Stories from Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Paul "Bo" Baggett, 60, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, following a lengthy illness. He was born on May 28, 1954, in Nevada, to Robert Elmer Baggett and Nellie Viola (Crosswhite) Baggett. He married Peggy L. Hurley on Sept. 15, 1978, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Jewell Maxine Fox, 85, of Nevada, passed away on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab, following a short illness. Maxine was born on March 11, 1929, in Schell City, Mo., to Cecil Losey and Theresa Jewel (Dennis) Losey. She married Casselle "Bolder" Fox on Jan. 28, 1946, in Fort Scott, Kan., and he preceded her in death in 1988...

Betty Lucille Horn, 84, Walker, Mo., passed away at her home on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014. Lucille was born on Aug. 26, 1930, in Walker, to Walter A. and Verda (Loyd) Sands. She was married on Sept. 9, 1951, in Huntsville, Ark., to Richard L. Horn and he survives of the home...

Nevada Daily Mail With the end of the year approaching, the Western Missouri 911 Dispatch Board began looking at the budget for the new year during its' Nov. 26, meeting. The dispatch board budgeted more than $500,000 for 2014, but year to date expenditures are still less than $400,000, likely because of two open positions. ...

Nevada Daily Mail A Thrivent action team in Nevada hosted Operation Thanksgiving by delivering Thanksgiving lunches to workers at convenience stores in Nevada. Ten members participated by making turkey sandwiches, stuffing muffins, mulled cranberries, and pumpkin pie dessert...

Nevada Daily Mail A 56-year-old Nevada resident is being sought in connection with an illegal drug distribution case following an investigation by Nevada Police. According to a press release from the NPD, officers engaged in an undercover operation that determined that there had been an illegal sale of a controlled substance at a house in the 900 block of North Main Street, Nov. 10...

Nevada's local swim team hosted the six-team 2014 Osage Prairie YMCA Nevada Tridents Fall Invitational, Nov. 22. The Tridents placed second, with a combined team score of 287.0. Posting a score of 640.0, the first place trophy went to the Fair Acres Family YMCA CatTracks of Carthage. Third-place went to the Springfield Piranhas...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers freshmen basketball team opened their season with a bang Monday night in Wynn Gym, taking down the Carthage Tigers 39-37 in double-overtime. Nevada led 17-13 at halftime, and increased their lead to 28-18 late in the third quarter...

Nevada High School senior Morgan McNeley signed a letter of intent on Nov. 21 to play volleyball at Fort Scott Community College for the 2015-16 season. McNeley, 17, who had a big year as Nevada's setter, was named second team All-District. McNeley has garnered numerous additional accolades, including: being named to the West Central All-Conference team as a senior, named to the All-District team three times, and named to the All-Southwest Region team three times...

The Nevada seventh-grade girls basketball team stayed scorching hot Monday night, pitching a 59-0 home shutout against Joplin North. The win improves Nevada to 9-1 on the season. However, Nevada head coach Danny Penn said his team still has room to improve...

Nevada Daily Mail Since its beginning in Columbia, in 1839, the University of Missouri has grown to include four campuses and other extensions across Missouri while its impact touches the rest of the nation and even internationally through its alumni...