Stories from Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Judith Arlene Hoover, 49, formerly of the Sheldon area, passed from this life on June 23, 2015, at Shawnee Gardens Healthcare, in Shawnee, Kan. She was born Sept. 22, 1965, in Johnson County, Kan., the daughter of William Robert and Harriet Bernice (Hardy) Pippin...

William Robert Irwin Sr., 60, Mindenmines, Mo., passed away at his residence on Saturday, June 27, 2015, following a lengthy illness. He was born on Dec. 16, 1954, in Nevada, Mo., to Meryle Junior Irwin and Blanch Margaret (Winscott) Irwin. William was raised in the Sheldon, Rich Hill, Stockton and Nevada areas. ...

Elizabeth "Betty" Jean Lewis, 87, of Nevada, Mo., passed away peacefully on June 26, 2015, with her family at her side. She was born Oct. 22, 1927, in Kansas City, Mo., to Charles and Elizabeth Culley. She spent much of her childhood in the Lexington, Mo., area where she graduated from high school. ...

Dr. E. H. Anderson, 90, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Sunday, June 28, 2015, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada. E.H. was born May 8, 1925, in Dexter, Ohio, to Clarence Leroy and Desta (Halliday) Anderson. He was united in marriage to Patricia D. Gaines on Dec. 31, 1973, in Unionville, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Ada Vernita Yokley, 96, of Moundville, Mo., passed away June 27, 2015, at the Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. She was born Dec. 19, 1918, in Tescott, Kan., the daughter of Lawrence Anders and Mary Ellen (Dupes) Nelson. On July 2, 1950, she was united in marriage to Randall Leonard Yokley at the Nazarene Church, in Nevada, and he preceded her in death on March 9, 1993...

Dear Editor: Since the early 1960s, America has been moving away from biblical morality and the values that once made the United States the most exceptional nation on earth. As we move further and further away from God and the moral boundaries established in the Bible, we are watching the fortunes of America slip away, including our standard of living, and pursuing the American dream of previous generations...

Dear Editor: The popularity of the New International Version (NIV) Bible is troublesome. How can the NIV be so popular when 13 verses are deleted from it but are found in the King James Version (KJV)? These are the deleted verses: Matthew 17:21, 18:11, 23:14; Mark 7:16, 9:44, 9:46, 11:26, 15:28; Luke 23:17; John 5:4; Acts 28:19; Romans 16:24; and Acts 8:37. There is something seriously wrong here...

Editor's note: This is the first of four parts about the Nevada Public library's new Makerspace and Maker Camp. Camp registration begins Wednesday and will continue until Aug 10. By Logan Jonker Nevada Public Library Makerspace coordinator A recent visit to the library may have caused you to run into quite a few new things hanging around. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Plans to turn Davis Park into a military themed park are continuing and during Wednesday's park board meeting Shirley Ann Bastow, who is chair of the Davis Park subcommittee, showed the park board a computer generated rendering of the proposed memorial...

Nevada Daily Mail SPRINGFIELD, Mo. --A Nevada woman was sentenced in federal court for a bank fraud scheme in which she embezzled more than $336,000 from her employer and failed to pay taxes on the stolen money, according to Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri...

Nevada Daily Mail Playing late into the night, the Nevada Griffons toppled the Sedalia Bombers 6-5 in 16 innings Sunday at Lyons Stadium. The Griffons were also victorious at home Saturday night, dealing the North Kansas City Apartment Giants a 6-2 defeat in a non-league contest...