Stories from Saturday, May 30, 2015

Nevada Daily Mail Larry Perscall sorted and delivered mail from Nevada's post office for a final time Friday as he retired from his job as a rural carrier. Perscall began what he called his "late life" career with the post office when he began working as a substitute carrier 25 years ago, usually working just one day a week. The final six years he served the community as a full-time carrier, most recently to the area south of Nevada...

Nevada Daily Mail Cottey College has hired Chioma Rita Ugochukwu, Ph.D., as the new vice president for academic affairs. She will begin her duties July 15. Dr. Ugochukwu is currently the dean of the School of Social Sciences, Business and Education and special assistant to the president at Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, Wis. Prior to that, she was the assistant dean for student services for the Diederich College of Communication, Marquette University in Milwaukee...

Nevada Daily Mail With the end of the fiscal year approaching, the Nevada Regional Medical Center looks to end on a positive note after announcing a profit during the month of April at their financial committee meeting Tuesday. Mike Harbor, who is the interim chief financial officer while NRMC looks for a replacement for CFO Greg Shaw, who is no longer at NRMC, said he was happy to use black ink in April's financial report, which showed an increase of more than $380,000...

The Nevada Tigers boys basketball third through fifth-grade and sixth though eighth-grade basketball camps are scheduled to take place this week. Both camps will go from June 1 to June 5. The camp hours for the third-through fifth-grade camp are 2:15 to 3:35 p.m., while the sixth through eighth-grade camp will go from 4 to 5:30 p.m...

Nevada Daily Mail During their monthly meeting, Nevada Regional Medical Center's board of directors discussed the temporary addition of a financial consultant, hired by the Nevada City Council, to their leadership team during the budget process over the next month...

As part of the Sertoma All-Star Weekend, the 14th Annual Grin Iron Classic is slated to take place June 5-6 at JFK Stadium in Springfield. Also featured during the all-star weekend festivities is the Fourth Annual Grin Action Classic. According to a press release distributed by Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Ozarks, Inc., "Nearly 130 local high school athletes from Southwest Missouri will be featured in the two all-star events at Parkview High School...

A key component to having a good employee is, of course, having a good selection process during interviews to find the most qualified person for the job. Because of the importance of the interview and selection process, each year we review everything from our application, background packet, interview boards, written tests, physical tests, and even the first week of administrative training that employees go through...

Hi neighbors. Another beautiful week behind us, and one waiting ahead for us. I hope you've had the opportunity to get outdoors a little (when it's not raining) and enjoy the sun and the breeze. There is nothing like a walk in the park or around the neighborhood to clear one's mind and stir one's soul. I enjoy sitting on the porch, no TV on, no phone ringing. It is so nice to listen to the birds, watch the silly squirrels and see our neighborhood rabbit hopping around eating clover...

Letter to the editor I am writing in response to the second "GMO-friendly" article sponsored by the Missouri Farm Bureau to appear in the Daily Mail in the past two weeks, "Planting the seeds for smart corporate policy" by Bob Stallman. Too often "smart corporate policy" does not represent that which is favorable to the average citizen, but that which helps fatten the corporate bottom line...

Nevada Daily Mail With the big unofficial start of the summer outdoor season, campers, boaters, anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts were ready to take advantage of the holiday. However, hunters like Randy Harper, Clinton, were able to get a jump start on the big weekend...

Nevada Daily Mail Since the majority of the Civil War occurred east of the Mississippi River, one might think that the last battle happened there as well, but such is not the case. Of record, the last battle of the Civil War occurred on May 12-13, 1865 in an obscure area of SOUTHEAST TEXAS not far from Brownsville. It was called the Battle of Palmetto Ranch, and depending on one's perspective, it was a Confederate victory or a successful Union raid that culminated in a tactical withdraw...

Dear Editor: Many veterans are under the impression that their status as a veteran means that the government will pay for their burial. This is not true and it can cause great financial hardship for families who don't understand it at a time when they are least prepared to deal with it...

Editor's note: Kevin McKinley is a retired educator in the Nevada Public School System. By Kevin McKinley Special to the Daily Mail I took out on a trip this morning to the deep south to see some of the places I taught about for years in history and sociology at Nevada High School. ...