Stories from Friday, May 29, 2015

It was exactly 50 years ago last Monday on Memorial Day, that I reclaimed a lost bet. On that 25th of May 1965, Heavyweight Champion of the World Muhammad Ali knocked out the former champion Sonny Liston, in the first round. I won an entire dollar on that fight! My connection to that fight and boxing can be traced far back into my early life...

If that question was asked the major cook in a home, the answer would probably be, "I want ideas for what to have." If the question was aimed at the breadwinner the answer might be, "Oh, just anything. I'm not very hungry." If you are eating out, you will have to be more specific about your wants. The Menu is designed to help you make this decision. Often you will have a favorite dish that you order in specific restaurants...

Dear Editor: When I see the American Flag, I feel sadness because so many people have given their lives so that it may fly. I feel happiness because I know that tomorrow I will awaken to another day in a free country where anything is possible. I feel scared, because so many people do not respect the sacrifices that were paid to protect our freedoms and do not realize how easily they can be lost...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Commission decided Tuesday to move forward in their plans to improve funding for the Western Missouri 911 Dispatch Center by certifying an item for the ballot of the August election. If approved, a county sales tax of one-half percent would be put in place to fund the local dispatch center, which is currently supported by Vernon County, the city of Nevada and the Vernon County Ambulance District. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Western Missouri 911 Dispatch Center board of directors discussed their need for dispatchers during their meeting Wednesday, which is even greater now after the recent retirement of one of the dispatchers. Dispatch director Tonia Davis said the center is currently running with eight full-time dispatchers, including herself, and one part-time dispatcher. With the so few dispatchers, Davis said even she has had to work longer hours taking calls on top of other tasks...

Nevada Daily Mail A soup kitchen, sponsored by Community Outreach, came a step closer to opening its doors when work on it was finished Monday and members of the Ministerial Alliance and other supporters met Tuesday to pray for the building and its impact on the community...

Nevada Daily Mail Mary Sharp, known nationally as a speaker on the topic of dementia, once again visited Nevada and the Barone Alzheimer's Care Center Tuesday afternoon to observe the center and some of the activities made available to its residents, such as in music...

Nigel Kent Fleming, 57, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at Kansas University Medical Center, in Kansas City, Kan., after suffering a long illness. Nigel was born March 2, 1958, in Fort Scott, Kan., the only son of Norman Baker Fleming and Nesta (Llewellyn) Fleming. He was united in marriage to Sherri Dawn Highley on Aug. 9, 1979, and she survives of the home...

Kent and Randi Ryan, of Mulberry, Kan., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Josie Mae Ryan. Josie was born at 12:24 a.m., Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, in Fort Scott, Kan. She weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces, and measured 20 and 1/4 inches...

There's hardly a night that doesn't offer some type of promotion as this year's Nevada Griffons take to the field to open their 30th season. The Griffons are a summer collegiate baseball team playing in the MINK (Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas) League. The team has produced several major league players, including Detroit second baseman Ian Kinsler and former standout relief pitcher Trevor Hoffman of the San Diego Padres...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Griffons of the M.I.N.K Collegiate Summer Baseball League, opened the 2015 season Thursday night at Lyons Stadium with a 9-6 victory over Springfield's Midwest Nationals. For the Griffons (1-0), this season is the team's 30th in existence...