Stories from Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Norah Lynn Droney, 56, passed away Sunday morning, April 3, 2016, at Silverstone Place, in Rolla, Mo. Norah was born in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Raymond Joseph and Betty Lee (Bonn) Droney. Norah was the fourth of seven children. She is survived by her siblings, John Droney, Sheryl Doggett, Susan Barthelow, Frederick Droney, Benjamin Droney, and Robert Droney...

Ms. Janet Atkinson Jordan, 69, of Greenville, N.C., passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Ms. Jordan was born and raised in Nevada and was a 1964 graduate of Nevada High School. She graduated with her master's in speech pathology. She worked as a speech pathologist for 40 years, and spent most of her years of service with Pitt County Schools in Greenville. ...

Richard Lee Taylor, 69, Walker, Mo., passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Richard was born on Feb. 23, 1947, in Appleton City, Mo., to James Goldman Taylor and Gladys Delsie Taylor. He married Tina Teo Sapini Sua on May 24, 1997, in Golden City, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Jack W. Eiffert passed Saturday, April 2, at the Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon, Mo., after a long courageous struggle with Alzheimer's. He was born Feb. 19, 1921, in Sterling, Kan., to Urseal and Boyd Eiffert. Raised by a loving stepfather, Irvin Cleveland, he moved to California after high school to build aircraft for the war effort. ...

Christina Louise Gillespie, 63, Deerfield, Mo.,died on April 4, 2016, at her home in Deerfield. Additional family and funeral information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home at later date. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

V.H. Gulliford, 91, resident of Nevada, Mo., died Sunday, April 3, 2016, at KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. Services for V.H. Gulliford will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan.

Nevada Daily Mail Katy Hardin is not your stereotypical middle school lunch lady, at just 25 years old she is also a licensed massage therapist and an award-winning cook that will have the opportunity to compete at a national level on April 13. "I love to cook," said Opaa! cook Katy Hardin...

Nevada Daily Mail When Alliance Water Resources employees manually checked the water tower level at 7 p.m. on March 23, the level was normal. When they did their next scheduled check at 8 p.m., the city's center tower was empty and the south tower was down to about 6 feet. ...

Nevada Daily Mail While yesterday's ballots were brief in length, the April election is always the county clerk's busiest and most challenging election. "Between school boards, road districts, city and village elections, my office had to provide 20 different ballot styles for this election," said Mike Buehler, county clerk. "I am so grateful for my staff and for all the poll workers who serve as the public face and backbone of our election process."...

The Bronaugh Wildcats baseball team dealt the Hume Hornets a 19-12 defeat Tuesday evening in Hume. With the victory, Bronaugh improves to 2-1 overall and 2-0 in the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference. The Wildcats were rolling early, jumping out to a 16-1 lead heading into the bottom of the second inning. Hume however, was able to close the deficit, but it wasn't enough...

The Nevada Tigers baseball team toppled the previously undefeated Monett Cubs 4-3 in extra innings Wednesday afternoon at the Bill O'Dell Classic in Carthage. The nine-inning contest was Nevada's third consecutive extra-inning game. The victory improves the Tigers to 5-2 overall...

Nevada High School senior Dayton Miller has signed a national letter-of-intent to continue his wrestling career with Missouri Valley College, an NAIA school located in Marshall, Mo. "It's a great feeling knowing that I'm able to continue my career at the college-level," Miller said shortly after the signing ceremony concluded. "It will be a new experience."...