Stories from Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Barbara Anne Rudd, 91, of Nevada, passed away Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016. Barbara was born Dec. 9, 1924, the daughter of James and Neva (Montgomery) Leonard in Sac City, Iowa, where she also graduated from Sac City High School. After meeting at a USO dance and a short courtship, she married Harold Jan Rudd on Christmas Eve and became a U.S. ...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com Schell City will celebrate its 145th birthday with the town's annual Fall Festival Sept. 9-10. "This year we're having a larger than normal fireworks display," said Schell City Community Betterment president Jeanne Hoagland...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com Nevada native Tracy Comstock has completed her third novel, "Murder Takes Center Stage," which is scheduled to be released in October. "I have always wanted to be an author," Comstock said. Comstock, 38, was born and raised in Nevada. She is the daughter of Dan and Kathy Coffman...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com "Being a judge is a bit like being a good parent," said his honor, Judge Neal Quitno. "One says, 'He did it,' while the other says, 'No, I didn't.' And based on the evidence before you, it's your job to figure out what happened and seek justice."...

With a victory in the final round of the 2016 Pro Motocross series held Aug. 27 in Crawfordsville, Ind., Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki rider Austin Forkner put the finishing touches on perhaps the greatest rookie campaign in the history of the sport, with a first-place finish at the Ironman MX National...

LEXINGTON, Mo. ---- The Cottey Comets volleyball team opened the season in grand fashion Friday at the Wentworth Military Academy triangular tournament in Lexington, Mo. The Comets toppled host Wentworth in five sets for its first victory of the season: (25-21), 26-24, (25-14), 25-17, and 15-11...