Stories from Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Peggy Lou Headley, 87, of Republic, Mo., passed from this life Sunday, April 12, 2015, at Cox Health Systems South, in Springfield. She was born May 11, 1927, in Bronaugh, the daughter of Ralph (Hike) and Goldie Mae (Greene) Daugherty. After attending school in Bronaugh, Peggy spent 29 years employed at F.W. ...

Leland King (Red) Weber, 72, of Nevada, Mo., passed from this life Sunday, April 12, 2015, at his home. He was born Feb. 23, 1943, in Nevada, the son of George Irl and Nellie Mae (Schneider) Weber. On Aug. 6, 1977, he was united in marriage to Sherry Marie Hand and together they became the parents of a son and daughter...

Shirley Jean Earp, 44, Lamar, Mo., formerly of Nevada, died on Sunday, April 12, 2015, at her home in Lamar, following a lengthy illness. Shirley was born Dec. 11, 1970, in Nevada, Mo., to James Gustaford and Dolly Rosella (Toefer) Buckner. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada, with Pastor Jack Slade officiating. Interment will follow in Moore Cemetery, Nevada...

Ellen Eda Mabry, 89, Nevada, Mo., died on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada. A graveside committal service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 2, at Moore Cemetery, in Nevada. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Vernon County People for Pets in care of Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada...

Nevada Daily Mail Bronaugh R-7 high school held their junior-senior prom, with the theme "Rave Beneath the Waves," Saturday night, with students arriving by a variety of transportation methods, from antique or sports cars to a John Deere tractor and the cab of a semi. The 17 couples then participated in the event which included dancing, entertainment and a coronation through the evening...

Nevada Daily Mail With the weather warming up, Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher said he has started the inmate workday program for this year. Inmates were taken out to pick up trash on 54 Highway just west of Nevada Friday afternoon. "It's a great way for the inmates in our jail to have a chance to give back to the community," said Mosher...

Nevada Daily Mail When the Nevada City Council vote was tallied Tuesday, one of the two open seats on the council was decided with Jayne Novak having been re-elected to the Nevada City Council with 169 votes. The second open seat was to go to the candidate with the second highest vote total, however, Ryan Watts and Michael Brown ended the day tied for second with 152 votes, and Annie Daugherty a distant fourth with 115 votes...

The Nevada track and field team participated in the Jock's Nitch Gorilla Relays, at Pittsburg State University, Friday. In total, 34 schools from four states made the trip. Nevada results Brooklynn Vincent, sixth-place out off 44 entries in shot put; 35 1/2 feet...

After rolling out to a 5-1 start to open the season, the Nevada Tigers were swept at the Bill O'Dell Tournament in Carthage last week, losing all four games on their week-long slate. The Tigers (5-5) most recent loss came Friday afternoon to the Carl Junction Bulldogs, in the tournament's fifth-place game, as Nevada was blanked 8-0...

Nevada Daily Mail Led by sophomore John Quitno, the Nevada Tigers golf team captured first-place at the Logan-Rogersville High School Invitational, Monday. The nine-team event was played at Springfield Golf and Country Club. The victory is the fourth in five events for the Tigers. In addition, Quitno snagged first-place, finishing with the tournament's low individual score. The win gives Quitno three for the season, with one second-place finish...

Nevada Daily Mail The tough times continued for the Cottey Comets softball team Saturday at home, as they were defeated twice by the St. Louis Community College Archers in a Region 16 matchup, 10-3 in seven innings, and 12-2 in five innings. With the pair of losses, Cottey falls to 0-18...