Stories from Saturday, September 19, 2015

Logan Alexander "Alex" McKee Jr., husband of Mary Kathleen McKee, died peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, at the age of 89. He was born April 15, 1926, in St. Joseph, Mo., the eldest son of Logan McKee Sr. and Anne Cummings. Alex grew up in St. Louis and after high school served in the Navy Reserve Officers' Training Program at Iowa State College during World War II. ...

Leonard D. Braker, 87, of Lamar, Mo., died Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., today, at the Apostolic Christian Church. Burial will be in the Barton City Cemetery. A visitation was held Friday night at the Konantz Warden Funeral Home, in Lamar...

Drugs have always been around; and there has always been, and probably always will be, some drugs that are controversial with how they can be used. The battle against illegal drugs is nothing new. One of the most famous time periods that stand out when it comes to the government taking a stance against drugs was in July of 1971, when President Nixon declared a "war on drugs."...

Hi neighbors. Fall is here and we still (hopefully) have a few fun weekends before the snow flies and the temperatures drop. I learned something new this week. When you have any question about anything, go to Google. Did you know several thousand readers have asked how to remove melted teapots from an electric burner and how to then clean the burner? Yes, I am certainly not the first and most likely not the last to ask that question. ...

Dear Editor: Once again the City of Nevada is threatening the integrity and character of our Highland Avenue neighborhood. A few years ago, we resisted the push to build multiple group homes on the vacant lot at 424 E. Highland. Now, Buildet Enterprises wants to build apartments on the five plus acres. To do it, they need to change the zoning from single-family dwelling (R-1) to apartment house district (R-3). The city council will vote again for the second reading on the zoning change soon...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Little League Football program is switching to a different league this season, bringing the Nevada elementary and middle school age student's new competition. The five Nevada teams (two teams of third and fourth graders and three teams of fifth and sixth graders) now belong to the South East Kansas League. The SEK has teams in Baxter Springs, Columbus, Parsons, Pittsburg, St. Mary's Colgan (Pittsburg)...

Nevada Daily Mail Healthy Nevada Community Coordinator Kelly Ast and Program Director Rachel Hansen, along with Board President Carol Branham, told those at the Nevada Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon of the progress being made in the community...

Nevada Daily Mail Cooler weather last weekend made opening day of the teal season more like duck hunting for the hunters who hit the Schell-Osage Wildlife Area. Just prior to the start of the 2015 teal season, there were few teal using the area, but on Saturday morning hunters were pleasantly surprised to find more birds had moved into the pools of water, producing some good hunting to start off the season...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers put on a defensive clinic for the first 32 minutes of play against undefeated Sedalia Smith-Cotton Friday night at Logan Field. However, a 13-0 lead and momentum quickly evaporated after the game was delayed by 100 minutes due to severe weather. After emerging from the lengthy stoppage, Smith-Cotton scored touchdowns on consecutive drives as they escaped with a 16-13 victory...