Stories from Wednesday, January 22, 2014

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor "It was a great night." Those words from the mouth of Nevada High School head wrestling coach Devin White couldn't have provided a better description of how things turned out as his squad took to the mats at Nevada High School for Matwarming...

Leroy C. Beshore, 89, of Nevada, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at Christian Health Care Center, Nevada. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Heuser Funeral Home in Rich Hill, with burial and military rites in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Mo. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m., until service time, Saturday...

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor SHELDON -- The Sheldon Panthers basketball team got back into action Monday night, hosting a team that presented some unique challenges head coach Tyler Judd's squad doesn't often see. The Mules of Wheatland High School have spent the season making a name for themselves as a team that uses speed and agility in transition to score points and keep teams on their toes and off balance. ...

The Rev. Dr. Frank Claiborne, son of Jord M. and Cynthia Jane Williams Claiborne, was born in Nevada, Mo., on Sept. 23, 1925, weighing in at two and three-quarter pounds. He died on Jan. 19, 2014. During Frank's first hours of life, his hands were so small that they could pass through his father's wedding band. During his final hours, his hands were clasped with Idavee, his loving wife of more than 66 years...

Ronald E. Kirby, 60, of Hepler, Kan., died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, in St. Luke's Hospital, in Kansas City, Mo., after a brief illness. He was born Jan. 27, 1953, in Denver, Colo., a son of Roy and Rosalee (Rutherford) Kirby. Ronald grew up in Denver and attended schools there...

URBANA, Mo. -- Skyline's Lady Tiger shook off a sluggish start, outscoring Nevada, 30-11, in the second half on the way to a win Monday night, by a final score of 51-34. "The game was as physical a game as we have played all year," Lady Tigers head coach Brent Bartlett said. "I love how we competed and didn't back down to this state-ranked team."...

Nevada Daily Mail The new documentary "Rich Hill" directed by Tracy Droz Tragos and Andrew Droz Palermo delves into the lives of three boys, Appachy, Harley and Andrew, who live in the rural town. "I chose Rich Hill because it's my family's hometown," Tragos said. "My father lived there. Andrew's mother lived there. But this isn't just about Rich Hill families. A lot of families are just like them. We hope that by telling this story, there will be a resonance with many people."...

Nevada Daily Mail Annexing this property will close a gap in the city's sanitary sewer system, City Manager JD Kehrman told the Nevada City Council Tuesday night before the council voted 5-0 to adopt Resolution No. 1386 setting the stage for the annexation of property currently occupied by a flea market at Highland Ave. and Osage Boulevard...