Stories from Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Ursalee Ann Crepinsek, 85, formerly of Nevada, died on Friday, Dec. 30, at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Lockwood, Mo. She was born on Oct. 25, 1931, in Greenfield, Mo., to Raymond Alfred Johnson and Katherine Amelia (Long) Johnson. She married Frank Crepinsek in 1960 and he preceded her in death in 1990...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com Patricia Pike, state representative for district 126, and Ed Emery, district 31 state senator, were sworn in Wednesday, along with their colleagues, as the 2017 Regular Session of the Missouri General Assembly opened in Jefferson City...

Special to the Daily Mail Steve and Brooke Highlander have been preaching the gospel and meeting practical needs in Papua New Guinea since 2014. Their ministry has included working with survivors of gender-based violence, young men from the settlements and villages and children in crisis, as well as outreach ministry to churches, villages and settlements. They will be spending several months in the USA and returning to PNG in early 2017...

ndmeditorial@gmail.com What appeared to be a short agenda for the Nevada City Council to consider during its Tuesday night meeting, took on a life of its own when Richard Perkins, as well as council members Brian Leonard, Blake Hertzberg and Ryan Watts opened a discussion of the impact the proposed fee increases on the users of the golf course and the swimming pool...

With Christmas break in its rearview, the Nevada Lady Tigers returned to the court Monday night as they faced the Butler Lady Bears in a non-conference road contest, falling 58-48. In its second non-conference road game of the week, the Lady Tigers were defeated by Seneca 53-32 Tuesday, bringing their record to 3-7 overall...

After remaining idle for the past 18 days, the Nevada Tigers were able to get back on the winning track with a 65-56 victory over the Seneca Indians in a Tuesday night non-conference road contest. Seneca was unable to contain Nevada junior Clay Gayman, who erupted for 24 second half points...