Stories from Saturday, September 12, 2015

Fred Allen Durnell, 70, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at his home, in Nevada, Mo. Fred was born on Feb. 9, 1945, in LaPorte, Ind., a treasured only child to Eunice (Hicks) and Fred T. Durnell. After the family relocated to Missouri, Fred attended high school at Bronaugh High School and helped his parents on the family farm. He was a member of the United States Air Force, serving stateside during the Vietnam era...

Robert E. Houdeshell, 87, Nevada, Mo., departed this life on Sept. 10, 2015, at Medicalodges of Nevada, following a lengthy illness. Bob was born March 14, 1928, in Arcadia, Kan., to Ralph Paul and Gladys Francis (Henning) Houdeshell. He was united in marriage to Mary Sue Doll on Nov. 7, 1949, in Nevada, and she preceded him in death in 2010...

Richard "Patrick" Hemphill, infant son of Richard Earl and Amy Marie (Rogers) Hemphill, entered the Eternal Gates of Heaven on the day of his birth. He is survived by two loving sisters, Tenley Carreen and Clara Jean, both of the home; maternal grandparents, Ralph and Carreen Rogers, of Hume; maternal great-grandmother, Shirley Brooks King, also of Hume; paternal great-grandmother, Eunice Hill, of Joplin; and a large host of aunts, uncles, cousins, and extended family. ...

I have talked before about the testing and interviewing process we use for new applicants, as well as the regular evaluation of those processes, so we can continually update and add to them. Our hope with this process is to find the most qualified applicants and help match the right person with the right job...

Hi neighbors. Another Sept. 11 has passed. It still hurts on so many levels. It's one of those events that you will never forget what you were doing when you heard about it -- like the assassination of President Kennedy. Just saying the words brings back mental pictures of how you first heard about it...

Nevada Daily Mail For more than 50 years, the Vernon County 4-H Council has held its annual 4-H chicken barbecue fundraiser to raise funds which help support the local 4-H program in Vernon County. 4-H members throughout the county have been selling meal tickets to the 52nd annual chicken barbecue fundraiser, with ticket sales ending Sept. 16...

Nevada Daily Mail Out of 81 Sheldon School students, 45 placed in the advanced or proficient categories of 2015's MAP testing. Members of the Sheldon School Board discussed MAP test and EOC scores Wednesday night with assistant principal, Carolyn Compton...

Nevada Daily Mail The Sheldon Board of Aldermen made decisions on the Vernon County Sheriff's Office and a new bandstand Thursday night, causing strong opinions to be aired among the aldermen. The Vernon County Sheriff's Office and Sheldon entered an agreement in 2013 to a contract of services done by the Vernon County officers exceeding their regular county checks...