Stories from Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Dean Torrence Corbin, 87, formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, in Community Springs Health Care Facility, in El Dorado Springs. He was born May 18, 1927, in his maternal grandparent's ranch house in Pine, Colo., the oldest of six children born to Torrence White Corbin and Madalyn Hallie (Brown) Corbin...

William Wallace Barber, 87, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at the Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. William was born on Nov. 26, 1927, in Duncan, Ariz., to Albert Leslie Barber and Mary Ellen (Phillips) Barber. He was united in marriage to Della Kathleen Piotrowski on June 24, 1951, in Nevada, Mo., and she preceded him in death in 1982...

Gladys Evelyn Chadd, 90, formerly of Milo, Mo., died on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospice House, in Kansas City, Mo. Gladys was born Sept. 12, 1924, in Burnham, Mo., to Marion Francis Jones and Verda Lilly (Kenny) Jones. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Kansas City. Date and time of service will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada...

Justin and Katherine Quest Wood, of Lafayette, Colo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Gemma Mae Josephine Wood. Gemma was born Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 19 inches.

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Police Department investigators have received several calls from citizens reporting that they have been contacted by an individual claiming to be an IRS agent. The caller claims that the victim has delinquent tax payments and if no corrective action is taken, a federal arrest warrant will be issued...

Nevada Daily Mail Needs: Monetary donations are always needed of all amounts. The center is a non-profit organization. Gas cards for parents. Toilet paper. Paper towels. Laundry soap and dryer sheets. Hand soap. Cleaning supplies. Wants: Items are sent home with all children who are seen. They do not have to be new but must be clean, free of holes and stains and in working order...

Nevada Daily Mail The Girl Scouts of Vernon County held their annual Cookie Crunch Friday, at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center. The event is held each year to kick off the annual Girl Scout cookie sales. A carnival is held for all local Girl Scouts and friends, then all gather to watch the Cookie Crunch-Off. ...

NEVADA ---- Will Johnson drained an 18-foot jumper as time expired in overtime, lifting the Nevada Tigers eighth-grade basketball team to a season-opening 45-43 victory over the Webb City Cardinals. "Of course, we'll always take a win against Webb City," Nevada head coach Lance Sargent said...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers picked up their eighth consecutive victory, leveling Warrensburg 52-30 in a Friday night West Central Conference road contest. The win improves Nevada to 10-2 (7-1, WCC). "We played really well tonight, and took them out of a lot of things they wanted to do," Nevada head coach Brent Bartlett said...

Nevada High's swim team tied for eighth in a strong field of 20 teams at the Ozarks Invitational swim meet this past weekend. Glendale finished first, with another Springfield school, Kickapoo, second. Summit Prep followed, with Francis Howell Central, Ozark, Webb City and Carthage next. Tying with Nevada was Joplin. The remaining teams were Central, Lamar, Winnetonka, Nixa, West Plains, Hillcrest, Seymour, Logan-Rogersville, Parkview, Bolivar, and Marshfield...

Nevada Daily Mail The Children's Center, providing a safe, child-friendly setting for the investigation of child abuse, will have a new physical home this year. Jeani Longstreth told members of the Nevada-Vernon County Chamber of Commerce Friday at the chamber's monthly luncheon that the center has raised the necessary funds for a new building that will house approximately 2,000 square feet geared toward meeting the forensic, medical and therapeutic needs of the children...