Stories from Friday, April 7, 2017

John Loane, 75, of El Dorado Springs, died at his home on Wednesday, April 5. John was born October 25, 1941, in Chicago, Ill., the son of Frank and Maude (Smith) Loane. He attended Nevada High School. He married Barbara Schuman of Appleton City John was preceded in death by his parents, two infant daughters, and three brothers. ...

Lena Faye England, 75, Rich Hill, passed from this life on Tuesday, April 4, at her home in Rich Hill. Lena was born Aug. 21, 1941, in Appleton City, to Clarence L. and Elma (Simmons) Davis. Lena attended Schell City High School and graduated Class of 1959. ...

There are many indications that spring has arrived, but none have more impact upon me than the return of the “Great American Pastime,” baseball. Just a couple of days ago, as it happens each year, my Kansas City Royals opened their 2017 season. Makes me wish, I still had the youthful flexibility, to enjoy some of the related pursuits from my childhood that were in the title of this story...

Editor’s Note: The following column originally appeared in the Nov. 26, 2004 edition of the Daily Mail Many books have been written about the idea of magnetic healing, hypnotism and psychological healing which were pioneered in Nevada during the time of Sidney Weltmer’s institute at the corner of Ash and Austin streets. ...

Nevada Daily Mail During the last week of March the Nevada Police Department conducted a series of investigations involving vehicle thefts. Nevada Police were summoned to several different areas in town where victims had reported their vehicles had been stolen...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com On March 18, after having just been released from the Vernon County jail, Alexander Morris, a resident of Greenfield, was heading for the Pilot truck stop. As he passed through the parking lot at the Subway restaurant, he noticed a truck with its keys in the ignition...

By Ralph Pokorny ndmeditorial@gmail.com In response to a question from a council member, Nevada City Manager JD Kehrman told the city council Tuesday night the city is looking at its options for demolishing the old Baptist Church at the intersection of Cedar and Hunter streets which is assumed to have asbestos and other hazardous materials. And, he said none of the options are good...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com Dr. Robert P. Wiegers of Central Methodist University in Fayette, Mo. will be the guest speaker at the quarterly meeting of the Vernon County Historical Society on Sunday afternoon. Bushwhacker Museum director Will Tollerton said Wiegers will talk about his recent book, “Missouri Armories and the Camp Clark Rifle Range in World War I: Then and Now,” and will discuss the history of Camp Clark...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com While it occurred on April 1, it was no April Fool’s Day joke. For the next year, Dr. Warren C. Lovinger, Jr., MD, MACP, is the new president of the Missouri State Medical Association. “While this is a great honor, the heart of medicine is about service and relationships, whether it be with patients, co-workers and colleagues,” said Lovinger...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com For years — decades — football, basketball, baseball, softball have been prominent headliners in local sports pages. The star quarterback, the high school pitcher with a 95 mile-per-hour fastball, the next starting forward to join the 1,000 point club...