Stories from Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Tessa Sue Smith, 49, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Sunday, March 27, 2016, at her home in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. Tessa was born Dec. 31, 1966, in Nevada, to Robert Lee and Sharon A. (Howell) Knapp. She was united in marriage to Brian E. Smith on June 12, 1987, in Nevada, and he survives of the home...

Nevada Daily Mail The Northeast Vernon County R-1 school board approved a class rotation system for grades three-six, inspected the gym floor, reviewed floor repair bids and set the school calendar. "It began when Mrs. Skelton (grade four) and Mrs. Blocker (grade five) approached me with an idea they had been thinking about," said Kendall Ogburn, elementary principal, "and it's grown into the proposal I want to share with you this evening."...

Nevada Daily Mail The American Red Cross hosted a blood drive on Thursday and Friday at the First Baptist Church collecting 80 units of blood from more than 60 donors. American Red Cross Account Manager Stephanie Hillenburg said that an average of 90 people attend the blood drive which is held at the First Baptist Church every nine weeks. She said that the Red Cross usually collects about 100 units of blood and plasma over two days...

Nevada Daily Mail "Know what I love most about this job?" asked Brenda Shumaker. "It's all the people. There are the people in this office, my courthouse friends and of course, the public." After serving 21 years in the office of Vernon County's treasurer/collector, Thursday, March 31 will be the last day for Brenda Shumaker...

Behind starting pitcher Derek O'Dell's second dominant performance of the season, the Nevada Tigers crushed the Archbishop O'Hara Celtics 10-0 in a six inning run-rule Monday afternoon at Lyons Stadium. With the West Central Conference victory, Nevada improves to 2-1 overall and 2-0 in WCC-play...