Stories from Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Shirley Marie Guthrie, age 86, resident of Nevada, passed away Jan. 23, in Nevada. Shirley was born March 7, 1930, in Pittsburg, Kan., to Roy and Flossie (Holman) Claunch. Shirley spent the majority of her life in Nevada. After moving from the town of Arcadia, Kan., on June 1, 1950, she was united in marriage to James Lee (Jim) Guthrie...

Larry Eugene Robertson Sr., 74, Nevada, departed this life on Saturday, Jan. 21, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Larry was born May 23, 1942, in Joplin, to Leslie and Wilma V. Robertson. Larry was united in marriage to Teresa Ann Newton on Aug. 21, 1966, in Nevada, and she preceded him in death on June 19, 2006...

William Howard Rackley Jr., of Nevada, died Friday, Jan. 20, at Medicalodge in Nevada. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at Medicalodge in Nevada. You may view obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.

Dear Editor: The Nevada Fraternal Order of Eagles. No. 3770, Aerie and Auxiliary wish to thank all the citizens of Vernon County for the toys and monetary donations made to the Toy Drive. The Christmas holiday was made much brighter for many families, because of your generosity...

Legislative update By Rep. Patricia Pike Missouri 126th District Following is an update on recent legislative action. House sends gift ban legislation to the Senate (HB 60) House members acted swiftly Tuesday to make a gift ban the first bill out of the House for the 2017 legislative session. ...

Effective immediately, the Nevada Driver's Examination Station has moved to the Missouri Career Center, located at 621 East Highland, Suite No. 4. Testing days and times will be the second, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays, and every Thursday of each month from 8:30 a.m. ...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com How does one balance the protection of a defendant's rights and the problem of cases being needlessly dragged out? This was the question posed to the judge during a brief recess at a session in the associate circuit courtroom in Nevada. An answer came both by what the judge did as well as by what he said afterwards...

FRONTENAC, Kan ----- The Nevada Tigers toppled Piedmont (Okla.) 56-43 in Saturday night's Kansas Air National Guard Invitational title game, en route to its second basketball tournament championship of the season. Nevada (11-3) was led by tournament Most Valuable Player Clay Gayman, who concluded the evening with 26 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks...

In Monday night high school hoops action, the top-seeded Nevada Tigers blew past eighth-seeded Butler 50-31 in the opening round of the El Dorado Springs Junior Varsity basketball tournament. The Tigers (7-5) led 29-11 at halftime, and then outscored El Do 21-20 in the second half...

Dating back to last season, Nevada's current eighth-grade basketball team has ripped of 19 consecutive victories. As seventh-graders, the same group finished the 2016 season 15-0, while capturing the Tri-County Conference regular and postseason championships...