Stories from Saturday, July 16, 2016

Evelyn Marie Jantz, 92, of Metz, passed from this life on Friday, July 15, 2016, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab, in Nevada. Evelyn was born March 20, 1924, in Halstead, Kan., to Isaac and Susie (Dirks) Decker. She was united in marriage to Marion G. Jantz on March 16, 1947, in Halstead, Kan., and he survives...

The year was 1990-something. I could be found listening to Hanson, Spice Girls, or a number of other popular bands of the time. Slap bracelets were in no short supply, Surge soda had kids bouncing off of walls, and dial-up Internet was all the rage. ...

We train regularly for all types of situations in law enforcement; some are fun and interesting, and some are tedious and downright boring. But they say the next best thing to training is doing the job itself with your own two hands. Over the past few months our hard working customers (criminals) have been providing us with lots of hands on training. ...

Hi neighbors. As we get older we all need help now and then. I'm at that stage in my life when I need help with certain chores around the house: mowing the grass, cleaning carpets, painting and gardening. We all have things to do that often require more than one person to get them done...

Dear Editor: This letter is in response to Pat Perkins July 2, Letter to the Editor in regards to our Vernon County Sheriff, Jason Mosher, and his letters condoning the private ownership of "assault" weapons. First, I'd like to state that Vernon County could not ask for a better, more dedicated protector of our residents than what we have in Sheriff Mosher. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Tuesday evening's public hearing had been called to get input on a proposed ordinance on dangerous buildings but it sometimes got intense. One of the eight residents on hand stated that in his view, the ordinance should be limited to unoccupied buildings...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will have a longer agenda to consider during its meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m., in the city council chambers, 120 S. Ash St. Among the items will be the 2015 annual audit report from Troutt, Beeman & Co. P.C. The council will also be considering a bid for UV lamps and components for the city's wastewater treatment plant...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Police Department announced Friday that they had arrested 27-year-old Bryan C. Judd, Nevada, on Thursday. The arrest was the result of an investigation into several criminal acts that have occurred in the 600 block of East Central. Citizen reports indicated that the subject had unlawfully entered private residences attempting to avoid police...

The Nevada Neptunes swim team continued its winning ways, emerging in first place at a swim triangular held July 6 at Lamar Aquatic Park. The Tiger Sharks of Lamar were joined by the Neptunes and Monett Waterthrashers. The midweek meet was attended by 76 swimmers ---- 32 from Nevada, 30 from Lamar, and 14 from Monett. The two-hour event wrapped with the Neptunes tallying 484 team points, Lamar 436, and Monett 167...

Traveling across our Missouri Ozark lakes region, it's hard not to take notice of all of the small ponds dotted throughout the landscape. Primarily, they were built for livestock. If the pond is larger than an acre, you can almost bet it holds a good population of largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish...

The Nevada Griffons fell to the Chillicothe Mudcats in both games of a doubleheader Friday at Shaffer Memorial Park in Chillicothe. Scheduled as seven inning contests, the first game went into extra frames as the Griffons were downed 5-4 in eight innings. Nevada was then toppled 1-0 in the nightcap, with Chillicothe securing the three game series sweep...