Stories from Friday, September 11, 2015

The PBS Channel 26 station from Springfield recently aired a special episode about one-room schools. It was a wonderful look back into that period of our country's educational history, and it reminded me of an article I wrote back in September of 2001. (Here is a portion of that story)...

Our church, the Nevada United Methodist Church, is having a Basement Sale today and tomorrow. We do this twice a year, to benefit different projects. The one going on today will be for Habitat for Humanity right here in Nevada. Since I worked for Habitat for Humanity for several years when I was only in my 80s, I wanted to really support this sale...

This story is part of a series on United Way agencies in Vernon County By Noah Jones Nevada Daily Mail The DARE program taught in schools has evolved to help make the best influence possible on students in regards to drugs, violence and criminal activity...

Barbara Ann Chrisenbery, 72, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada, following a brief illness. Barbara was born on April 23, 1943, in Deepwater, Mo., to Leonard Eli and Helen Lucille (Drake) Crowder. She was united in marriage to Robert Earl Chrisenbery on Dec. 4, 1964, in Clinton, Mo., and he preceded her in death on Aug. 1, 2007...

Fred A. Durnell, 70, Nevada, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at his home. He was born on Feb. 9, 1945, in La Porte, Ind., to Fred. T. and Eunice Bertha (Hicks) Durnell. A graveside service will be held at 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 20, at Deerfield Cemetery, in Deerfield, Mo. Friends may call now and until the hour of service at Ferry Funeral Home...

Irma Sue Ashley, 77, Nevada, Mo., died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab, in Nevada. A graveside memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 19, at Newton Burial Park, in Nevada. Contributions may be made in her memory to Vernon County People for Pets...

Alex and Savannah Hampton, of Adrian, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Parker Reid Hampton. Parker was born at 12:01 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers tennis team suffered a tough 6-3 road defeat to St. Pius X, Thursday evening. Singles matches For Nevada at No. 1, Megan Payne fell to Kaitlyn Pittala 8-0. Nevada No. 2 Emma Cheaney, was edged by Amy Kallenburger 9-7...

The Nevada Lady Tigers golf team competed in a match at Butler Country Club Wednesday afternoon followed by a Thursday invitational hosted by Carl Junction. Vs. Butler Lady Bears Against Butler, Nevada senior Michael Jones fired the low score of the match...

Nevada's last two sets of play in a triangular at Fort Scott High School Tuesday night were about as close to a knock-down, drag-out fight as there can be in volleyball. After the Nevada won the first set, neither side was able to get the slightest momentum until the end of the third set, when Fort Scott scored the last four points to take the match, 21-25, 25-17, 25-19...

Nevada Daily Mail Even a light shower was unable to cool off the red-hot Nevada Lady Tigers softball team, as they dealt the Sedalia Smith-Cotton Tigers a 6-2 defeat Thursday evening at Bushwhacker Field. The victory improved Nevada to 9-3 overall and 2-0 in the West Central Conference...

Nevada Daily Mail Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher touched on a wide variety of issues during an interview with the Daily Mail, talking about drug crime, mass shootings, domestic violence, and deputy training, among others. Mosher said his staff is dealing with a volatile drug-activity climate, methamphetamines being the primary culprit. ...