Stories from Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Mary Virginia Lehman, 64, Nixa, Mo., formerly of Nevada, died on Friday, Jan. 13, in St. Louis, Mo. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home...

Marcelene Faye (Werst) Bruns, 87, of Nevada, passed away on Jan. 14. A memorial service will be held at Community of Christ Church, North Elm and East Allison St, Nevada, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 1 p.m. Marcelene was born July 5, 1929, in McGrath, Minn. ...

Donald Allen Adams, age 87, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 14, at Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. He was born Dec. 11, 1929, in Barton County, Mo., the son of Paul and Mary Brooks Adams. He graduated from Nevada High School with the class of 1948. ...

Stanley Albert Covalt, 58, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma entered into eternal life on January 12, 2017. Stan was born on January 5, 1959 in Newton, Kansas to Bill and Alberta Covalt. On July 30, 1983 he married his college sweetheart, LeAnn Worley. Stan grew up in rural Missouri and graduated from Walker High School with honors where he was active in basketball, having made the all-conference team multiple years. He was a graduate of Oral Roberts University with both a bachelor and M.B.A. degree...

Anita June Turnbull, 89, Columbia, Mo., (formerly Monroe City, Mo.), passed away on Jan. 14, in Columbia, Mo. She was born, July 19, 1927, in Nevada, to Percy and Erma (Howard) Braswell. Anita was an only child for 13 short months, until her baby brother William Howard "Odie" Braswell was born. ...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com The Hume R-8 school board voted to continue funding the pre-school for the 2017-18 school year with several changes. Pre-school enrollment in 2017-18 will be limited to 10 students, and only one teacher. Current enrollment is 12 students with two staff...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com The Hume R-8 school board voted to continue funding the pre-school for the 2017-18 school year with several changes. Pre-school enrollment in 2017-18 will be limited to 10 students, and only one teacher. Current enrollment is 12 students with two staff...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com Friday will see the 58th inauguration of a United States president. As Ronald Reagan said during his 1981 inaugural address, "Few of us stop to think how unique we really are. In the eyes of many in the world, this every-four-year ceremony we accept as normal is nothing less than a miracle."...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com Vernon County residents have until Feb. 3 to cast their votes for candidates for the Vernon County University of Missouri Extension Council. Of the 16 elected members of the Extension Council, eight seats are being decided in this election...

A stifling defensive effort paved the way to victory for the St. Louis Community College Lady Archers in its 72-60 Monday afternoon defeat of the Cottey Comets at Hinkhouse Center. The Region 16 loss drops Cottey to 3-9 overall (1-1 Region 16-play), while the Lady Archers improve to 9-7 (2-2 Region 16)...