Stories from Thursday, November 8, 2012

A Walker woman was hurt in a one-vehicle crash on Tuesday, four miles east of El Dorado Springs on U.S. 54 Highway. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Deanna Cargill, 26, was driving west in a blue, 2003 Saturn L300, at 1:30 a.m., when the vehicle ran off the left side of the road and overturned...

Michael Keith Bailey, 41, Nevada, the son of Ronald Ray and Carrol Faye (Vantellman) Bailey, was born Dec. 7, 1970, in Fort Stockton, Texas, and passed from this life Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, in Warsaw Healthcare and Rehab. Mike worked construction most of his life traveling where the work took him. ...

Many things can get exciting when your have a large family. Just a couple of weeks after adding to our family with another generation, our teen-aged great grandson went out on the morning after his 14th birthday party to go deer hunting on the family farm. He had a .270 rifle and left the house after an early breakfast to take advantage of the Youth Hunting Weekend provision. At 7:15 a.m. he saw this deer with the wonderful antlers and shot it...

By Eric Wade Nevada Daily Mail The inaugural season for the Nevada High School boy's swim team turned out to be far more eventful and prosperous than anyone expected, almost especially head coach Ryan Watts and the Tigers' only qualifier for the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships, Jesse Claypool...

All right, this is just ridiculous. As I'm sure all of the NBA fans out there know, the 2012-'13 season has begun with a new rule in effect. The "anti-flopping rule," as it has been called, has created quite a stir and I think it's time I put in my two cents about it. Many players and coaches have complained about the rule and players even tried to sue the league over it, citing "unfair labor practices," but I think that's pretty ridiculous...

Nevada Daily Mail WEBB CITY, Mo. -- The Nevada Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade girls' basketball teams headed back out on the road for the second time this season to take on Webb City Middle School Tuesday and came back with mixed results. The eighth grade A squad was the only Nevada team to come out of the night with a victory, knocking off Webb City by a final score of 37-19. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Middle School Seventh and Eighth Grade Science Expo will take place starting Tuesday, Nov. 13, with the set up of projects from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Nevada Middle School lobby and ending on Friday, Nov. 16, with an awards assembly at 2 p.m., in the gym...

By James R. Campbell Nevada Daily Mail Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign was undone by a big drop in Republican turnout from 2008, a slow start, inconsistency on issues, the tag of elitism and the leadership opportunity afforded President Obama by Hurricane Sandy, observers said Wednesday...

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail The pecan harvest is the best in years, but it's bittersweet for some as roadside vendors disappear along the corridor. Hand-painted signs alert drivers on U.S. 71 to what's ahead -- "PECANS" -- that's all it says. It's enough, though, to tempt passersby to stop to see the local vendor, selling the tasty treats from his pickup...

By Carolyn Gray Thornton Special to the Daily Mail The Community Council on the Performing Arts production being presented at the Fox Theater this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m; and Sunday at 2 p.m., is a must-see for those who love drama, comedy, and excellent acting. Many of us have seen this story on TV, movies or other stages, but the pleasure of experiencing it with our own friends and neighbors adds a special quality to the event...