Stories from Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Funeral services for Bertha Dana Willard, 93, West Plains, Mo., will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, at First Baptist Church, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Mrs. Willard passed away Monday, Aug. 1, at Ozarks Medical Center...

Thomas W. Foley, died at his home at in Nevada, Mo., on July 29, 2016. Services will be announced at a later date by his family. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.

Nevada Daily Mail "The latest I heard was that as a result of being shot, Krista has a collapsed lung but is stable," said Neal Gerster, uncle of Krista's husband, Jordan Gerster, and commissioner of the northern district of Vernon County, early Tuesday morning. "She has a ways to go but they think they'll be able to patch her up physically. And I'm sure she's going to have to battle psychologically as well. But she's now a Gerster and if our family is anything, we're strong and close."...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail On Friday afternoon Alliance Water Resources was called to a house in the north part of Nevada to test for gasses emanating from the sewers. They found the level of hydrogen sulfide was at 200 parts per million, which can be harmful if it were to get into a house through the sewer lines. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Back on July 18, Republican gubernatorial candidate, Eric Greitens recalled a question asked by a superior before going into combat in Iraq. "Do you know what the prize is for second place in a firefight?" Greitens prevailed in that fight and tonight, the ex-Navy Seal and holder of an earned doctorate from Oxford doesn't have to wonder about his primary fight as he took first place in the Republican primary for Governor of Missouri...

Nevada Daily Mail "Every election is different and very challenging," said Mike Buehler, county clerk. "When I started my job, I'd sweat every detail. But this morning I was thinking how millions of people envy my headaches and what we all take for granted, free elections."...

Deerfield teenager Derrick Lancaster stepped into the ring July 27 to compete in the world's largest amateur boxing tournament, the 16th annual Ringside World Championships held at Sliverstein Eye Center Arena in Independence, Mo. After having won his first career amateur fight six months ago in Springfield by technical knockout, the 114-pound Lancaster squared off in his second career bout against southpaw Llamas Guillermo of Elgin, Ill...

The Nevada Tigers basketball program spent the month of June working hard and improving on the basketball court. Competing in several tournaments in Missouri and Kansas, the Tigers varsity team wrapped up its summer circuit 18-2 overall, while the junior varsity team went 12-5. In addition, the freshman team was 9-0 while the middle school combined team was 2-2...

Craig and Paula Heard, of Nevada, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Marissa Heard, to Jeremy Wray. Marissa is a 2013 graduate of Nevada High School. She is currently employed as Sales Associate at Ashley Home Store, in Springfield, Mo...