Stories from Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Delores I. Divine, 75, of Grove, Okla., formerly of Columbus, Kan., died at 11 p.m., Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, at the Grove Integris Hospital, in Grove, Okla She was born Jan. 2, 1939, in rural Columbus, Kan., the daughter of Lindel "Bud" and May I. (Alley) Cowan...

Nevada Middle School's eighth grade girls' basketball team wrapped up the season with a third place finish in the Tri County Tournament at Joplin East, bouncing back from a 30-18 loss to Carthage to edge Joplin South 20-19. "It was a good week to finish with," noted Coach Gail Wilson...

Nevada Daily Mail In past years, the Vernon County Sheriff's Department provided a warm meal for kids in the area in need. This year, they decided to team up with the Nevada Church of the Nazarene as they participate in the Angel Tree program, an organization that provides Christmas gifts to children whose parents are incarcerated...

Nevada Daily Mail The West Missouri 911 Dispatch board discussed its budget for 2015 and ways to balance it at a special work session on Tuesday. "It gets a little more painful every year," Nevada City Manager JD Kehrman said of the budgeting process...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Regional Medical Center's hospitalist program kicked off Dec. 1 and it already appears to be showing a positive impact, Kevin Leeper, NRMC CEO told the Nevada City Council during his annual report. Leeper said that two local doctors are fulfilling that role during the week, with the weekend to be covered by doctors from Freeman Hospital, Joplin, on the weekends starting in January...

Nevada High School's junior varsity wrestling team took to the mat Dec. 11, at home against Harrisonville. Nevada Individual results 113 pounds: Clay Landoll, second-place. 132 pound A: Cameron Diaz, second-place. 132 pound B: Christian Aguilar, third-place...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers were deadly accurate from long-range Monday night, connecting on 11 3-pointers in a 75-29 demolition of the Butler Bulldogs. The home win improves Nevada's record to 5-2. Nevada guard Mikayla Bartlett torched the Butler defense, drilling five 3-pointers in the first quarter, and seven for the game. Bartlett finished with a game-high 26 points...