Stories from Friday, June 5, 2015

Nevada Daily Mail CHILLICOTHE ---- Nevada Griffons center fielder Austin Allison made a game-saving over-the-shoulder catch at the warning track Tuesday night to preserve a 5-3 road victory over the Chillicothe Mudcats. With the win, Nevada improves to 2-2 overall and 1-2 in MINK League play...

Danny Dean Sherrell, 83, of Bronaugh, Mo., passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 3, 2015, in Plano, Texas. Dan was born Sept. 25, 1931, in Bronaugh, Mo., to Carl and Dorris (Daugherty) Sherrell. He graduated from Bronaugh High School where he was active in Future Farmers of America, 4-H and varsity basketball. ...

Elizabeth Brown, 93, of Nevada, Mo., passed from this life June 3, 2015, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She was born Nov. 10, 1921, in Sheldon, the daughter of Roy and Pearl (Orem) Carlton. On April 11, 1940, she was united in marriage to Alvin A. "Jack" Brown and he preceded her in death on March 30, 2004. Their union was blessed with six children...

Claude Jay Moore, 77, Nevada, Mo., departed this life on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at St. Joseph's Medical Center, in Kansas City, Mo. Claude was born Nov. 22, 1937, in Nevada, to Walter and Mildred (Woodward) Moore. He was united in marriage to Virginia L. McCrery on Augu. 5, 1955, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Sixty years ago next month I visited Disneyland, during the summer of it's grand opening. Not only did I get to ride on the Mad Hatter Tea Party (cup and saucer ride as seen in the attached picture), I also experienced the first of my many trips across our American West...

As I am writing this column today we are celebrating our romantic 69th wedding anniversary. I am munching breakfast bars as I drink my morning juice and work at the computer. Lester is asleep in the lounge chair and "watching" news on TV while he rests. I am trying to ignore the news and concentrate on this romantic morning...

Nevada Daily Mail Heroes will have a new place to fly to this summer as Nevada Public Library staff invite readers of all ages to sign up for this year's Summer Reading Program. Coined "Every Hero Has a Story," the superhero-themed reading program runs through August...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Commission faces a decision after meeting with the county's geographic information system director Tim Bourassa and county assessor Cherie Roberts Wednesday afternoon concerning their lack of compliance with a memorandum from the State Tax Commission...

Nevada Daily Mail On Jan. 1, 2016, the city of Nevada's website and email address will undergo a small, but important name change. It will go from the current www.nevadamo.org to www.nevadamo.gov. The city's rights to the current domain name, which has been used by the city since 1999, will expire on March 31, 2016...