Stories from Saturday, February 13, 2016

Charles (Pepper) Maurice Martin, 95, of Bronaugh, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at his home in Bronaugh. He was born Aug. 23, 1920, in Bronaugh, the son of Raymond and Minnie Mae Martin. On Sept. 1, 1979, he was united in marriage to Dolly Mae (Query) Martin and she survives of the home...

Frieda Elizabeth (Kicenski) Martin, 88, of rural El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed away peacefully Feb. 10, 2016, at Community Springs Healthcare in El Dorado Springs following a long illness. Frieda was born Nov. 8, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kan., to the Rev. Arthur Kicenski and Mildred (Anderson) Kicenski. She had one sibling, a brother, Waldo Kicenski. Frieda was baptized at a young age and was devoted to her faith all her adult life...

George Everett Vandenburg Jr., 78, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center, in Nevada. George was born April 22, 1937, in Walker, Mo., to George Everett and Ertis Elizah (Kiger) Vandenburg. He was united in marriage to Wilma E. Knouf on May 6, 1958, in Nevada, and she preceded him in death on Dec. 10, 2014...

On Feb. 10, 2016, two deputies with the Hartford County Sheriff's Office in Maryland were dispatched to a restaurant to deal with a subject. Senior Deputy Patrick Dailey found the subject at a table and sat down beside him and tried to talk to him. Without warning the suspect pulled out a gun and shot Deputy Daily in the head. As the man ran out of the restaurant, he came into contact with Senior Deputy Mark Logsdon and shot him...

Hi neighbors. Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and Monday is President's Day. A good gift for tomorrow would be a credit card to be used on Monday. President's Day was implemented in 1879 by an act of Congress for Washington government offices as a federal holiday. In 1885 all federal offices were included to celebrate. In 1971 it was determined to be celebrated each year on the third Monday of February; but was still titled Washington's birthday...

A recent opinion piece on Feb. 2 calls for additional commentary. The main and all-important difference between Islam and Christianity is JESUS! There is a common misconception that Muslims worship the same god that we Christians do, and nothing could be further than the truth. As pointed out before, Allah is the moon god, and is in no way related to Yahweh or Jehovah, the one true God. The Qur'an repeatedly states that "Allah has no son."...

Nevada Daily Mail Cookies replaced cartoons Saturday morning at the county wide 4-H Cookie Exchange at the Fairgrounds. Each 4-H child was tasked with baking two dozen cookies to bring and share, but not before 4-H Youth Educator Amanda Davis gave a short presentation on the origins of the cookie, healthier alternatives to sugar and wheat and trivia on the largest cookie ever baked...

Nevada Daily Mail The Movin' & Losin' Corporate Challenge kicks off Monday, Feb. 15, and runs through May 9. Healthy Nevada's Rachel Hansen and Katie Bones gave those at the Nevada Vernon County Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon an overview of the program at the Healthy Nevada Innovation Center and the goals for 2016...

Nevada Daily Mail "I have been a reporter for just over a month now and this is by far my most difficult assignment; writing a bio about myself knowing that our entire readership will see it. Hailing from the sprawling metropolis of Perrin, Texas -- population 500; I spent my more formative years 20 minutes to the south where I graduated from Mineral Wells High School in 1999. Yes, Texans measure distance in time, the rumors are true...

For more than 50 years I have found good trout fishing on Lake Taneycomo in February. For some reason, hooking the largest trout of the year has been happening in February. Last year in early- February, Brandon Butler, executive director of the Conservation Federation of Missouri, who is the voice for "Missouri's Outdoors" whose members are citizens for Conservation of Natural Resources in the state and Protection of our Outdoor Heritage, started a Media Camp at Lake Taneycomo. ...

Nevada Tigers guard Jayden Ast played hero Friday night against McDonald County, lifting the freshman team to a 40-39 victory with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. Nevada fell into an early hole, trailing 18-5 after one quarter of play, and 28-17 at halftime. The Tigers began to mount their comeback in the third quarter, outscoring McDonald County 9-4 to cut its deficit to 32-26...