Stories from Friday, March 4, 2016

Michael B. McReynolds lost his courageous battle with cancer Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, with his beloved wife, Ginger, at his side.
 Celebration of life will be held in April. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Baylor Neuro-Oncology, in care of Karen Fink, MD, PhD, 3600 Gaston Ave., Suite 100, Dallas, Texas 75246; or the charity of your choice...

Andy and Megan Smith, of Nevada, Mo., and older brothers, Aidan and Hudson, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Rowan Wynn Smith. Rowan was born at 5:06 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

Aubrey Williams and Robert Hada, of Nevada, Mo., brother-in-law Brendan Brown, and older sister, Jessica Brown, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Emma Faith Hada. Emma was born at 8:27 a.m., Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 19 and 3/4 inches...

Thirty years ago, one of my all time favorite movies, "Stand By Me," was released. Back then; the movie elicited a lot of nostalgic feelings for me. Three decades later, it still gives me bittersweet reflections of my own lost youth. A couple of weeks ago, I was on a visit to Seattle, Wash., to see family. ...

Small towns are wonderful. I am reading a series about a small town in Virginia that reminds me of Nevada, except that we don't seem to have a murder every chapter. Or maybe we do? We just don't spend much time at the post office talking about it or letting our cats, dogs, mice and possums help us spy on the villains...

Nevada Daily Mail Derek Selsor, a Nevada High graduate and former rural Nevada area resident, was awarded the 2016 Police Officer of the Year for the Olivette, Mo., Police Department. He was recognized for his "courage, compassion, professionalism and dedication to duty."...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Ambulance District released a statement from Board Chairman Mark Humphrey in response to a recent inquiry and story regarding the election of a replacement member. "It has come to my attention that a member of the public has complained to the Daily Mail that the election of a director to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Nancy Jefferies by secret ballot violated a provision of the 'Sunshine Law,'" said Humphrey's statement...

Nevada Daily Mail You're responding to a hostage situation. You and your fellow officers have entered the building. You head down the hall. Up ahead, you see a row of hostages lined up on their knees, hands behind their head. Suddenly, to the left, you see an adult male with his back to you in the entryway. You can tell the person is holding something...