Stories from Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Mary Joan (Clark) Ackerman, 85, formerly of Bronaugh, Mo., died on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at Heights of Tomball, in Tomball, Texas. Additional service times and family information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home at a later time. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Nevada Daily Mail Community leaders met with MPACT and On My Own to begin discussing ways to help disabled youth transition from high school to the job force. Because it was the first meeting of what the organizations hope will be many other meetings with the community stakeholders, the meeting's agenda was mostly a discussion of strengths and barriers for the youth...

Nevada Daily Mail 3M Nevada, in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Solid Waste Management Program, is working towards closure and capping of the special waste landfill on the 3M Nevada property. According to a statement from the company, 3M Nevada used this landfill to dispose mainly off-spec product from 1971 to 1995. 3M requested and received a permit from the MDNR to expand the landfill vertically in 1997...

Fort Scott Tribune A reward is being offered in the case of a Fort Scott man who was the victim in a reported hit-and-run accident involving a bicycle the morning of Jan. 28 on Jayhawk Road south of Fort Scott. Kirk Hart, 61, who was involved in the accident, told the Tribune Monday he is offering a $500 reward "for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible in the hit-and-run accident of a bicyclist on Jan. 28 on Jayhawk Road."...

Nevada Daily Mail Vernon County Cancer Relief's Boots, Blues & BBQ dinner drew a near full house Saturday evening at the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Sue Ann Huemader said, "I thought it was well organized. The food was delicious, the donated items were amazing (I wished Janice Almquist's quilt would have gone for more) and the band, Sober As A Judge, was excellent. I have a wonderful time with friends and family and all for a great cause."...

Nevada High School senior Andrew Heathman is joining his teammate and best friend Brett Mitchell as the newest members of the Coffeyville Community College (Kan.) Red Ravens baseball team. Heathman said he was sold on the school after making his campus visit. While there, Heathman observed a Red Ravens practice...

Red, pink, love, hearts, teddy bears, roses, and chocolate. What do these things all have in common? Valentine's Day! For one local charity, Valentine's Day is the marker for one of their local fundraisers. Council on Families in Crisis will once again host their annual Valentine's Day Chocolate Sale. According to Martha Sander, executive director, this will be the 18th year for the sale...