Stories from Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Bill Parrack, 77, of Wichita, formerly of Wellington, passed away Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, at his daughter's home in Wichita, Kan. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 11, at the Shelley Family Funeral Home, in Wellington. Visitation will be held Monday, Aug. ...

Peggy Lou Swink, 49, a resident of Jerico Springs, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, at her home. She was born May 4, 1966, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Ray and June Forester Crowley. She graduated from Nevada High School with the class of 1984. She married Jeff Swink on Dec. 21, 1990, in Fort Scott. She was baptized in the Richards Christian Church. Peggy enjoyed tending her chickens and fishing. Her life revolved around her children and grandchildren...

Nevada Daily Mail The No Fear Mud Volleyball Tournament was held on Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Vernon County Youth Fairgrounds. Nine teams played more than 20 games in the hot sun to raise funds for a new playground. The playground, a project of the Vernon County Youth Fair Board's Future Planning Committee, will be built to honor the life of Jack Foster Spangler. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Cottey College, in conjunction with the Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce and the city of Nevada, will host a Community Picnic and Partner Fair, from 6-8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center to showcase and highlight community organizations and businesses to incoming Cottey students and their families...

Nevada Daily Mail The Bushwhacker Days Committee met recently to select a new chairperson for the 2016 event planning. The Bushwhacker Days Committee and the Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce would like to thank Mark Humphrey for assuming the responsibilities of leadership of the 2016 Bushwhacker Days Committee...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Planning Commission will be considering an ordinance to update the city's zoning regulations about group homes in Nevada to bring them into compliance with state and federal regulations. The current city ordinance requires one mile separation between group homes. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Nathan Rorabaugh said he loves his hometown, Nevada. So much in fact, he wrote an album with it in mind. Rorabaugh's latest album "Stormy Weather" holds firm in his beliefs about "Treating people the right way," he said. The album, written after moving away to Nashville, Tenn., allowed the musician to reflect on promises of long-distance friendship despite "living out in the world," he said...

Many observers have been predicting a collapse of the economy of the United States, as well as that of the entire world. Many books have been written on the subject, including, "The Coming Economic Earthquake" (1991 by Larry Burkett), and "Financial Reckoning Day" by William Bonner in 2003. Never have so many called for it to happen so soon, however, possibly even this September or October...

Dear Editor: We wanted to thank all the exhibitors who participated in our ninth annual Schowe-n-Shine Auto Show. This was the eighth year we partnered with the Nevada Area Habitat for Humanity. Thanks again to all their board members and volunteers who helped us put on the show. Without our generous and hard working sponsors, none of this would be possible...

Dear Editor: On Tuesday, Aug. 4, the residents of Nevada joined forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the "32nd Annual National Night Out" (NNO) crime and drug prevention event. National Night Out, which is co-sponsored locally by the City of Nevada Police Department and Parks Department, involves more than 16,540 communities from all 50 states, U.S. ...

Dear Editor: Thank you to everyone who played and helped sponsor our Nevada High School par 3 golf tournament. Special thanks to the Senior Men's Golf League, Larry and Jo Testman, and John Flynn and Len Zoglmann. Thank you to Frank and Pat Arnold for donating the golf towels for all of the winners...

The Vernon County Route E Bridge is open at Clear Creek East of Milo following the MoDOT bridge project to replace the driving surface.

Nevada Daily Mail Austin Forkner's ascention through the amateur Motorcross ranks recently culminated in the fulfillment of a lifelong dream when he signed a contract with the pro circuit. The 16 year-old Richards, Missouri native was first introduced to a 50 CC bike as a 3 year-old. By 4, Forkner had placed second at the Moto Playground in Carthage. A decade later, in his early-teens, he emerged as one of the top amateur Motocross talents in the world...