Stories from Friday, January 26, 2024

Dorothea (Dot) Mae Meritt, 95, Nevada, MO, passed from this life on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Dorothea was born June 22, 1928 in Nevada, MO to Charles Ira and Prudie Ann (Dark) Garwood. She was united in marriage to Orville Eugene Meritt on June 20, 1948 in Nevada and he preceded her in death on August 7, 2005...

Wayne Williams Rumans, 88, of Batesville passed away Monday, January 22, 2024. He was born November 13, 1935 in Versailles, Missouri to Joseph Franklin Rumans and Jessie Lucille (Williams) Rumans. Wayne loved God and the church, worshipping at North Heights Church of Christ. ...

The status of the Nevada Regional Medical Center and public safety salaries were two topics discussed during Coffee with the Mayor Thursday morning at Precision Coffee in Nevada. For complete story, see the print or online edition of the Nevada Daily Mail...

With two teams that looked fairly even on paper as far as records go, the Tigers sitting at 9-9 and the Bulldogs at 10-8, Friday night looked to set the scene for a great ballgame, and it definitely didn’t disappoint. At some points of the game, one might have thought that a conference or district championship was on the line as fans, coaches, and players all had emotions running high...