Stories from Tuesday, February 3, 2015

James Leroy Cornell Sr., 68, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center, in Overland Park, Kan. James was born Feb. 28, 1946, in Stoney Point, Okla., to Bill S. and Della M. (Napier) Cornell. He was united in marriage to Artie Marie Dale on Oct. 11, 1966, in Stigler, Okla., and she survives of the home...

Dory Doyle Craig, 88, of Spring Hill, Kan., passed away at his home on Jan. 31, 2015. Dory was born July 14, 1926, in Foster, Mo., to Addah Belle (Dory) and George Bingham Craig. He grew up in Crawford County, Kan., and lived in Little Rock, Ark. He completed Bailey Diesel School and his apprenticeship in St. ...

Trudy Lynn Crews, 54, Nevada, Mo., passed away after a lengthy illness on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at her home in Nevada. Trudy was born Janu. 5, 1961, in Kansas City, Mo., to Bobby Gene Johnson Sr. and Barbara Jean (Phillips) Johnson. She was united in marriage to Jimmy Crews in May 2000, and he survives of the home...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Commission approved placing a use tax on the April election ballot in a meeting Jan. 25. The use tax is different from the traditional sales tax, as it is not placed on items bought in the county. When a Missouri resident purchases an item from out of state, Missouri does not benefit from the sales tax it would normally receive. The use tax replaces of that lost sales tax...

Nevada Daily Mail For a second year, members of the community came together to support the Children's Center of Southwest Missouri in Nevada through the Trivia and Mouse Race Night fundraiser held Saturday. "We were very very pleased," said fundraising and executive board member Jeani Longstreth of the event. "We thought it went very well."...

Tonight's Cottey Comets home basketball game against Ottawa University junior varsity, will tip off at 7 p.m.. Cottey evening basketball games normally start at 6 p.m. Upcoming schedule Feb. 10: MCC-Penn Valley, 6 p.m., away Feb. 14: St. Louis Community College, 1 p.m., home...

BOLIVAR ---- The Nevada Tigers freshmen basketball team picked up their ninth victory of the season Jan. 27, topping Bolivar 49-32. The Tigers led 10-4 after the first quarter, and took a 17-12 lead at the half. Point guard Daulton Shepard led the Tigers with 10 first half points, including two second quarter 3-pointers...

HUME ---- The Hume Hornets defeated the Miami Eagles 43-39, Jan. 20, picking up their second win of the season. Hume led 11-9 after the first quarter and 18-12 at halftime. The Hornets were outscored 11-10 in the third quarter, and 16-15 in the final frame, as they edged the Eagles for the four-point win...

Bronaugh's basketball teams split with McAuley Catholic Thursday night on the road, with the girls rolling 64-33 and the boys falling 67-46. In the girls' game, the Wildcats improved to 12-5, dominating in convincing fashion. The visitors opened a 14-9 lead at the first break and expanded that with a 20-7 difference in the second period for a 34-16 halftime advantage...

The Nevada Tigers eighth-grade basketball team defeated Carthage 45-31 Monday night at home, earning their fifth consecutive victory. Nevada forward Matt Thompson had a monster game, finishing with 26 points. The win improves Nevada to 7-1. Nevada jumped out to a 13-3 lead after one quarter of play. Thompson scored nine first quarter points, including a 3-pointer...

CLINTON ---- The Nevada Tigers boys basketball team captured third place at the 90th Annual Clinton Boys Basketball Tournament, defeating the Versailles Tigers 69-58 Saturday afternoon. With the victory, Nevada improves to 6-11. Nevada was down double-digits, trailing 21-7 after the first quarter. The Tigers began to heat up in the second quarter, outscoring Versailles 23-12, slicing the deficit to 33-30 at the half...

CLINTON ---- The Nevada Lady Tigers added more hardware to their trophy case, defeating the top-seeded Odessa Lady Bulldogs 51-40 in the championship game of 37th Annual Clinton Girls Basketball Tournament, Saturday. With the victory, Nevada ups their record to 14-3, while Odessa falls to 13-4...