Stories from Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Mary was born May 23, 1929, in Kansas City, Mo., to Mildred (Smith) and Charles E. Cates. She passed from this life on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, in Nevada, Mo. Mary was proceeded in death by her parents; spouse, Charles Proffitt; and siblings, Mildred Elaine Vincent, Winona Mae Lewis, and Charles R. Cates...

Inis Alice May, 96, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at the Barone Alzheimer's Care Center, in Nevada. Inis was born Nov. 24, 1919, on the family farm in rural Walker, Mo., to James and Myrta Rutledge. After graduating from Green Valley School she was united in marriage to Wayne May on Dec. 2, 1939, in Nevada, and to this union two children were born. Wayne preceded her in death on March 30, 1993...

Mass of Christian Burial for Edward Cole Carter, 73, Lawrence will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, March 4, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. He passed away Friday, Feb. 27, 2016, at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community...

Nevada Daily Mail Seven offices plus the committee members for each of Vernon County's 20 townships and wards will be up for election this November. Filing closes on March 29 and to date, eight people have filed for office. While Phil Couch has already announced his retirement, incumbents in five of the other offices have filed for re-election. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Voters in a number of states will have already made their choices by the time that Missouri's presidential preference primary arrives March 15. Super Tuesday, with voting still being tallied by press time, brings to bear delegate counts from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Colorado, and Virginia. Texas with 155 and Georgia at 76 have the most delegates in play...

Nevada Daily Questions have been raised regarding the reporting requirements for filing for office in one of the outlying towns in Vernon County. The state requires candidates to file an affidavit of tax payments showing that the candidate isn't behind...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council voted 4-0, with Blake Hertzberg excused, to adopt Resolution No. 1488 confirming the streets to be improved in 2016 using money from the city's ½ cent transportation sales tax. The streets recommended by the city's infrastructure board, include: 100 South Indiana, 100, 300 North Indiana; 1400-1500 South Spring; 1000 West Ewing; 900 South Chestnut; 300 West Cherry; 400, 500, 600 West Vernon; 2100 North Main; 100, 200 West Park; 200 West Floral; 1100 West Garfield; North Olive -- Ashland to Atlantic and 200 West Hardin.. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The legality of a vote by the Vernon County Ambulance District Board of Directors to fill an open board seat has been questioned as not being in compliance with the state's Sunshine Law. According to the state attorney general's website, "Missouri's Sunshine Law is the embodiment of Missouri's commitment to openness in government. Chapter 610 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri is the foundation of what has become known as Missouri's Sunshine Law."...

The fourth-seeded Nevada Lady Tigers season concluded with a 61-37 loss to the top-seeded Bolivar Lady Liberators in the semifinals of the Class 4 District basketball tournament Tuesday afternoon in Clinton. The Lady Tigers wrapped their season with a 10-17 overall record...

The Nevada Tigers varsity basketball team fell to the Harrisonville Wildcats 79-63 in the semifinals of the Class 4 District 13 basketball tournament Tuesday night in Clinton. With the loss, the Tigers conclude their season 14-11 overall. After receiving a first-round bye. the second-seeded Tigers got off to a scorching start against the sixth-seeded Wildcats, opening the game on a 10-1 blitz...

Nevada High School three-sport athlete Derek O'Dell has committed to play baseball for the Coffeyville Community College (Kan.) Red Ravens. O'Dell inked the national letter-of-intent Feb. 25 at the NHS Media Center. O'Dell joins fellow Tiger baseball standouts Andrew Heathman and Brett Mitchell as members of the Coffeyville baseball team...