Stories from Friday, June 9, 2017

John Hayden Morgan, aged 83 of Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, June 7, in Nevada. He was born Nov. 7, 1933, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Otho Elmer and Argie Isophine (Nelson) Morgan. He graduated from high school at New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, N.M., in 1951. He continued his education at West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas, graduating in 1955. While in college he met Jennie Bess George, whom he married in 1953...

A celebration of life for Beverly Mae Bennett, 78, Lawrence, Kan., will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 10, at 1013 E. 1256 Rd, in Lawrence, Kan. She was born Dec. 19, 1938, to Roy Gerald and Wanda R. (Dayton) Bennett in Gooding, Ida. She spent most of her childhood in Four Lakes, Wash., and graduated from Cheney High School in Cheney, Wash...

My passport is due for renewal. I thought I would need my birth certificate but when I checked with the Post Office they told me that my prior passport and a picture ID would be all that was needed. Anytime I think of birth certificates I am reminded of Will Rogers. Anytime I think of Will, I also wish he was still here today to share some of his famous insights...

Editor’s note: This column originally appeared in the July 1, 2010 edition of the Daily Mail I have several local friends who are in the psychiatry profession. Some of them have told me that they read my columns and articles. I hope they don’t read this one. I’m afraid of what their conclusion might be...

Dear Editor: On June 7, Lions Clubs International will be celebrating 100 years of service and the Missouri Lions would like to thank you the reader for your help over the years, including a very busy 2017. An idea by a man named Melvin Jones has grown into the world’s largest service club organization with over 1.4 million members!...

The Senior Men’s Golf Association Committee spent ample time in the days leading up to the June 1 Senior Men’s Two-man Scramble Tournament wringing their hands with concern. The annual 54-team tournament held at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course in Nevada, is a big undertaking when there is good weather, as it is very difficult to successfully complete play...

Nevada Middle School is set to hold its summer football camp June 12-14 at Logan Field. The three sessions will go from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Camp participants will be led by the NMS coaching staff, as well as Nevada High head coach Wes Beachler and his varsity staff. Those interested in attending the camp must be entering seventh or eighth grade for the upcoming school year. Participants will receive a camp T-shirt and Powerade...

Nevada’s 10-year-old golfing phenom, Emree Cameron, has elevated her game to the next level. Coming off a dominant 14-stroke victory May 20-21 at the Oklahoma State Invitational in Broken Arrow, Cameron returned to the links last weekend to compete for the first time in the 10-11 year old division, winning the U.S. Kids Midwest Invitational at Sycamore Ridge Golf Course in Spring Hill, Kan...

CHILLICOTHE –– Nevada Griffons’ relief pitchers were unable to hold a late lead, surrendering six runs in the eighth inning, as the Chillicothe Mudcats stormed back to defeat Nevada 12-10 in a Thursday night MINK League thriller. The loss, coupled with a 9-6 defeat at the hands of the Ozark Generals at Lyons Stadium Wednesday night, sinks Nevada to 0-8 overall (0-6 MINK League). Wednesday’s loss was especially disheartening for the Griffons, as they went winless on a five-game home-stand...

We often take things for granted — the sun rising each morning, having a bed to sleep in, the mail being on time. In a world of email, text messaging and social media, the United States Postal Service still delivers mail six days a week and it’s more than just junk mail and bills — it’s letters from a friend, a picture of a new grandchild, an invitation to a wedding...

On Wednesday, June 7, attorney Thomas John Porto of Kansas City, filed a civil case in Vernon County on behalf of Harry Dale Foreman, Jr., who had previously been arrested by deputies of the sheriff’s office. Named as defendants in the personal injury lawsuit are Vernon County, its commissioners, sheriff and jail, along with deputies Eric Terry and Joseph Housel along with inmate, Darris K. Meyers...

It was after all of the “on topic material” had been finished that stories came out which included the names of Comey and Mueller. And yes, this was James Comey and Robert Mueller III, both former directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. As reported in this paper on Wednesday, Jay Ashcroft, Missouri’s Secretary of State, was in town the day prior, speaking about the state’s new law promoting the use of photo ID at polling places...