Stories from Friday, April 13, 2012

NHS roundup: Tennis heads to Fort Scott Saturday

George Wallace Shaw passed away at the age of 98 on April 3, 2012, at Life Quality Home. He was born to Marion and Clara Shaw on March 2, 1914, in Bronaugh, Mo. In Colorado, he worked as a Ma"tre D at the Antlers Hotel, and later became a special deputy for Freda Maytag. ...

Violet Louise Smith, 86, Nevada, died on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center, Nevada. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences on line at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

George Edward Harkrader, 87, of Pappinsville, Mo., died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at Willow Lane Nursing Home. He was born Jan. 27, 1925, to George and Sophia Harkrader in Pleasant Gap, Mo. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 14, at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel in Butler, Mo., with the Rev. ...

March 23 Sheila D. Evans, Nevada, no license plates. Connie M. Gerster, Walker, Mo., speeding 40/30. Sarah Hartley, Nevada, speeding 31/15. Kristin M. Netherton, Richards, Mo., speeding 27/15. Nicholas G. Rice, Lamar, Mo., driving while revoked, no proof of insurance, borrowed/stolen plates...

City sewers are coming to a large section of southeast Nevada this summer and with the sewers are coming changes to a largely rural part of town. Tuesday afternoon, Monte Curtis, who owns a lot of the property that will benefit from the new sewers told the Nevada Planning Commission that he wants to start developing that area, which includes the Meadow Lane addition, an area that has not had sewers constructed since it was annexed...

The gifted students in Tina Sudkamp's class, in the Nevada High School Action Program "are supposed to find a public policy they would like to change," as part of the civics portion of the curriculum, said Sudkamp. The class has 10 students in it and they have been split into two groups for the project. One of the groups has decided to see if they can get a curbside recycling program implemented in Nevada...

Election year politics accelerated into the passing lane at the Republicans' annual Lincoln Day Dinner, where more than 100 people listened attentively and applauded often as an array of candidates sought their support. Aiming at the Aug. 7 primary and Nov. 6 general election, hopefuls for sheriff joined those running for county commissioner, state representative, state senator, secretary of state, U.S. Senate and governor April 6 at Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center...

The landscape at the Missouri National Guard's Camp Clark in Nevada has changed with the demolition of more than 60 structures originally built in the 1920s. Once used as barracks, the outdated buildings were most recently used for storage. "This gives us room to expand, to build new mess halls, new billets or whatever we need," said base operations supervisor Lt. Derek Forst. "There is no impact on training from the demolition of these buildings."...

Nevada Daily Mail MARSHFIELD -- Nevada senior Joseph Ferry finished second overall at the 2012 Marshfield Invitational Golf Tournament on Thursday at Marshfield Country Club. Ferry finished with a 73 (39-34), five strokes back of individual champion Mitch Mather of Lebanon...

Nevada hosted a middle school track invitational on Thursday. Results of the meet will be printed when they are available to the Daily Mail. PHOTOS BY Jason Peake/daily mail

According to Jason Irwin, Sheldon Principal and Athletic Director, this weekend's baseball tourney in Sheldon has been called off due to the weather.

Herald-Tribune NEVADA -- Despite some occasional rain drops, Nevada hosted a middle school track meet on Thursday. And the hosts had several solid performances at the home invite. Seventh grade girls The NMS seventh grade girls took second place out of 10 teams...