Stories from Friday, February 19, 2016

Gary Marlin Moore, 69, of Knob Noster, Mo., passed away Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, at the Kansas City Hospice House, in Kansas City, Mo. He was born July 8, 1946, on the family farm in El Dorado Springs, Mo., the son of W.W. and Muriel (Johnson) Moore. He graduated from high school in Nevada, Mo. He attended college in Springfield, Mo...

Billy Bruce Stroud, 83, of Nevada, Mo., passed away Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, at Freeman West Hospital, in Joplin, Mo., following a brief illness. Billy was born March 24, 1932, in Stockton, Mo., to Bruce William and Dovie A. (Smith) Stroud. Billy was born in Stockton, Mo., and raised in Stockton, Calif., graduating from high school there. ...

Betty June Dehon will be celebrating her 90th birthday Saturday, Feb. 20. Her daughter, Debbie Stacy; sons, Jeff and Lee Dehon; and their families will join her in celebrating at her home. She would enjoy hearing from friends and past co-workers. Cards may be sent to her address at 640 E. Highland Ave., Apt. No. 211, Nevada...

Special to the Daily Mail Thomas Dale Overton served in the United States Army in the 739th Anti Aircraft Gun Battalion B Battery from 1943 to 1946. Dale was born April 10, 1915, in Liberty, Mo., to Elwood and Alta (Medearis) Overton. Dale's father was attending William Jewel College in anticipation of becoming a Baptist minister. Unfortunately, his father died in the flu epidemic on Dec. 29, 1918...

Nevada Daily Mail Dr. Faith Ngunjiri is the third speaker in the 2015-16 Distinguished Speaker Series sponsored by Cottey College's Serenbetz Institute for Women's Leadership, Social Responsibility, and Global Awareness. She will speak Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Missouri Recital Hall inside the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts. Her topic is "Women on Top: Strategies and Opportunities in Leadership." A reception will follow the address...

Nevada Daily Mail When Vernon County Presiding Commissioner Joe Hardin began thinking about running for the position, he said he thought about his hometown of Nevada, and how he wanted the opportunity to better the future of Vernon County, of which he and his wife, Kelly, plan to be life-time residents...

WALKER ---- The Hume Hornets and Lady Hornets notched road victories Tuesday night against Northeast Vernon County. After winning the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference Tournament championship Saturday in Sheldon, the Lady Hornets momentum carried over to Walker, as they defeated the Lady Knights 47-35...

The fifth-seeded Nevada Tigers eighth-grade basketball team was toppled in double-overtime 48-42 by top-seeded Neosho Tuesday night at the season-ending Tri-County Tournament in Joplin. "I have coached a lot of basketball games in my life, but I would have to say that tonight's game was one of the proudest that I have been a part of," Tigers head coach Lance Sargent said. ...

The Cottey Comets basketball team looked sharp in its 71-67 defeat of the visiting North Central Missouri College Lady Pirates Wednesday evening at Hinkhouse Center. Cottey's final regular-season game was critical as it earned the Comets a No. 3 seed in the upcoming NJCAA Region 16 Tournament in Joplin ---- helping Cottey to avoid the play-in game, had they been slotted as the No. 4 or No. 5 seed. The Comets concluded the regular-season 8-12 overall...

The Bronaugh Wildcats and Lady Wildcats were in action Monday on the road against McAuley. The Lady Cats' routed McAuley 66-49, while the boys team fell 75-59. For the Bronaugh girls, shooting guard Heather Baker had a hot shooting night from the field, connecting on 75 percent of her field goal attempts en route to 14 points, while forward Katey Rider finished with a game-high 15 points. ...

Myles McNeley's lights out long-range shooting rescued the Nevada Tigers Thursday night as the visiting El Dorado Springs Bulldogs looked to spring a major upset. Trailing 48-42 with 2:29 remaining in regulation, the Tigers clawed back and forced overtime, hammering El Do in the extra session en route to a 67-57 victory...

The Nevada Tigers seventh-grade basketball team capped a perfect season with a 50-41 double overtime victory over Webb City in the Tri-County Tournament championship game Thursday evening in Webb City. For Nevada, Logan Applegate finished with a game-high 20 points. With the victory, Nevada concludes the season 15-0 overall...