Stories from Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Ruth Ellen Anderson, 68, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at Community Springs Health Care, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., following a lengthy illness. She was born on Dec. 29, 1947, in El Dorado Springs, to John Wesley Tolle and Elva Thedford Tolle. She married Shelby "Andy" Anderson on Dec. 24, 2003, and he survives of the home...

Madlyne N. Hopkins, 103, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at New Mark Care Center, Kansas City, Mo. She was born June 16, 1912, in Horton, Mo., the fourth of nine children born to George S. and Martha Jane (Kimery) Robison. She was married to Adrian Jacob White on Feb. 29, 1928. To this union were born four children: Delores May Harris, Mary Lue Garver, AJ White Jr. and Connie Jo White...

Nevada Daily Mail Do you have questions about the Affordable Care Act? The Cedar County Extension office has information for families, individuals and businesses about options and responsibilities under the health care law. The open enrollment period for this year ends Jan. 31, so this is a great time to gather information, noted the extension office in a press release...

Funeral services for Chester Harry Dirks, 77, will be 10:30 a.m., today, at the Bethany Mennonite Church in Rich Hill, Mo., with Ministers Bruce Dirks, Deacon Arlin Yost and Kenneth Koehn officiating. Visitation was from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, Jan. 4, at the Bethany Mennonite Church, in Rich Hill. Burial in Bethany Mennonite Cemetery, Rich Hill...

Robert Victor "Bob" Jadlot Jr., 79, Nevada, Mo., died on Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, at his home in Nevada. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 9, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada. Interment will follow in Moore Cemetery, Nevada. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home...

Nevada Daily Mail The year 2015 ended with an 11.4 percent increase in fatalities on Missouri roads, according to the state's department of transportation. After two years of lower numbers, the fatalities in Missouri for 2015 were more than 800 for the first time since 2012...

By Floyd Jernigan Nevada Daily Mail Beginning Jan. 1, 2017, members of law enforcement in Missouri will undergo more training. The present law and training cycle calls for 48 hours of mandatory training over a three-year period. The new requirements will up that total to 72 hours. And the training changes to an annual cycle of 24 hours each year in that three-year period...

The Nevada Lady Sparks fourth-grade travelling basketball team earned first-place at the Nevada Youth basketball tournament, hosted by the Lady Tigers, Dec. 18-20 at Nevada Middle School. Pictured front row, from left: Bennett Irwin, Lanie Jackson, Lindey Wilson, Clara Swearingen and Chloe Morris. Back row: Assistant Coach Joe Swearingen, assistant Coach Jason Irwin, Katie Johnson, Lakyn Applegate, Abbi Balk, Alli Balk, Kara Phillips and head coach Bob Kerbs. (Submitted photo)...

The Nevada Lady Tigers junior varsity basketball team knocked off Butler 42-35 Monday night at home. Lady Tigers JV head coach Lori Thorp, who is in her first season with Nevada and 15th overall coaching, said she is pleased with her team's excellent start to the second half of the season...

The Nevada Lady Tigers returned from Christmas break with a bang, defeating the Butler Lady Bears 51-39 Monday night in Wynn Gym. The non-conference victory improves Nevada to 3-6 overall. The Lady Tigers jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead, thanks to baskets from Renee Cox, Jansen Miller, Megan Payne, and Madi Culbertson. Butler guard Payton McGuire began to heat up from the field, helping the Lady Bears close the first quarter on a 6-2 run, as Nevada led 10-8 heading into the second quarter...