Stories from Friday, May 15, 2015

Elsie L. Farnsworth, 68, of Rich Hill, Mo., died on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 16, at 2 p.m., at the Heuser Funeral Home, in Rich Hill, with burial in the Green Lawn Cemetery.

Ronald Everett Thompson, 72, of Rich Hill, Mo., died on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Funeral services will be held today, at 2 p.m., at the Heuser Funeral Home, in Rich Hill, with burial in the Green Lawn Cemetery, Rich Hill. The family received friends from 7 to 8 p.m., on Thursday, May 14. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rich Hill Safe Room in care of the Heuser Funeral Home...

It was a humid dark Wednesday morning on May the 17th, 1995. I had stayed tuned to the Weather Channel all morning. There had been several severe weather warnings issued, but as the morning progressed, there appeared to be a break in the clouds. Unfortunately, that break was to be short lived...

During my years as the wife of a minister and as a leader in local, district and Conference United Methodist Women I had many times when I was responsible for organizing a small committee meeting, or a large convention so it would go smoothly. I prided myself that with lists of duties and list of members I could match them up and make anything turn out wonderfully. ...

Nevada Daily Mail With the National Police Week coming to a close Saturday, law enforcement officers across the nation are being honored and those who were killed in the line of duty remembered today on Peace Officers Memorial Day. Nevada Police Chief Graham Burnley recalled when he first took his current position about four years ago and visited Deepwood Cemetery and the graves of different peace officers from the past who died protecting their communities...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Commission gave an architect a tour of the courthouse Wednesday in order to determine where repairs are needed as they continue to pursue a $100,000 grant from the Missouri historical preservation office. Vernon County was already awarded the first of the two-part grant, which paid to bring in architect Jennifer Wilson of nForm Architecture, who will create a courthouse master plan, documenting the maintenance needs of the building...

Nevada Daily Mail Two people were taken into custody early Thursday morning following an undercover surveillance operation conducted by the Sheriff's Office in an attempt to locate stolen property. According to a press release from the Vernon County Sheriff's Office, detectives received information that a possible suspect involving stolen property was trying to collect a reward for returning the property to the owner. ...

Nevada Daily Mail With the graduation ceremony of the Nevada Police Department's Citizens' Police Academy just a week away, we students learned about the tragedies that can result from people driving under the influence and the effects illegal substances such as methamphetamines, bath salts and marijuana can have on users...

The Nevada Tigers baseball team got back on the winning track, besting Warrensburg 3-2 in seven innings Tuesday on the road. Playing a makeup game, Nevada followed with a 6-3 loss to Sedalia Smith-Cotton. Nevada coach Danny Penn said he was pleased with his team's effort against Warrensburg...

The Nevada Middle School track and field team closed out its season May 7 at the Tri-County Track Meet in Carl Junction. First-place finishers for Nevada were: Seventh-graders Callie Beshore, Morgan Smith, Collin Witte, and Colby O'Connell. NMS seventh-grade girls, fourth-place out of eight teams...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Tigers sharpshooter Brandon Barker signed a national letter-of-intent Thursday to play basketball for William Penn University. William Penn is an NAIA school located in Oskaloosa, Iowa and is currently a member of the Midwest Collegiate Conference. However, the school is set to join the Heart of America Athletic Conference and become an NAIA Division I school this fall...