Stories from Friday, August 23, 2013

Randy Seela, 53, of Jasper, Mo., died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, at Barton County Memorial Hospital, Lamar, Mo. Gaveside services will be today at 2 p.m., in Jasper (Reeds) Cemetery, southeast of Carthage, Mo. Visitation was from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22, at the family residence in Jasper...

Willard Thomas Tucker, 88, Nevada, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan. Additional information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com

Rachel Lynn and Nathan Bradley Belt of Nevada, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Walker Bradley Belt. Walker was born at 9:42 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

The Nevada Police Department has announced that it is extending the deadline for applications for the fourth session of the Nevada Police Department's Citizens Police Academy. According to a press release, the academy gives citizen participants an "inside look at the operations of their police department," The last day to turn in an application for the upcoming session is Friday, Aug. 30...

The Missouri State Highway patrol has issued a press release with a synopsis of the new concealed carry permit and other firearms related regulations signed into law by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on July 12. Under current law, a person seeking to carry a concealed firearm must apply to the sheriff for a certificate of qualification for a concealed carry permit. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Larry Griffeerg, 68, found a nice surprise in his yard when he went to mow Aug. 16. Floating along the ground was a balloon message sent by Lauren Sloniker, who attends Bright Beginnings Preschool. Griffeerg lives 4 miles west of Carthage. The little message had traveled 45 miles...

Nevada Daily Mail America's Farmers Grow Rural Education organization selected Bronaugh, and 22 other Missouri school districts, as a 2013 finalist for a grant of up to $25,000. "We're hopeful," Superintendent Lyle Best said. "We're excited." The grant, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, attempts to help farmers strengthen math and science education in rural school districts. ...

RPCS Inc., owner of Ramey Supermarket, 500 E. Cherry Street, announced late Thursday afternoon that the Nevada Ramey, as well as the Summer Fresh grocery store, 312 W. Highway 32 in El Dorado Springs, has been sold to Woods Super Market, which will be closing both stores...

I'm writing this column a week early and by the time you read it, those wonderful Surprise Lilies may be faded and gone. But weren't they wonderful this year? The abundant rain must have been good for them, but after a couple of the really hard rains I thought our lilies had been destroyed. But the next morning most of them stood up straight again...

This past Wednesday, Aug. 21, was the 150th Anniversary of the attack and destruction of Lawrence, Kan. by William C. Quantrill (alias Charley Hart) and his Confederate guerrillas. This was the largest and most deadly successful Confederate guerrilla raid into Kansas during the Civil War. ...

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor The Lady Tigers tennis team will be the first to get into regular-season action among teams around Nevada High School. The Lady Tigers and head coach Samantha Short are scheduled to be in action for the first time on Monday, taking on the Lady Bulldogs of Carl Junction High School on Monday. Not only is that the first match of the season for Short's squad, but it will also be the first sporting event hosted by Nevada High School in the 2013-14 school year...

"It used to be a secret," said Toby Williams, Joplin, when he was talking about Bushwhacker Lake in Vernon and Barton Counties. "I discovered the good fishing lake five years ago and have been hitting it any time I can. "In those five years, I have never come home empty-handed. Sometimes, I catch bass. Other times I get crappie, bluegill, red-eared sunfish or channel catfish."...