Stories from Friday, June 17, 2016

Jayson L. Wessley, 52, of Nevada, passed away Monday, June 13, 2016, as a result of a semi-truck accident near Iola, Kan. Jayson was born Oct. 5, 1963, in Kansas City, Mo. He was raised in Nevada, and was a graduate of Nevada High School, Class of 1982. Jayson was in the Marines for a short time with an Honorable Medical Discharge...

Editor's Note: This column appeared in a past edition of the Daily Mail. There have been many disasters the past few years. Hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, and of course, lest we forget, the Mayan's have predicted the end of the world in 2012. It's enough to make one "scared stiff."...

Editor's note: This column originally ran in the April 29, 2010 edition of the Daily Mail. The nice thing about traveling in the spring is that you can see spring arrive several different times. Even though I only drove just across our own state, I noticed daffodils blooming in one part of the state, while none were showing in another section. The same was true for forsythia blooms. But the biggest joy was driving in the Ozarks and seeing the dogwood and red bud in bloom at the same time...

Nevada Daily Mail The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that the nomination period for farmers and ranchers to serve on local Farm Service Agency county committees opened Wednesday. "Through the county committees, farmers and ranchers have a voice. ...

Nevada Daily Mail As if to bookend their meeting, the Bronaugh R-7 Board of Education opened and closed its meeting focused on the Guardian Angel interior door security device. "This patent protected active shooter device can be deployed quickly by classroom teachers in the heat of an emergency," said Lance Sargent, co-owner of SOS-Guardian Angel...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Police Chief W. Graham Burnley has announced that he will retire from the police department effective July 8. Chief Burnley is a veteran of 42 years in law enforcement, spending the last five and half years in command of the Nevada Police Department. When offered the appointment as Chief of the Nevada Police Department, Chief Burnley retired from his previous assignment as a Captain with the Chesterfield, Mo., Police Department...

A wild ninth inning rally propelled the Nevada Griffons to a 7-6 victory over the Clarinda A's Thursday night in Iowa. After taking two of three games from the A's, Nevada improves to 6-6 overall (5-6 MINK League). Trailing 5-3 with two outs in the top of the ninth and the base paths empty, things appeared bleak for the Griffons. Facing southpaw closer Cody Hinson, Nevada two-hole hitter Nick Guaragna singled to left field...

The Nevada Youth Recreational Baseball end-of-season tournament is set to begin Saturday morning and run through June 27, with the possibility remaining of additional games being played June 28. Tournament games will be played at the Vernon County Fairgrounds...

The second annual Nevada Tiger football 7-on-7 Day Camp was held at Camp Clark Wednesday with approximately 75 high school players attending as they braved a soaring heat index that reached temperatures exceeding 98 degrees. In addition to Nevada High School, student-athletes from Rich Hill, Holden, and Appleton City attended, with the camp being hosted by the Missouri National Guard...

The Nevada Lady Tigers held its annual summer basketball camp for grades seven through 12, June 13-15 at Wynn Gymnasium. Lady Tiger campers pictured above, front row from left to right: Cameron Holcomb, Hailey Jackson, Emily Johnson, Grace Barnes, Bailey Ast, and Hadley Bruce. ...

The Nevada Neptunes swim team competed at the Parsons (Kan.) Dolphins Tri-State Invitational Swim Meet June 20-21 at Parsons Municipal Pool. The two-day outdoor event featured 11 tri-state teams and 178 swimmers, including 14 from Nevada. Winning High Point Trophy awards for the Neptunes, were: Mary Bean, 15, and Andrew Russell, 6...