Stories from Saturday, October 10, 2015

Randy Thomas Boyd, 65, of Nevada, Mo., passed from this life Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada, after a lengthy illness. He was born July 27, 1950, in Nevada, the son of Murl Wilford and Lois Mae (Bryan) Boyd. On Jan. 28, 1978, he was united in marriage to Mickie Rae (Garwood) Boyd and she survives of the home...

Last week the Vernon County Sheriff's Office took part in a large active shooter training event held in Nevada. The training was very beneficial not only to first responders, but also to the teachers and school officials. While reading an online article about the event, I noticed someone had left a comment that the Sheriff's Office was using "IFAK's" and was attempting to be like the military. ...

Hi neighbors! I don't know why most big decisions need to be made in the fall. Things like insurance company plans. My health insurance plan has to be updated every year by the end of October. Large books are sent out to review. I think it would take more than a month to figure them out. I usually end up keeping the same insurance provider that I already have...

Editor's note: Erica Mott, the technology teacher, played a large role in putting the new lab together, but was on maternity leave as this story was written. By Noah Jones Nevada Daily Mail The NEVC Elementary School is looking toward the future, and shows no signs of slowing down...

Nevada Daily Mail The Western Missouri 911 Dispatch Center board of directors is looking for around 10 good people who are willing to take a look at the dispatch center. "We need to form a public board to give us some recommendations before the end of the year," Sheriff Jason Mosher told the Western Missouri 911 Dispatch Center board of directors during its Sept. 23 meeting...

Nevada Daily Mail James McKenzie is looking for more attendance at this year's Haunted House. McKenzie, the director of the Vernon County Ambulance District, and his staff host the haunted house as a way to raise money for the holiday toy drive. This is the sixth year for the haunted house and while the event does make money, it takes a lot of work to do, he said...

The Cottey Comets softball skills camp is slated for Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at Vanek Memorial Field on the corner of College and Sycamore. Those interested can register all the way up until the day of the camp. Included with registration is a T-shirt. According to the camp brochure, "The camp is designed to provide softball instruction for all skill levels. ...

Five Nevada Lady Tigers softball players have picked up All-District honors. Names to the Class 3 All-District 13 first-team: senior outfielder Reagan Bradley, senior shortstop-pitcher Carsten Warner, senior infielder Madelin Culbertson, and senior infielder Taylor Remington...

The Cottey Comets were defeated by Independence Community College (Kan.) in four sets, Thursday night in Independence. The 25-23, 17-25, 11-25, 16-25 loss brings Cottey's record to 5-13 overall. "Once again we allowed an outside distraction to take us away from our games," Cottey head coach Marla Kannady-Foreman said. "Indy has some really noisy student-athletes who really like to see their team make great plays, so they can dance all over the gym...

Nevada Daily Mail Bronaugh hosted a victory of victories against NEVC, winning 25-17 in both games. The first game saw a host of long runs by both the Lady Cats and Lady Knights. Bronaugh (8-8-1) opened game one with a four-point lead including two aces by Kailey Harrell, but put the Lady Knights on the scoreboard with a service error on Harrell's fifth serve...

Nevada Daily Mail Last Sunday was a good day for floating and fishing. The changing color of leaves was just getting started, the temperature was good and the river in good condition to float. The lack of a breeze made for an easy float as late summer turned into early fall. Within the next few weeks, the glow of autumn in the Ozarks should see the peak of color. A floating and fishing trip on any of the Ozark float streams is an experience never forgotten...

The Nevada Middle School eighth-grade football A team was defeated by Joplin North and East Eagles (combined team) 51-22, Thursday night at Logan Field. The eighth-grade B team was beat 8-0. Joplin went on top early in the first quarter courtesy of an Evan Guillary 5-yard touchdown scamper, capping a 48-yard drive...

Nevada Daily Mail A powerful ground attack spearheaded by tailback Koby Wilkerson sparked Warrensburg to a 44-14 victory over the visiting Nevada Tigers, Friday night. The loss drops Nevada to 2-6 overall and 1-4 in the West Central Conference. For Warrensburg it was their first WCC victory of the season, as they improve to 3-5 overall and 1-4 in WCC play...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Tigers sophomore quarterback Braeden Hinton is the centerpiece of a quickly evolving offense. The Tigers are no longer one-dimensional as Hinton's arm has allowed first-year offensive coordinator Chris Smoot to open up the previously run-heavy Nevada playbook...