Easter morn Sat by a rock, alone and forlorn...

Nevada Daily Mail Jerod Lamb has worn many hats, serving in different ways, since moving to Sheldon after spending time living in Nevada and Lamar. But after the upcoming April election, he will remove one of those hats and turn his focus elsewhere...

Nevada Daily Mail With the approach of the end of the 2014-15 school year, Bronaugh R-7 school district looks ahead to changes next fall as administrators and staff move on to opportunities at other Missouri schools. Last fall, superintendent Lyle Best reached the decision to move on after three years at Bronaugh. Principal James Frank will also leave the school district after two years at the school...

Nevada Daily Mail On Feb. 17, Ralph Underwood, 711 S. Meadow Lane, told the Nevada City Council there was a big problem with trash from Wal-Mart's dumpsters blowing around the area along Johnson Drive, south and east of the store. Tuesday night, one month later, Underwood was back before the council during its second regular meeting in March, telling the council the problem had not been resolved and the trash was still blowing around the neighborhood...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Lady Tigers head basketball coach Brent Bartlett was named the 2015 West Central Conference Coach of the Year. Bartlett's Lady Tigers finished the season 21-5 while going 10-2 in conference-play. Nevada's season ended March 7 in the Class 4 District 13 championship game in Warrensburg, with a loss to Bolivar...

Arthur Marvin Garren, 71, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, March 16, 2015, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada. Art was born on Aug. 26, 1943, in Windsor, Mo., to Arthur L. and Eula Mae (Bohen) Garren. Art was raised in Urich and graduated from Urich High School. ...