Stories from Tuesday, April 29, 2014

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor "We played well, (in) all three facets of the game." Despite having not tasted defeat since the second game of the season, the Nevada Tigers baseball team and head coach Danny Penn have had their share of struggles, playing a number of games in which the offense wasn't quite up to par...

FORT SCOTT -- Paola High School swept the team championships in Friday's Fort Scott Invitational track and field meet. The Panthers won the boys' title with 156 points, 43 more than runner-up Pittsburg, Labette County finished third with 77 and the Nevada Tigers were fourth with 57. Paola won the girls title with 189 points, Pittsburg was a distant second with 110 and the Lady Tigers finished sixth with 40...

Robert James Kirk, 82, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, April 25, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He was born on Dec. 31, 1931, in St. Louis, Mo., to Oscar Thumb and Elizabeth Kirk. Robert lived his early life in St. Louis before moving to Higginsville, then to Nevada in 1972. ...

Nevada Daily Mail From a homemade RC engine to milk and chlorine bombs, the Sheldon Science Fair highlighted seventh through 12th graders' experiments in earth science, physics, biology, chemistry and engineering/applied sciences. In seventh grade, Kalysta Lewis placed first, Matt Smith placed second, Brett O'Connor and Jason Leavell placed third. Johnathon Smith won Most Effort...

Nevada Daily Mail From a homemade RC engine to milk and chlorine bombs, the Sheldon Science Fair highlighted seventh through 12th graders' experiments in earth science, physics, biology, chemistry and engineering/applied sciences. In seventh grade, Kalysta Lewis placed first, Matt Smith placed second, Brett O'Connor and Jason Leavell placed third. Johnathon Smith won Most Effort...

Jodie McNeley Current position Nevada Middle School Principal Incoming assistant Superintendent What inspired you to become an educator? "I have been blessed over the years with so many caring, wonderful teachers -- people who understand the importance of relationships in education. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Upgrades to the electrical system at the Vernon County Youth Fairgrounds are underway this week. Renovations were slated to begin Thursday, and consist of new wiring, meters and breaker boxes. The new electric setup will also leave space for future building additions...

Nevada Daily Mail A 14-year-old Webb City teen died Sunday, from injuries caused by an ATV accident in Vernon County. According to a Missouri Highway Patrol crash report, John Fleming was riding a four-wheeler close to 10 p.m., Friday, on Panama Road, five miles east of Nevada, when the accident occurred. The report said Fleming was driving west when he swerved to miss a dog in the roadway and overturned...

Nevada Daily Mail A Friday foot pursuit through a Nevada neighborhood led to the arrest of a Bates County man on several charges, including burglary. The Nevada Police Department said Monday that Cory F. Harper, 24, of Rich Hill, was arrested Friday, after his alleged involvement in an apartment burglary...