Stories from Friday, July 20, 2012

Hilda Eileen (Crider) Smith, 83, of Harwood, Mo., the daughter of Clarence and Bertha Evaline (Flood) Crider was born April 18, 1929, in Cavallo, Ohio, and passed from this life Sunday, July 15, 2012, at the Cedar County Memorial Hopsital in El Dorado Springs, Mo...

July 5 Katherine M. Hart, Sheldon, Mo., failure to transfer plates, no proof of insurance. July 6 Charles H. Kranz, Milo, Mo., driving while revoked. Samrah Mansoor, Springfield, Mo., speeding 44/30. Scott H. McAlexander, Parkville, Mo., no proof of insurance...

Ashley Peacock and Anthony Gardiner of Nevada, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Brayden Thomas Gardiner. Brayden was born on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 5 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 18 and 1/2 inches...

Nevada Daily Mail On My Own, Inc. will celebrate 15 years of helping people with a disability in Bates, Cedar, Hickory, St. Clair and Vernon Counties live independent lives. The anniversary will be celebrated in conjunction with the 22nd birthday of the Americans with Disabilities Act. ...

Nevada Daily Mail In response to recent extreme temperatures and drought that has impacted forage acres, Travis Claypool, Vernon County executive director of USDA's Farm Service Agency, announced emergency haying and grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program acres is now authorized in Vernon County...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail According to a survey conducted by Nevada High School athletic director Kevin McKinley, local businesses are approached an average 4.5 times per month or 40.5 times during a typical school year for donations by a school group...

By Rusty Murry Nevada Daily Mail The city of Nevada and the Cerner Corporation of North Kansas City, Mo., have announced a partnership to design and implement a first-of-its-kind research and development project aimed at creating a "culture of health" in Nevada...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Griffons ended their regular season Tuesday night with a 21-21 record and in third place in the south division of the MINK League. Thursday afternoon Griffons general manager Jeff Post announced the Griffons will play in The Heart of America Regional NBC World Series qualifying tournament next week in St. Joseph, Mo., with the winner of the tournament receiving a berth in the World Series in Wichita, Kan...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Red Sox AAA Legion team won their district tournament elimination game with Windsor Thursday afternoon with a score of 17-1, in a seven-inning run rule-shortened game in El Dorado Springs, setting them up for a rematch with Warrensburg in the first game in the championship round played at 6 p.m., which the Red Sox won 11-3 in nine innings...