Stories from Tuesday, January 6, 2004

Vernon County Ambulance District Paramedic and U.S. Navy reservist Travis Neher has been called up with the 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines for duty in the Middle East. The 24th Marines will be assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force from Camp Pendleton, Calif. Neher isn't sure where he'll end up. "It's kind of up in the air. I'm not sure exactly where I'll be going. I guess I'll find out when I get there."...

The first baby of the new year was delivered Friday, Jan. 2 2004, at 9:30 p.m., at Nevada Regional Medical Center. The proud parents, Tammie Melton and Rex Holman brought the boy, Colebin L. Holman, who weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches, to the Nevada Daily Mail offices for pictures on Monday...

Six people were taken to Nevada Regional Medical Center Monday following a four-car pileup on U.S. Highway 71 two miles north of Nevada. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Randolph Cooper, Butler, Mo., was driving a 1974 Plymouth southbound on U.S. ...

Nevada police arrested Jason Hendricks, 28, Nevada, on three Henry County warrants for a probation violation and failure to appear. Bonds for the three warrants totaled $350,000. Hendricks also arrested on a Johnson County warrant for a seat belt violation. Bond for the Johnson County warrant was set at $200...

Edith Nancy Fraise, 94, Nevada, Mo., died Sat., Jan. 3, 2004, at the Nevada Regional Medical in Nevada following a brief illness. She was born March 14, 1909, in Howell County, Mo., to Robert Wesley Thompson and Mary Elizabeth Allen Thompson. She was married Jan. 20, 1950, in Nevada, Mo., to John Edward Fraise. He preceded her in death in 1979...

Richard "Dick" Naas, 63, of Hemple, Mo., died Sat. Jan. 3, 2004, at his home. He was born on Dec. 20, 1940, to Donald and Catherine (Lochner) Naas in Kankakee, Ill. He grew up in Herscher, Ill., where he graduated from high school. On June 2, 1962, he married Karen Chouinard. After their marriage they lived in Kankakee, Ill., and in 1970 they moved to rural Hemple where they made their home...

Clifford Eugene Majors, 72, Schell City, Mo., died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2004, at Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs, Mo. He was born on Sept. 17, 1931, in Schell City, Mo., to Milton Lee and Dimple Vogt (Bybee) Majors. He married Lavona Mae Davis on Nov. 20, 1949, in the home of Brother Paul Birdsong near Flat Rock...

Ruth Elaine Harris, age 59, Kansas City, Mo., passed away Jan. 3, 2004, at Saint Joseph Health Center. Memorial Services will be 7 p.m., Thursday Jan. 8, 2004, at Mt. Moriah & Freeman Funeral Home, I-435 at Holmes Road. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m., prior to the service. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense Fund...

In a slow-paced, deliberate game, the Nevada Tigers outlasted the Butler Bears 45-38 at Nevada's Wynn Gymnasium on Monday. Butler pulled into the first tie since the opening tip at 27-27 with about a minute left in the third period. Senior Ty Holmes hit a short jumper to break the stalemate, then freshman guard Bryan Campbell took over...

Spenser Daniels, representing the Nevada Youth Wrestling Club, claimed the championship in the Cadet 160-pound class at the AAU Missouri National Challenge meet held last weekend at Northwest High School in House Springs, Mo. Other Nevada Youth Wrestling Club members, 25 strong, competed in a meet at Pittsburg, Kan., on Saturday...