Stories from Thursday, November 17, 2011

Nevada Daily Mail FAYETTE -- Led by four players in double figures, the Cottey College basketball team knocked off the Central Methodist JV team 72-65 on Tuesday night. With the victory, the Comets improve to 3-1 on the season. Coach Dave Ketterman's Comets host Ozark Christian College tonight at 6 p.m. at Hinkhouse Gymnasium in the first home game of the 2011-12 season...

Roberto Santillan has trouble with the English language, but he had no problem recognizing a $100,000 prize on his Missouri Lottery Scratchers ticket. Santillan, 56, bought a "$100,000 Payday Bonus" Scratchers ticket at Fastrip, 301 W. Central Ave., in Carthage...

A total of 76 units of blood were collected during the recent visit of the American Red Cross Bloodmobile to Nevada. An additional 21 units of blood was collected at the 3M plant during their bloodmobile visit. The following persons received their gallon pins: 15 gallons, Deborah Wadel; 10 gallons, Jerry Arnold and Carey McNeil; eight gallons, Ruby Judd and Gary Hackney; six gallons, Lynn Meinershagen; five gallons, Jared Ranken; four gallons, Terri Villafane; three gallons, Moses Eicher and Arlene Koehn; two gallons, Sandy Wallace; and one gallon, Brittany Callaghan.. ...

Nevada police arrested a 23-year-old Nevada man Nov. 15, after warrants were issued for the felony first degree tampering, stemming from a Nov. 12 incident in which the man, Christopher Shipp, was arrested at about 1 a.m., having fled on foot from police after he was seen driving a car that had been reported stolen moments before...

On Veterans Day, Alvin Mohlfield, commander of the Nevada Post of the American Legion, led a prayer for America's military past and present. A short history of Veterans Day was presented. Veterans of Barone Care Center were acknowledged and thanked for their service. ...

Last winter, a crippling blizzard struck the area on Feb. 1., and officials say it's time to remind Missourians that winter weather can change darmatically from mild temperatures and thunderstorms to bitter cold and snow within hours. So, Vernon County Emergency Management, the National Weather Service and the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency, the State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Missouri Highway Patrol, and the Department of Health and Senior Services are offering timely information to raise awareness of winter weather that's sure to be on the way.. ...

The Nevada Regional Tech Center's DECA Chapter is sponsoring several community service events to assist the Joplin Muscular Dystrophy Association, which combats muscular dystrophy and diseases of the nervous and muscular system in general by funding research, providing medical and community services, and educating health professionals and the general public. It is a national partner with DECA (An Association of Marketing students)...

Reading appears to be alive and well in the Nevada R-5 School District library media specialists at Truman Elementary, Nevada Middle School and Nevada High School told the R-5 Board of Education during there Nov. 9 monthly meeting. "The kids really are reading," Renea Schulze, NHS library media specialist, told the board...