Stories from Saturday, July 20, 2013

The Nevada Griffons baseball team was scheduled to play what was arguably the most important game of the entire regular season Saturday night, at Lyons Stadium, but Mother Nature had other plans. After a 3-2 loss to the Ozark Generals on the road Friday night, the Griffons came into Saturday's matchup against the Sedalia half a game behind the Bombers in the MINK League South Division race. ...

Joseph Ronald Smith Sr., 77, Milo, Mo., died Friday, July 19, 2013, at his home in Milo. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 24, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. In lieu of flowers there are memorials to ALANO, Nevada, Mo., in care of Ferry Funeral Home...

Lois "Colleen" Christopher, 83, went home to be with the Lord on July 17, 2013. She was born to Harry Andrew Rankin and Alma Ellen Laskey Rankin on Jan. 31, 1930. Colleen grew up both in Rich Hill, Mo., and Yakima, Wash., where she graduated from high school. ...

Hi neighbors. I was recently introduced to a three ring notebook filled with typed pages holding memories of an elderly woman. I was fascinated just flipping through it and reading a few paragraphs at random. Special events of her life were highlighted. The birth of her children, the death of her parents and other family members, the weddings, church gatherings, etc...

The fair offers a unique chance to visit and learn, to say hello and to soak up the uniqueness that is a county fair. Fairs, rodeos and parades are American traditions. We come to display and to view the varied 4-H and youth exhibits, the animals, the crafts, and the food...

Dear Editor: My name is Frank Briscoe aka "Old Guy on a Bicycle." In addition to being an avid bicyclist riding the roads in the area I'm longtime resident. Last Friday evening at or near 8:15 I was riding southbound on Highway 43, it was a bright evening with no traffic heading north and no road obstructions whatsoever...

Dear Editor: Last weekend, the Tour of Nevada was held in Nevada. This event was a USA Cycling sanctioned event that brought cyclists from all over the Midwest to Nevada to participate Saturday and Sunday in what is termed a criterium. Now I was a little confused as to what this was and I assume most of you were too. ...

The Nevada City Council will be considering the first reading of an ordinance approving a contract with Paul Miller Construction, El Dorado Springs, for the construction of a new clubhouse at the Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course during the council meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the council chambers in the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash St...

Nevada Daily Mail From the time the Smiles Clinic was just an idea in his wife's mind, to the time when the hollowed-out Tweten Building was acquired, to now, when all that is left to do is roll out some insulation over the suspended ceiling, Don Nelson has been there ready to do whatever was needed to see Denise's idea become a reality...

President Barak Obama on Friday declared a major disaster Missouri but three counties -- Vernon, Cedar and Pettis -- included in Gov. Jay Nixon's July 3 disaster request did not not make the final cut. Scott Holste, the governor's press secretary, said the three counties apparently did not meet federal disaster guidelines...

Nevada Daily Mail A Cedar County man accused of forcible sodomy and assault made an appearance in a Vernon County courtroom on Thursday only to have the case reset for Sept. 23. Joseph Resz II appeared with public defender Warren Alex Reiter before Associate Circuit Judge Neal Quitno on a change of venue from Cedar County...