Stories from Friday, June 24, 2016

Samuel Howard Simmons Jr., 64, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016, at Centennial Medical Center, Frisco, Texas, following a short bout of cancer. Sam was born July 2, 1951, in Joplin, Mo. His parents were Samuel Howard Simmons Sr, and his wife, the former Twyla Anderson. He had lived in Broken Arrow for the past 19 years...

Linda Mae Williams, 71, was born July 19, 1944, to Adam and Virginia Scott at home in the Dove Community, in Laclede County, Mo. She attended her first five grades in the one-room Merchant schoolhouse. Her mother passed in November 1950, and her father was left to care for her and her sister, Nancy. ...

Those were my exact words when I was shopping for printer ink cartridges last week. While I use my MacBook Air laptop almost every single day, my printer/scanner/copier, sits stoically quiet, for weeks at a time. This inactivity led directly to my astonishing discovery...

Editors Note: This column originally ran in the Dec. 2, 2010 edition of the Daily Mail. Have you ever planned a perfect day where you had no commitments? You were delighted to know that you could just do whatever you wanted, read a book, watch a DVD, take a nap or even clean out the refrigerator. Somehow those days don't materialize for me very often...

Nevada Daily Mail As temperatures rise, so does the risk of heat related illness and injury. "You don't realize how hot you are until it is too late," said Melisa Keating, a registered nurse with Vernon County Health Department. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 7,415 people died between 1999 and 2010 as a result of heat related illness or injury. ...

Nevada Daily Mail With about a week left in the current fiscal year, the Nevada Regional Medical Center Board of Directors reviewed this past year, adopted a budget for the new year, discussed a new service and resolved to promote better relations with employees during Tuesday night board meeting...

Pounding out 19 hits, the Nevada Griffons routed the Midwest A's 17-8 Wednesday night at Lyons Stadium, The non-Mink League victory improves Nevada to 10-7 overall (8-7 MINK League). After a quick first inning, the Griffons put five runs on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second. ...