Stories from Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Ann Clair Walker, Overland Park, Kan., passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013, at the Kansas City Hospice House. Ann was born Oct. 22, 1930, in Hollywood, Calif. She grew up in Montana and San Francisco, where she loved to ride the cable cars to acting classes and auditions. She attended San Mateo Junior College, and then moved to Wichita, Kan., where her father was transferred by Boeing. She graduated from Wichita State University, but not after selling her books one semester to play bridge...

Nancy Johnson, 58, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2013, at Truman Healthcare, in Lamar, Mo., following a lengthy illness. She was born on Aug. 3, 1954, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Roy Junior Johnson and Margie Louise Brooks Johnson. Nancy was raised in Walker, Mo., and graduated from Walker High School in 1972. ...

Bruce and Ashley Hensley of Nevada, Mo., and older siblings, Bryce and Brynn, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Bryker Ashton Hensley. Bryker was born at 8:52 a.m., Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan. He weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor As the regular season nears its end, the Nevada Griffons are still far from being able to relax heading into the National Baseball Congress World Series. With just one game separating the Griffons and the Sedalia Bombers in the MINK League South Division, the decision as to who will represent the South in the MINK League Championship Series is still very much up in the air. ...

The Nevada/ Vernon County Chamber of Com-merce and the Nevada/ Vernon County Farmers' Market are teaming up to encourage residents to purchase locally grown, fresh produce and products. Toward that end the Farmers' Market is having a "Salsa Showdown" during normal market hours Saturday. Guests are invited to bring their best fresh salsa recipes to be entered in one of three categories: mild, medium, and hot...

The Nevada/Vernon County Economic Development Committee has been working as a group of citizens in Vernon County who share a common goal of strengthening our community, according to a press release from the group. Foremost at the present is an initiative to certify the county workforce...

Twenty counties, including Vernon, are working towards becoming designated Missouri Certified Work Ready Communities, according to the Missouri Department of Economic Development. Thirteen other counties began the review process toward that designation in January...

A public discussion of a plan to rehabilitate three bridges -- two in Vernon County and one in Barton County -- is July 30 in Sheldon. The Vernon County Route E bridge over Clear Creek near Milo, the Vernon County Route B bridge over Clear Creek near Sheldon and the Barton County Route F bridge over Horse Creek near Newport are set for rehabilitation in either 2014 or 2015...

Nevada Daily Mail Long, warm summer nights and thick foliage to hide in make it easy for thieves to get into cars, steal property and get away, but perhaps the main thing they have going for them is people do not lock their car doors. It's been preached time and time again, but it bears repeating, especially in light of a recent increase in vehicle break-ins...