Stories from Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Floyd McComas, 105, Nevada, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He was born on July 29, 1909, to Raleigh C. and Alpha F. (Hall) McComas. Memorial graveside services with military rites will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 12, at Newton Burial Park, Nevada, with Steve Dean officiating. Friends may call now until one hour prior to the service at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada...

Steven Lynn Moser, 54, of Nevada, Mo., died Sunday, March 1, 2015, at Freeman Hospital, in Joplin. He was born Aug. 14, 1960, Nevada, the son of Edward Dale and Carolyn Bess (Lewis) Moser. A memorial service for Steven Moser is scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, March 6, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada. Interment will follow in Love Cemetery east of El Dorado Springs...

Jack Foster Spangler, 8, went to be with Jesus on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015. Jack was born in Springfield, Mo., on Oct. 27, 2006, to Chad and Jill (Whitesell) Spangler. At age nine months, Jack and his parents moved to Nevada where he resided until his death...

Robert Walter Smith, 65, of Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Feb. 28, 2015, at this home. He was born March 25, 1949, in Frankfurt, Germany, and was adopted by his parents, Woodrow Wilson and Juanita (Gibbs) Smith at the age of three. On Dec. 27, 1977, he was united in marriage to Mary Jane Kidder in Mt. View and she survives of the home...

(Winona) Grace Crawford, 101, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. She was born on May 23, 1913, in Walker, Mo., to Charles Kester and Nellie (Cunningham) Kester, who preceded her in death. Also preceding Grace in death was her husband, Wagner Rush Crawford; sisters, Gladys Cheeseman, Hattie B. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Myles Miller, from the Nevada Youth Football League, told the Nevada Parks Board Wednesday, the league is planning to join a league with several Kansas towns and to meet facility requirements, they will need to enlarge the current field at Twin Lakes from its current 80 yard length to a 100-yard regulation field...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will be finalizing its purchase of five new police vehicles when it considers its final approval of the bid and the lease/purchase agreement with U.S. Bancorp Government Leasing and Financing Inc., during its regular meeting tonight at 7 in the council chambers at the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash St...

Name: Rusalyn H. Andrews, Ph.D. School: Cottey College. Position: Professor of theatre and speech. (Margaret Emily Stoner Professor of Speech and Drama.) I teach a variety of theatre and communication courses, direct theatrical productions, design costumes, and oversee a collection of theatrical and vintage costumes...

Nevada Daily Mail A candlelight memorial was held Monday night at the Vernon County Fairgrounds in response to the drowning death of a local child. Organized by the Timberline 4-H Club, the vigil, which drew more than 200 people, encouraged those attending to bring candles or battery-powered tea lights for the short remembrance service...

Nevada Daily Mail First-year Cottey Comets indoor track and field team members Sarah Kurpjuweit and Chase Burns participated in the Kent State Tune-up Feb. 21 in Kent, Ohio. Kurpjuweit ran the 5K, while Burns raced in the mile, each finishing in 35th place...

The Nevada Tigers freshmen basketball team fell on the road Friday to Kansas City Center 59-47. With the loss, Nevada wraps up their season with a 13-3 record. "We played tough," Nevada point guard Daulton Shepard said. "It was a fun year, and I can't wait until next year."...

Nevada Daily Mail On the same night Nevada High School recognized their senior athletes before the final home games of the basketball season, the boys' basketball team just missed the opportunity to finish the regular season with a win over Kansas City Center, falling 72-61...

Nevada Daily MailMatt Resnick/Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers girls swimming team was honored at a post-season awards banquet, Monday night at the Bowman Building. The swim team exceeded expectations, capturing the conference crown in their inaugural season in the West Central Conference...