Stories from Tuesday, May 19, 2015

LaRue Fengler, 87, of Moundville entered Heaven's gate to be with her Lord on Saturday, May 16, 2015, at the Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. She was born April 20, 1928, in Bronaugh, the daughter of William David and Zilpha Angeline (Jones) Young. She was united in marriage to Edward Fengler on Feb. 22, 1947, in Fort Scott, Kan., and he preceded her in death on Sept. 17, 2007. Their union was blessed with three daughters...

Andrew Heathman's 11th inning bases loaded double propelled the Nevada Tigers to a 9-6 victory over host Seneca in the opening round of Saturday's Class 4 District 12 baseball tournament. "First, I can't say enough about how proud I am of the continued determination, resolve, and fight that our team showed," Nevada coach Danny Penn said...

Nevada Daily Mail The Northeast Vernon County Knights hammered the Ballard Bulldogs 16-3 in five innings Monday evening in Walker, clinching the Class 1 District 13 baseball championship, its first since 1998. The Knights (8-7) were powered by senior southpaw Taylor Highfill, who struck out 11 in five innings of work...

By Sen. Ed Emery Missouri 31st Senatorial District Tuesday evening the Missouri Senate stopped a lengthy filibuster by invoking a Previous Question motion -- a rule used infrequently in this legislative body. The Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill's 116 and 569 known as "Right-to-Work" was subsequently passed by a vote of 21 to 13. The House of Representatives had previously passed Freedom-to-Work legislation by a 91 to 64 vote...

By Rep. Patircia Pike District 126 JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- House members crossed the legislative finish line Friday evening, May 15, with a long list of accomplishments meant to move Missouri forward. However, the 2015 productive session came to a grinding halt during what is normally a busy final week as the Senate became bogged down in a filibuster. The shutdown of the legislative process left many bills in limbo as the House continued to meet until the end of their session...

Nevada Daily Mail For the fourth year, local and out-of-town artists will provide music for members of the community each Thursday night through the summer during the Music Marathon on the Square, beginning this week, from 6--8p.m. on the Vernon County Courthouse lawn...

Nevada Dailyl Mail The Sixth Annual Nevada Young Authors' Conference at Truman Elementary was Saturday, May 2, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. At the conference, approximately 180 students from Truman Elementary, Benton Elementary, Appleton City, El Dorado Christian School, El Dorado Springs R-2, Hume, St. Mary's, and Sheldon School were excited about meeting and hearing from guest speakers Author/Illustrator Brad Sneed from Prairie Village, Kan., and Judy Young, author from Mink Creek, Idaho...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada/Vernon County Bushwhacker Days Committee is hosting the 51st Annual Bushwhacker Days Festival June 10 through June 13. The festival starts Wednesday evening with a cake and ice cream social and cookout, followed by Gospel Night featuring David Phelps from Nashville...

Nevada Daily Mail The Bronaugh R-7 Board of Education voted 6-1 during its regular monthly meeting Wednesday night to raise school lunch prices for the 2015-16 school year. The increase was mandated by government policy. Bronaugh R-7 Superintendent Lyle best said that a meal equity tool has been utilized the past several years to calculate increase in meal rates...

Nevada Daily Mail BOLIVAR ---- Nevada sophomore John Quitno is leading the 2015 Missouri Class 3 State Golf tournament after 18 holes. The tournament is taking place at Bolivar's Silo Ridge Country Club. Quitno's final round tee time is slated for 9:39 a.m. today. Quitno fired a 1-under par 71 Monday, giving him a two-stroke lead over Marshall's Cole Perkins, and Booneville's Brett Windsor...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will be considering an emergency ordinance to hire a hospital financial consultant to provide advice on the Nevada Regional Medical Center's financial issues when it meets at 7 p.m., tonight in the council chambers at the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash St...