Stories from Friday, January 18, 2013

Jack and Cheryl Somers of Nevada, Mo., and older brother Jack-O Somers are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Lydia Rose Somers. Lydia was born at 8:11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 20 and 1/2 inches...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School freshman boys' basketball squad got back into action Tuesday night against Carl Junction and came out of the contest with less than favorable results. Head coach Kyle Talley's Tigers entered the contest hoping to get back on the winning track after a 55-25 defeat at the hands of Carthage on Jan. 10, but the Bulldogs had other plans. Carl Junction ultimately came out on top by a final score of 68-51 in a contest in which Nevada never really threatened...

Nevada Daily Mail The Cottey College Comets rallied from a six-point deficit with 3 minutes, 40 seconds remaining in the game to defeat Wentworth Military Academy, 66-62, Wednesday night, at Lexington, Mo. Freshman Dayna Turnbull led Cottey with 20 points and was joined in double figures by second-year Comets Blaklee Sanders with 17 and Bailey Braden with 10. Selena Gochenour added four points for the Comets, while Petra Stankovic finished with two and Cassi Hale had one...

A third-quarter cold spell doomed Bronaugh's boys in a 59-48 setback against Northeast Arma in the consolation round of the Tony Dubray Classic in Liberal Wednesday. The Wildcats trailed, 14-10, after the opening period and 28-23, at halftime. Although they outscored Northeast, 17-15, over the final quarter, they managed just six points in the third, while Northeast was reeling off 16 for a 44-29 difference heading into the last period...

Bronaugh's girls nearly matched Northeast Arma point for point over the final three quarters, but a 19-10 deficit to open the game proved too much for the Lady Wildcats to overcome in a 47-38 setback Wednesday at the Tony Dubray Classic, in Liberal...

Nevada High School senior Mackenzie Pritchett has decided to continue her softball career as a Crowder College Lady Roughrider. The leading hitter for the Lady Tigers softball team last fall plans to sign a letter-of-intent to play for Crowder at 2:50 p.m., a week from today, in the Library/Media Center at Nevada High School. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers varsity boys' basketball team entered its second tournament of the season Thursday night, taking on the Raiders of Frontenac in the Kansas National Guard Invitational at Frontenac High School. As he has done all season long, senior Silas Smith stepped up and led the Tigers right from the start, scoring six of Nevada's first eight points and ultimately carrying head coach John McNeley's squad to a 62-57 victory...

Many people in Nevada are feeling the loss of a friend following the death of Charles Nash. The Cottey staff and faculty have their special memories and words of appreciation for the professor emeritus of English who had been with the college since 1973. But for many he was more than a popular professor, he was a friend...

The new year brings with it the promise of change. Whether it's trying to stick to those new resolutions we made for personal improvement, or we're simply navigating our way through planning our finances, the new year also often marks a period of transition as new community leaders in government and civic organizations take over...

Nevada Daily Mail The Clinton High School DECA, FBLA, FFA and SkillsUSA programs are sponsoring a food drive to benefit the Statewide Show-Me Hunger Project. During the Clinton High School basketball tournament, non-perishable food items will be collected, as well as cash donations. A box and donation jar will be set up for each individual school...

Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY -- The Missouri Department of Revenue cautioned all seniors and disabled Missourians to be aware of all possible scams involving the filing of a property tax credit claim. Scams involving the PTC, formerly known as the Circuit Breaker Tax Credit, frequently target seniors and the disabled. Scam artists often pose as trustworthy helpers and can be friends, family members or caregivers...

Nevada Daily Mail If you have seen one of the Nevada High School's winter sports schedule recently, you will have noticed a significant change in appearance. What you will not have noticed, unless you are one of the businesses contacted to sponsor the schedule, is that the schedules are no longer being produced by an out-of-town company...

JEFFERSON CITY -- Convened Jan. 9, the Missouri Senate is picking up speed and Sen. Ed Emery of Lamar is elated by his committee assignments and determined to make the most of the time left in the 97th General Assembly, which will end May 17. Elected to his first four-year term last Nov. ...

Public school education was one of Sen. Ed Emery's main campaign issues last year and his appointment to the Senate Education Committee will afford him the chance to push for reforms, he said Tuesday. The Lamar Republican said he had been working with Missouri education officials to study background on other states that have improved test scores, lowed dropout rates and helped students go to college and get good jobs when they graduate...

Vernon County Route C in Walker will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 22, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. due to railroad crossing repairs. Drivers will have to find an alternate route around the closing. Drivers will still be able to get to driveways and other entrances on either side of the closing. However, drivers will not be able to travel through the work zone. Weather or construction delays could postpone the project...