Stories from Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Coleene Fay Leavell, 65, Joplin, Mo., passed from this life on Friday, May 8, 2015, in Joplin, following a sudden illness. Coleene was born on Oct. 4, 1949, in Holdrege, Neb., to Otis F. and Ola Wilma (Owens) Atkins. Coleene, along with her family, came to Missouri at a young age and settled in the El Dorado Springs and Osceola areas. ...

Nevada Daily Mail A Butler man is in custody following a Nevada Police investigation of two felony thefts from automobiles parked on business parking lots this past weekend. On May 8, Nevada Police responded to the 900 block of East Subway Boulevard, and again to the 700 block of North Osage Boulevard, around 11 p.m. In both cases, entry was made into the back window of trucks while parked on the business parking lots while the vehicle owners were patrons of the businesses...

Nevada Daily Mail In times of disaster, members of the local law enforcement and emergency services partner to bring aid to residents of Vernon County. But while police and fire departments often receive attention for their deeds, the local Emergency Medical Services can be overlooked...

Bronaugh had several members of its track team place in the Northeast Invitational at Arma, Kan., and then got strong efforts from Katey Rider and Amanda Raper in the Class 1 District 6 meet. At the invitational, Katey Rider raced to a third place in the 100 meters. She also placed third in the triple jump and grabbed first in the 300-meter hurdles...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers fell to the Kansas City O'Hara Celtics 5-2 in their regular-season home finale, Monday afternoon. The loss drops Nevada to 7-16 (4-5 West Central Conference). The victory improves O'Hara to 13-12 overall and 6-4 in the WCC...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers golf team narrowly missed out on qualifying for the upcoming Missouri Class 3 State Golf tournament in Bolivar. Needing a top-two finish for the automatic state bid, the Tigers placed third at Monday's MSHSAA Class 3, Section 4 Boy's Golf tournament at Hoots Hollow Golf Course in Harrisonville...

Nevada seniors Taylor Manes and Brooklynn Vincent earned first-team All-West Central Conference honors after placing first in their respective events at Friday's conference meet in Sedalia. Manes clocked the top time in the 100 meter dash, coming in at 11.14, while Vincent's shot put throw of 34-feet, 8 1/2 inches was good for gold...