Stories from Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Edgar E. Higgins, 52, a resident of Richards, Mo., died unexpectedly late Thursday, June 13, 2013, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada. He was born Sept. 4, 1960, in Fort Scott, the son of Melvin Higgins and Sandra Joan Cameron Higgins. ...

Kathleen Berry, 88, Nevada, formerly of Walker, Mo., passed away Friday, June 14, 2013, at her home in Nevada. She was born on Sept. 5, 1924, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., to Fred F. Ward and Lola Irene McMillen Ward. She married Joseph W. Berry in Lamar, Mo., on June 15, 1941, and he preceded her in death on April 30, 1990...

Charles H. Lawson, 77, Milo, Mo., passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013, at his home in Milo. He was born May 19, 1936, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Howard Calvin Lawson and Margaret Josephine Bollinger Lawson. Charles was united in marriage to Carrie Janice Cooper on June 30, 1956, in Nevada, and she preceded him in death on April 29, 2006...

Christopher Lee Roper Sr., 36, El Dorado Springs, Mo., died in an accident while saving his son's life at Stockton Lake, Saturday, June 15, 2013. Christopher was born Dec. 11, 1976, in South Dakota, to Terry and Teresa Roper. He was united in marriage to Christine Schnedler July 4, 2003, in Nevada, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Christopher Lee Roper Sr., 36, El Dorado Springs, Mo., died in an accident while saving his son's life at Stockton Lake, Saturday, June 15, 2013. Christopher was born Dec. 11, 1976, in South Dakota, to Terry and Teresa Roper. He was united in marriage to Christine Schnedler July 4, 2003, in Nevada, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Alice Lucille Huston, 75, of Schell City, died Monday, June 17, 2013, at her home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 20, at the Schell City Christian Church. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 19, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery, Schell City, and friends may call after 1 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home...

Missouri Department of Conservation JEFFERSON CITY -- Resource Scientist Jason Sumners got a call recently from a concerned citizen who had a newborn white-tailed deer fawn. He gets them every year, just as every office of the Missouri Department of Conservation does...

Nevada Daily Mail Parents in Sheldon can expect higher meal prices and transportation fees. School meal prices were raised a nickel across the board in the Sheldon school board meeting Wednesday. A 3 percent increase in transportation fees was also approved...

The Missouri Hospital Association announced three members of the Nevada Regional Medical Center's board of directors as recipients of their Governance Awards at the MHA Leadership Forum Luncheon held June 13 at Osage Beach. Dr. Glen Rogers, NRMC board chairman, was presented with the 2013 Excellence in Governance award. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Sheldon property owners who fail to keep their property cleaned up will soon pay a much higher fee if the city does it for them. The Sheldon Board of Alderman passed a resolution during its meeting Thursday to increase the fee from an overall $30 to $100 per lot, plus $40 per laborer per hour and a $50 administrative fee...

CLARINDA, Iowa -- The Nevada Griffons scored three runs in the seventh inning to snap a 3-3 tie and added three more runs in the ninth to take a 9-3 victory over the Clarinda A's Monday night at Eberly Field. Eight Griffons batters went to the plate in the seventh inning and Cal Hogan drove in two of the three runs with a single. The third run of the frame crossed the plate on a single off the bat of Marcus Ethan...

By Ken White Special to the Daily Mail When Pat Seay, of the Best of America by Horseback television show on the RFD Network, heard about Eagle Ranch, she knew it would make a very good show. "I had heard nothing but good things about Eagle Ranch and their facilities," Seay said. "We were filming a show at Fort Scott and people over there said we must visit Eagle Ranch, located just off highway 54...

For the second straight week, a Nevada Griffons pitcher has been recognized by the MINK League as co-Pitcher of the Week. Trent Keefer shared the league honor last week and Sam Hilliard has been named the co-Pitcher of the Week this week. In Nevada's win at St. Joseph last Friday, Hilliard allowed six hits, four walks and one earned run in 5 2/3 innings of work, striking out five in his second victory of the season...