Stories from Wednesday, December 2, 2015

James Mason Hart, 75, of Nevada, Mo., passed away Nov. 29, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, in Springfield, after a very brief illness. He was born Nov. 6, 1940, in Shelbina, Mo., the son of Forrest Wayne and Lois Elizabeth (Rogers) Hart. He met his future wife, Rama Faye Campbell on a blind date in Nevada in November of 1962. They were married two years later on Nov. 28, 1964, in Nevada. In 2014, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on an Alaskan Cruise...

Floyd Arthur Caldwell, 68, Sheldon, Mo., departed this life on Nov. 30, 2015, at his home in Sheldon. Floyd was born on Aug. 21, 1947, in Howell, Mich., to James Clarence and Amelia Dana (Grumalot) Caldwell. He was united in marriage to Phyllis Evern Workman on Dec. 7, 1979, in Ft. Myers, Fla., and she survives of the home...

Terry Begley, 58, of Harwood, Mo., died Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, in Springfield, Mo. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, at Green Lawn Cemetery, Schell City. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4, at the funeral home...

"Truth is treason in an empire of lies." - George Orwell I would prefer to be writing about the dangers of sugars and the options for healthy fat consumption, but we've seen the sweetness of America turn sour and the fatness of the land melt away. It is said that you can't judge a book by its cover, but it appears that many are using cover to avoid being booked!...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Regional Medical Center's financial committee met Nov. 23 to discuss its price comparison with nearby hospitals and to talk about the hospital's financial standing. NRMC CEO, Kevin Leeper began the discussion of price comparisons by telling the members of the committee he felt the prices were too high, although compared to other hospitals like Joplin, they were competitive...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council held a public hearing, with no one in attendance, followed by a unanimous vote to give preliminary approval to the city's 2016 Municipal Budget during Tuesday night's meeting. The $16.32 million budget includes $4.9 million for personnel, $4.99 million for supplies and services, $1.26 million for capital outlays, $2.74 million for capital projects, $1.75 million for debt service and $659,000 for inter-fund transfers...

The Bronaugh Lady Wildcats varsity basketball team throttled Thomas Jefferson 47-13 Tuesday night at home. "We played harder and smarter defensively tonight," Bronaugh head coach Daryl Dodson said. "The girls moved the ball well." For the Lady Wildcats Katey Rider finished with 10 points and five rebounds, Amanda Raper scored eight points to go along with five boards, while Mandy Murphy added seven...

The Nevada Tigers junior varsity boys basketball team defeated Knob Noster 55-25 Tuesday night at the Harrisonville JV Tournament. JV girls team The NHS junior varsity girls team beat Harrisonville 38-17 Tuesday night at the Harrisonville JV girls Tournament...

The sixth-seeded Nevada Tigers varsity basketball team suffered its first defeat of the season falling to Monett 59-57 in the opening round of the 69th annual Carthage Invitational. Third-seeded Carthage scored the go-ahead basket with 1.5 seconds remaining in regulation. Nevada head coach Shaun Gray said he was impressed with his team's performance through three quarters. Gray however, said his squad experienced some let-up in the final frame...

Nevada High School's Kayler Ast signed a national letter-of-intent to play softball for NAIA affiliated Central Methodist University located in Fayette, Missouri. The signing-day ceremony took place Tuesday at the NHS Media Center. Ast was a four-year starter at catcher for Tammy Holcomb's Lady Tigers softball team...

Members of the fourth and fifth grade at Truman Elementary donate food to Community Out reach during their annual food drive. From left to right, Abby Harder, 12, Lindy Smith, 13, Madison Shipley, 13, Megan Ferris, 13, Lani Connrod, 13 and Logan McNeeley, 13...