Stories from Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Ardelle Holler Whitehead, 89, passed away Sept. 7, 2013, in Springfield, Mo. She was born on July 17, 1924, in Nevada, with her twin sister, Clarabell Holler, who preceded her in death in 1993. She was the daughter of Lutie Edna Bridges and Robert Holler...

Howard Udene Dale, 93, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2013, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon, where he had been a resident for the past eight years. Howard grew up in Vernon County on the family farm of his parents, Isaac Francis "Frank" and Anna Dale. He graduated from Nevada High School in 1938 and earned a degree in animal husbandry from the University of Missouri-Columbia...

Jerome "Jerry" Edward Stonebraker, 63, Olathe, Kan., passed away Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013, in Olathe, Kan. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Brittany and Bobby West of Richards, Mo., and older siblings, Destiney Burris, and Dalton, Katelyn, and Alyssa Powell, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Mercedes Elizabeth West. Mercedes was born at 3:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce, and measured 20 and 1/4 inches...

Travis and Melanie Farran are proud to announce the birth of their son, Luke Meyer Farran. Luke was born Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 20 inches.

Norman Garton, Nevada, has been elected as a delegate and Kenny Hinkle, Nevada, has been elected as an alternate delegate, both to the 130th Annual American Angus Association Convention of Delegates, Nov. 18 in Louisville, Ky., said Bryce Schumann, CEO of the American Angus Association...

The Nevada R-5 Board of Education will hear reports from Angie Selsor on the district's special education programs and from Misti Raney on the district's federally funded programs during its monthly meeting at 7 p.m., Wednesday at the Central Office, 811 West Hickory...

The Nevada Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing and then considering a resolution approving the city of Nevada's five-year capital improvement plan at its monthly meeting today at 5:15 p.m. in the city council chamber in the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash Street...

Nevada Daily Mail Vendors can still take part in the Farmers' Market in Nevada. Civic clubs, church groups, and community organizations are also encouraged to participate. While there is a vendor fee for commercial sales, not-for-profit organizations hosting a fundraiser at the market don't have to pay a booth fee...