Stories from Friday, September 4, 2015

Wylie Charles Boatright, 66, Joplin, Mo., passed from this life on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, at his home in Joplin, following a lengthy illness. Wylie was born on Oct. 3, 1948, in Las Vegas, Nev., to Jasper Wylie and Ruby Ola (Gilliland) Boatright. On Feb. 22, 1999, he was united in marriage to Susan K. Moore, in Las Vegas, and she survived of the home...

Dixie Ann Stuart, 70, Neosho, entered into rest on Sept. 1, 2015. She was born Aug. 1, 1945, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Arthur Lee and Dorothy Mae (Blake) McConnaughey. She has lived in the Neosho area for many years and worked at Talbot Industries...

Teresa Viola Huss, 60, of Nevada, Mo., passed from this life Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, at the Big Spring Nursing Facility, in Humansville, Mo. She was born July 11, 1955, in Nevada, the daughter of Frank and Mary Ellen (Little) Nunez. Teresa grew up in Nevada and graduated with the Nevada Class of 1974. ...

Linda Lucille Holland, 72, of Nevada, Mo., died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, at Medicalodges of Nevada. She was born Aug. 19, 1943, in Nevada, the daughter of Albert and Hazel Stewart. Funeral services for Linda Lucille Holland are scheduled for 11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., just prior to the service also at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Moore Cemetery in Nevada...

This is a portion of a story from March 2001. I had forgotten that the 54 Cafe was closed for a period of time. About a month ago (February 2001), Mike Farran was telling me about the new deli he and his wife Shirley, were going to open. It will be located across the street from H&R Block on East Walnut. In the course of our discussion, we began to talk about food items, and in particular the subject of fried chicken...

I have received several emails from friends from former churches where Lester served. That is great. But most of them are for several other people as well as for me, so it isn't quite as special as it could be. But I wouldn't want to miss them for the world...

Dear Editor: The Nevada Tigers vs the Kansas City Yellowjackets. Where does one begin? First, I have nothing but respect for those boys; they fought their hearts out. Yes, they were out manned at every position. But they never gave up. Much respect to those Tigers. ...

The Cottey Comets volleyball team fell in three sets to the Fort Scott Community College Greyhounds, Tuesday night in Fort Scott. Cottey is 1-3 overall. Cottey dropped the first set 25-10, followed by 25-11 and 25-17 in the second and third sets. "We played well in the first part of game one and the last part of game three," Cottey head coach Marla Kannady-Foreman said. "We allowed this very strong team to get in our heads. Once that happened we were giving up several point runs."...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its ninth opportunity in four years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs...

The Nevada Lady Tigers softball team steamrolled Kansas City O'Hara, 15-0 in a three inning contest Thursday evening in Kansas City. The victory improves Nevada to 7-4 overall. Lady Tigers freshman pitcher Kylie Boyd picked up the win. Next up Both the varsity and junior varsity teams will be in action Saturday at Aurora, with the first pitch slated for noon...

Editor's Note: The following is the full text of the draft smoking ordinance the Nevada City Council will be discussing during the next couple of council meetings. 08-20-15 BILL NO. _ ORDINANCE NO. A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEVADA, MISSOURI, RESTRICTING...

Nevada Daily Mail The Bronaugh Lady Wildcats picked up a two-set victory over the Miami Eagles, Thursday evening in Bronaugh. The 25-19, 25-21 win improves the Lady Wildcats to 2-2. First set Bronaugh jumped out to a quick 3-1 advantage. Later in the set, a soft tip by junior Katey Rider put Bronaugh on top 6-4...

The Nevada Lady Tigers golf team hosted the Butler Lady Bears, as the teams squared off Thursday afternoon at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course. The Lady Tigers topped Butler by 57 strokes, as they finished with an overall team score of 200. Nevada nine-hole match individual results: Michael Jones, 43; Kaitlyn Richmond, 50; Mandy Crews, 50; Hannah Quitno, 57; and Kaitlynn Vincent, 68...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers tennis team defeated K.C. Center at home Thursday night, 7-2. Earlier in the week, Nevada was tripped up on the road by Carthage, 5-4. The Lady Tigers are 4-2 overall. Against Center, at No. 1 singles, Megan Payne was ousted by Center's Allie Welch 8-5...