Stories from Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Diederik Phoenix Pratt, infant son of Charles Robert Pratt Jr. and Kelly Kathryne (Garrison) Pratt, died on the day of his birth, Feb. 20, 2016, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada, with the Rev. Mark Mitchell officiating...

Melisa D. Dupree, 43, of Joplin, formerly of Nevada, died on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, at Webb City Health & Rehab. She was born on March 6, 1972, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., to James Meisenheimer and Belva (Pursley) Meisenheimer. She has been taken for cremation and no services are planned at this time...

Joe Lynn Fulton, 75, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at Mercy Hospital, in Joplin, Mo., following a sudden illness. Joe was born on Oct. 13, 1940, in Kansas City, Mo., to Fred Boyd and Ruth (Joseph) Fulton. He was united in marriage to Delene Ann Dickason on Dec. 23, 1977, in Miami, Okla., and she survives of the home...

Vinieta Ethel Kasper, our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, was born to Pearl R. Merkey and Vinnie Opal (Andrews) Merkey on Dec. 29, 1934, in Cloud Chief, Okla. She peacefully passed away in the early morning hours of Feb. 18, 2016, in her home near Schell City, Mo., reaching the age of 81 years...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada High School is hosting one of 100 FAFSA Frenzy events for Missouri students and their families to receive help filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). FAFSA Frenzy makes applying for financial aid easier by providing students with free help filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the first step in applying for federal financial aid and many state programs...

Nevada Daily Mail Auditions for the next Community Council on the Performing Arts production, "Death by Golf," a comedy murder-mystery by Greg Kreutz, will be held Wednesday, from 6-7 p.m., Saturday, from 1-2 p.m., and Sunday, from 6-7 p.m., at the Fox Playhouse, 110 S. Main St...

Nevada Daily Mail During a regularly scheduled board meeting Thursday evening, Vernon County Ambulance District Interim Director Leland Splitter announced that both federal and state taxes have been paid in full. VCAD had owed the Internal Revenue Service a total of $345,001.63 and the Missouri Department of Revenue $52,915.14. VCAD's real estate has been mortgaged with Heritage State Bank in the amount of $450,000 to pay the debt owed to the IRS, Department of Revenue, and other creditors...

By Nevada Police Chief Graham Burnley Special to the Daily Mail On Feb. 10, 2016, Nevada Police Officers, Sgt. Jeff Baker and PO Amber Williamson were radio dispatched to a report of an individual who had fled a mental health facility after cutting herself and threatening suicide. ...

The Jefferson City High School J.C. Riot excited the crowd with its costumes and choreography Saturday afternoon in the Ella Maxwell Performing Arts Center. Ralph Pokorny/Daily Mail