Stories from Thursday, November 14, 2013

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor Before his second season at the helm of the Nevada Tigers swim team began, head coach Ryan Watts never would have imagined his team would end up where it is now, making final preparations to take every one of its five members to the state championship meet...

The Nevada Middle School's seventh-grade girls basketball teams split a doubleheader against Webb City Tuesday night, at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center, in Nevada, while Nevada's eighth-grade squads found themselves on the short end of a sweep...

Nevada High School boys' basketball coach and athletic director John McNeley announced via email Wednesday morning that the scheduled for this Saturday's Nevada Tigers Youth Basketball Program session has been changed. Originally scheduled for 9-10:30 a.m., at the multipurpose building, this week's session will now be held in the gym at Nevada Middle School, between 10:45 a.m. ...

Dale and Brandi Quackenbush, of Nevada, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Rylee Lane Quackenbush. Rylee was born at 5:07 a.m., Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

The Vernon County Relay For Life committee 2014 "Kick-Off" meeting is Tuesday evening, Nov. 19. This informational meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Moore-Few Community Room in Nevada. Anyone interested in forming a team or learning more about Relay For Life and all team captains are welcome to attend. Chili, drinks and dessert will be provided...

Cottey College students enrolled in the Principals of Marketing class are partnering with Cavener's Library & Office Supplies on the east side of the Nevada Square for a For the love of books -- a community event community service event to encourage reading...

By Gloria Tucker Nevada Daily Mail Commemorating the more than $2 million loan from USDA rural development to improve Schell City's water system, Missouri USDA director Janie Dunning presented Sherri Simmons, general manager of Consolidated Public Water Supply District No.1 of Vernon County, a plaque Wednesday...

Special to the Daily Mail Lee Weber was drafted into the Army in 1942. He was sent to Medford, Ore., for basic training. He was assigned to the 1st Squad K CO 363rd Infantry Division. "They were starting a new division. They maneuvered us and then maneuvered us some more. I thought we'd never get through training, but I was made staff sergeant before we left because it was new and they needed people to lead."...

The Nevada Police Department has announced that after an extensive investigation into several reported thefts and burglaries committed in the city, a suspect has been arrested. Working in close cooperation with the Nevada Police Department, the Higginsville Police Department arrested Ryan M. ...