Stories from Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Margaret "Lou Jean" Stiles, 84, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. Lou Jean was born on Oct. 29, 1931, in Milo, Mo., to C. Floyd and Lena B. (Roberts) Dahmer. She was united in marriage to Charles "Jack" Stiles on Aug. 12, 1950, in Bentonville, Ark., and he preceded her in death on July 12, 2000...

Dear Editor: Years ago I changed from Sunday worship to Saturday worship because upon being challenged to prove from the Bible that Jesus Christ had changed the Sabbath "day" from the "seventh day" to the first day, I could not prove the change. I was holding to a tradition that I believe millions of Christians have for centuries without looking to see what the Bible actually said. ...

Missouri's Fourth Congressional District The protection and care for life are tenets central to the founding of our country. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are what our Founding Fathers sought as they broke from the oppressive British monarchy...

Nevada Daily Mail Several Russian delegates took a trip to Rich Hill to visit two farms and experience American culture, and American agriculture during their eight-day trip to America. The delegates are visiting with the Open World Program to learn about how the blind and visually impaired are treated in American society. The delegates are considered leaders in their fields, which all dealt with blindness...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Mayor Brian Leonard announced during Tuesday's city council meeting that city clerk Bev Baker had submitted her resignation and that Friday, Nov. 13 would be her last day. She will become the city clerk and finance officer in Lamar...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School theatre department will present "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown: The Musical," Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 7 p.m. in the Ella Maxwell Center for the Performing Arts. The play features Clay Gayman as Charlie Brown, Regina Solidum as Lucy, Jimi Parker as Linus, Ashlyn Downing as Sally, Jordan Sheehy as Snoopy, McCade Gordon as Schroeder, Ashton Pursley as Woodstock, Chloe Bietsch as Frieda, Faith Franz as Violet, Minnie Goodbody as Marcy, Hannah Bond as Peppermint Patty, Colin Bailey as Shermy and Rylinn Crews as Peggy Jean.. ...

Nevada High School's Jake Asberry qualified for the state swimming tournament with a seventh-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly at the Southwest Missouri district finals. The SWMO district finals took place Oct. 29 and Oct. 31 at Foster Natatorium in Springfield. ...

The Cottey Comets volleyball team lost their season-finale against the Allen County Community College Red Devils three games to one. The Comets won game one, 25-18, but lost the next two games, 26-24 and 25-18. Cottey finishes the regular season 7-17 overall...