Stories from Friday, March 8, 2019

Lois Field Jensen, 59, of Moundville, Mo., passed away Friday, March 1, 2019, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Lois was born Aug. 14, 1958, in Lewiston, Maine, and grew up in Topeka, Kan., and Lisbon, Maine, and later settled in Nebraska City, Neb. ...

Jeffery Linn Post, 56, Nevada, Mo., died on Thursday, March 7, 2019, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Additional family information and funeral information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

A brief overview was provided in Wednesday’s edition of the Nevada Daily Mail on the Nevada city council discussion that took place during Tuesday evening’s regular meeting regarding the request that monies be transferred from long-term care to NRMC...

Thursday morning’s meeting of the Mental Health Committee of Healthy Nevada adopted monthly themes for social media messages, heard about presentations available from the Children’s Center and got an update on a program from LifeWalk Church. “OK everyone, today we need to fill out a calendar for the year of monthly themes for our weekly mental health posts on our site and which groups to ask to produce them,” said committee chair, Dr. Tricia Bridgewater...

A number of area student-athletes were tabbed to the All-Golden Valley Vernon County conference (GVVC) boys and girls basketball teams. Girls’ All-GVVC First-Team • Abby Vogel (Jr.) Montrose, Makinsey Conner (Sr.) NEVC, Nicole Hagerman (Fr.) Bronaugh, Meckinize McCartney (Jr.) Sheldon, Hannah Gorda (Sr.) Hume...

Former Nevada, Missouri resident Hunter Balk has signed a national-letter-of-intent to wrestle for NCAA Division I Arizona State University. Balk came up through the youth wrestling ranks as a member of the Nevada Tiger Pit wrestling team. Tiger Pit was founded by Balk’s father Chip, a member of the Nevada High School Wall of Fame, and 1985 runner-up at the Missouri state wrestling championship meet in the 132 pound-division...