Stories from Wednesday, September 16, 2015

L. Josephine Eaton, 85, Nevada, Mo., departed this life on Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center, in Nevada, following a brief illness. Josephine was born Oct. 11, 1929, in Lee's Summit, Mo., to Leslie Jacob and Ruth (Martin) Hartzell...

Nevada Daily Mail The school year is off to a good start at Hume. The school board tackled a number of different areas in its most recent meeting, from maintenance areas to extra duty pay for teachers. At the Sept. 9 meeting, Superintendent David Quick told the board that the old bus had some minor repairs fixed. He also stated that the cracked housing on the fuel filter had been fixed as well...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council split 3-2 during Tuesday night's meeting to change the zoning on property at 424 E. Highland from R-1, single family, to R-3, apartment, despite pleas by neighbors that the zoning remain the same. Rosemary Larsen, 315 E. ...

Doug Righter explains his mountain man clothing from the 1840 period.

Forty-five pickleball players took part in the Osage Prairie YMCA's recent Peace, Love, and Pickleball Tournament. The tournament was in celebration of the 50th anniversary of pickleball. Pickleball's origins date back to 1965, originating in Bainbridge Island, Wash. Pickleball is a cross between ping pong, badminton, and tennis...

A crowded field of competitors rolled into the Nevada I-49 Speedway Saturday evening, reaching the 100 car count for the first time this season. ---- Pure Stocks ---- A grand total of 21 pure stocks signed-in and were divided into three action-packed heat races...

The Nevada Lady Tigers claimed a first place finish at Monett's round-robin tennis tournament, Friday. The Lady Tigers then remained on the road for a Monday night match against Kansas City O'Hara, winning 7-2 Nevada results from Monett tournament Megan Payne, 1-1...