Stories from Saturday, February 18, 2017

The Sheldon High School boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams concluded their regular-season home slates Thursday night against College Heights (Joplin). The Sheldon boys were defeated 58-38. The non-conference loss brings their record to 12-11 overall. Meanwhile, the Lady Panthers (2-16) were edged 37-34...

The annual Conservation Federation of Missouri media camp was held for the third year in a row at Lilly's Landing on Lake Taneycomo. The Conservation Federation of Missouri is the voice for Missouri outdoors. Its mission is to insure conservation of the state's wildlife and natural resources including the preservation of the state's rich outdoor heritage through advocacy, education and partnerships...

Beverly Glee Peterman, 80, Nevada, passed away on Friday, Feb. 17, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Beverly was born July 22, 1936, in Kellerton, Iowa, the daughter of Glenn Franklin and Eula Catherine (Brockway) Bear. She married Charles L. Peterman on Jan. 1, 1954...

Gene Randall Carlson, 63, passed from this life on Friday, Feb. 17, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab in Nevada. Gene was born Aug. 31, 1953, in Pampa, Texas, to Milo Edwin and Mary Pauline (Leverett) Carlson. Gene came to Nevada from Oklahoma in 2015 to be near family. Gene worked as a petroleum engineer retiring in 2011 from Continental Resources...

Virginia Lee Groff, 74, Milo, died Friday, Feb. 17, in Milo. Virginia was born Feb. 19, 1942, in Marshall, Mo., to Charles Timothy and Nellie Jane (Yates) Zouck. A memorial service will be held in Kansas City at a later date. You may view obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Katherine Becca Johnson, 20, of Sedalia, died in Columbia on Feb. 14. She was raised in Stockton, MO by Darrell and Cindy Gregory. She later attended Nevada High School where she lived with her parents Tim and Becky Holmes. Memorial services Sunday 2 p.m. at Bland-Brumback Funeral Home, Stockton...

Bronaugh High School's boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams drubbed visiting Miami on Senior Night Thursday in Bronaugh. The Wildcats beat Miami 65-43 while the Lady Wildcats won its contest in convincing fashion, 51-9. In the boys' game, Bronaugh (8-15) jumped out to a 23-8 first quarter lead, before settling for a 35-22 halftime advantage...

Hi neighbors. Monday is President's Day. Most government offices will be closed including courts, post offices and schools. Due to the change in the laws in 1968 several holidays were moved to Monday observances to offer more three-day weekends to employees in an effort to cut back on absenteeism...

We recently updated our website to include a mobile app version for smart phones. On this mobile app, you can easily look up our most wanted list, search for sex offenders in Vernon County, read press releases and send anonymous tips by simply typing a message and clicking send...

Courtesy Nevada Regional Technical Center Students at Nevada Regional Technical Center put their interview skills to the test during the NRTC Senior Professional Day, on Thursday. "The event was designed to give students the opportunity to experience an authentic job interview before they go out there to do the real thing," Dr. ...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com Vernon County Ambulance District director Leland Splitter made recommendations to the board of directors Thursday evening on how the district may best utilize an approximate $300,000 budget surplus expected at the end of the current fiscal year in June...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com Friday noon saw more than 15 community leaders gather at Healthy Nevada's Innovation Center around the issue of transportation needs in Vernon County. County resident needs, existing resources and possible options were raised and discussed by those present...

The Nevada Tigers are legitimate contenders. For anybody who doubted the Nevada boys' basketball team prior to Friday night, it might be time to rethink that as the Tigers notched one of its biggest victories in program history Friday in Kansas City...

The Nevada Lady Tigers dropped a 55-29 West Central Conference contest to Kansas Center Friday night at Wynn Gym. The Lady Tigers found themselves in an early hole, trailing 16-3 at the conclusion of the first quarter. Center stayed hot in in the second frame, outscoring Nevada 16-8 to grab a commanding 32-11 halftime advantage...

Nevada High School's Cameron Diaz made it official Friday afternoon, signing a national letter-of-intent to attend Culver-Stockton College. Culver-Stockton is an NAIA school located in Canton, Mo. "I made the best decision for myself," Diaz said shortly after he put pen to paper inside of Nevada High's media center. "It has been a goal of mine for a long time to play football at the next level. It's a huge accomplishment."...