Stories from Friday, November 20, 2015

Virginia Lee Moore, 84, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, at Freeman West Hospital, in Joplin, following a brief illness. Virginia was born on Nov. 15, 1931, in Walker, Mo., to Claude and Eunice (Hulse) McCrery. She was united in marriage to Claude Jay Moore on Aug. 5, 1955, in Nevada, and he preceded her in death on June 2, 2015...

Lillia Bertice (Houdeshell) Bogart, 91, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada. Lillia was born on Oct. 11, 1924, in Hiattville, Kan., to Ralph Paul and Gladys Francis (Henning) Houdeshell...

Nevada Daily Mail Anthony Rinker pleaded guilty to child molestation in the first degree, prior offender, according to a press release from the Cedar County Prosecuting Attorney. Rinker, of Stockton, made the plea on the morning of the scheduled trial on Nov. 19...

Nevada Daily Mail For the first time in its history, the Moore-Few Care Center was found deficiency free for two consecutive years in a survey completed by the Department of Health and Senior Services. The Care Center, located in Nevada, is a 108-bed facility, which holds about 75 to 85 patients at a time. The Center looks after long care patients and short care rehabilitation patients. The Care Center functions as part of Nevada Regional Medical Center...

Nevada Daily Mail Members of the Vernon County community watched a presentation about active shooters and how to respond in case such an emergency happened in Vernon County. The presentation, held Wednesday at the 3M Clubhouse in Nevada, was led by Nevada Police Detective Steve Bastow who continuously reminded the audience of the power of denial...

The local round of the Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest took place Nov. 12 at the Nevada High School auxiliary gym. According to www.elks.org/hoopshoot, the contest is for boys and girls ages 8 to 13. Also according to the website, "Each contestant, in order of their draw, may have up to five warm-up shots (if desired) and then, will shoot 10 shots for score...