Stories from Friday, April 1, 2016

Charles LeRoy Peterman, 86, of Nevada, Mo., passed away in his sleep on March 30, 2016, at his home in Nevada. He was born July 18, 1929, in Rich Hill, Mo., the son of Charles Roy and Josephine (Aurentz) Peterman. He was a veteran of the Korean War and served with the U.S. Army 40th Infantry Division. Charles married Beverly Glee Bear on Jan. 1, 1954, in Butler, Mo...

Lois Arlene McInroy, 73, Milo, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at her home in Milo, following a lengthy illness. Lois was born Dec. 29, 1942, in rural Sheldon, Mo., to Ernest Lee and Lillian Fern (Compton) Kuntz. On May 18, 1984, she was united in marriage to Dick McInroy, in Sheldon, and he survives of the home...

Nevada Daily Mail Parents of children who will be 5 years old on or before July 31, are asked to "Think P.I.N.K." and attend Parent Information Night for Kindergarten 2016-17 at Bryan School on Monday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m. The Nevada Parents As Teachers Program and Bryan School will be hosting an open house and information night for parents and their "kindergarteners-to-be." The children will visit kindergarten classrooms, enjoy special school activities and be treated to a school bus ride. ...

Nevada Daily Mail A citizen's call of a suspicious vehicle in the north part of Vernon County Wednesday evening led to the arrest of an El Dorado Springs man who had multiple warrants for his arrest. According to Vernon County Sheriff's officials, deputies responded to the area of Y Highway and 2600 Road to check on a vehicle that was parked in the middle of the road. Deputies made contact with the driver who has been identified as Brandon D. Wall, 21, of El Dorado Springs...

Nevada Daily Mail On March 30, at about 9 a.m., Nevada Police Officers responded to the 600 block of East Atlantic in regards to a reported suicidal person. Upon arrival, police were contacted outside the home by concerned family members who had received text messages from a loved one that led them to believe that the woman was about to commit suicide...

Nevada Daily Mail A Nevada Police detective, who was conducting an investigation on March 30, went to the 800 block of North Clay about 4:30 p.m., to try and locate a suspect. When the resident answered the door and saw that the police were present, ran out the back door to flee from the police. ...

Early next week, my beloved Kansas City Royals, will begin their title defense, as the World Series Champions of 2015. As always, I am excited for the season to begin, and I am planning my viewing schedules accordingly. The Royals have been keeping one surprise from their fans this spring. Over the winter they signed a young pitcher from Taiwan, who just might become a sensation in the 2016 season...

You have often read my reports on how I, as the youngest of eight children, felt blessed by the nurture that was shared with me and each other. It will remain a blessing forever for me. But I have also shared that one of the sorrows of being the youngest of eight children is that I have felt the loss, one-by-one, of each of my siblings and continue to feel those losses day-by-day, even back to the early memories of our times together...

The Nevada Tigers tennis team opened its season with a second-place finish at a tournament hosted by Fort Scott (Kan.) High School. Singles-play In No. 1 singles for Nevada, Jordan Sheehy took second-place, defeating Ivan Walter of Pittsburg 8-3, and then blanking Ben Conn of Coffeyville 8-0. Sheehy later fell to Fort Scott's Alex Combs 8-4...

The Nevada Tigers junior varsity track-and-field team participated at Tuesday's Archie Invitational against varsity competition. Nevada results Reanna McGraw, fourth-place in high jump, 4-feet 6-inches; fifth-place in long jump, 14-feet 7-inches. Jayden Chei, fifth-place in triple jump, 30-feet, 10 and one-fourth inches...

The Nevada Tigers golf team is clubbing the competition. Winning its third straight event to open the 2016 season, Nevada posted a team score of 316 Thursday at the 12-team Bird Dog Invitational held at Briarbrook Golf Course in Carl Junction. Nevada won the tournament by 22-strokes, with Carl Junction finishing runner-up at 338, making the Tigers back-to-back Bird Dog Invitational champions...