Stories from Tuesday, December 29, 2015

The Nevada Tigers wrestling team competed at the Harrisonville Holiday Tournament Dec. 18-19. 106 pounds: Odessa's Carter Wade defeated Nevada's Vasant Goswami by fall in 15th place. 113 pounds: Marshall's Cameron Morrison defeated Nevada's Caylee Crews by fall in the 11th-place match...

Wilma Lorean Miller, 76, of Peculiar, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away Dec. 23, 2015, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, in Overland Park, Kan. She was born March 18, 1939, in Walker, Mo., the daughter of Lewis Charles and Minnie Lee (Cowan) Covington. On Sept. 26, 1955, she was united in marriage to Gerald Joseph Miller and he survives of the home. Together their union was blessed with five sons...

Pearl Darlene Compton, 78, of Nevada, Mo., passed from this life Friday, Dec. 25, 2015, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab, in Nevada. She was born Feb. 19, 1937, in Deerfield, Mo., the daughter of Aldric Ellis and Virginia Adeline (Harding) Pettibon. In 1956, she was united in marriage to Elbert Lee Compton in Deerfield and he preceded her in death on Sept. 7, 1996...

Robert Ray Hoskins, 78, of Nevada, Mo., passed away Dec. 24, 2015, at his home. He was born Sept. 5, 1937, in Horton, Mo., the son of Clarence Taft and Stella Anna (Hoover) Hoskins. On May 29, 1974, he was united in marriage to Linda Marie (Greer) and she preceded him in death on Jan. 6, 2015...

Shirley Anne Klumpp, 80, of Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Dec. 25, 2015, at her daughter's home, in Raymore, Mo., after a brief illness. She was born March 9, 1935, in Nevada, the only child of Hubert and Joy Estelle (Sheets) Mynatt. On July 19, 1952, she was united in marriage to David Richard Klumpp and he preceded her in death on July 27, 2007. Together the couple became the parents of four children...

Betty Louise Jones, 90, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. Betty was born on Dec. 23, 1925, in Nevada, to John Taylor and Anna (Harpold) Thomas. She was united in marriage to Robert D. Jones on July 12, 1947, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 25, 2010...

A local student made the Scholastic Honor Roll Fall term at Oregon State University. A total of 1,009 students earned straight-A (4.0). Another 3,982 earned a B-plus (3.5) or better to make the listing. To be on the Honor Roll, students must carry at least 12 graded hours of course work...

No injuries were reported in a structure fire Dec. 24 at 3:52 at 421 E. Hickory. The Nevada Fire Dept. responded and found a two-story wood frame structure that was approximately 50 percent involved, noted a press release from the NFD. The fire department initially deployed a hand line to protect the exposures to the west of the residence, due to a small one-car garage that was fully involved...

The NRTC DECA Financial Literacy team will be hosting a "Debt Crashers...Your Financial Freedom" special event Jan. 11 in the NHS Performing Arts Center. The purpose of this event is to help students develop personal financial literacy skills as they prepare for life after high school...

Felony warrants have been issued for three people after a deputy responded to a call of "suspicious activity" at a residence just outside of Sheldon. According to Vernon County Sheriff's Office officials, a deputy arrived at the residence and detained two people. A short time later, a deputy clearing the residence found a third person hiding in a closet...

Nevada Daily Mail After a year of celebrating 100 years as an organization, leaders of the Vernon County Farm Bureau looked ahead during the 101st annual meeting of Missouri Farm Bureau, which drew a crowd of more than 1,300 members. Held at Tan-Tar-A Resort at the Lake of the Ozarks Dec. 6-8, the event focused on the next governor, legislative priorities for 2016, and agriculture far into the future...

After a mixture of rain, hail and snow fell in Vernon County, a Jeep Patriot slid off Interstate 49 at mile marker 180.8.

Jake Stevenson knew at a young age that he wanted to pursue a career in teaching. The 24-year-old first-year Nevada Middle School technology teacher drew inspiration from his late mother Terry, a teacher at Jefferson City's Blair Oaks Middle School who lost her battle with colon cancer when Jake was 13...