Stories from Tuesday, April 5, 2016

It's with much love we remember and honor the life of our husband, father, brother and Paw Paw Larry (Ronnie) Ames, 80, born July 21, 1935, in Kirksville, to Lyman and Golda Ames, and passed away on April 2, 2016. He is survived by sisters, Joyce Newby and Angela Hollenberg; and brother Paul Ames...

Virginia "Jenny" Thornton, 59, of Nevada, Mo., passed away April 4, 2016, at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. Jenny Thornton was born July 22, 1956, in Virginia Beach, Va., to William and Katherine Jean Berry Bedwell. She was united in marriage to Michael Thornton, from this union two boys were born...

Nevada Daily Mail Healthy Nevada is sponsoring free weekly classes on community gardening each Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the health department garden. To learn more, contact Healthy Nevada at 417-283-3100 or email inbox@healthynevada.net or visit their Facebook page...

Nevada Daily Mail The letters VFD have grabbed the attention of area veterinarians, livestock producers and feed suppliers in recent months. Starting Jan. 1, any medically important antibiotic used for livestock will require a veterinary feed directive. While technically not a prescription, it does mean that producers will have to go through their vet in order to obtain an antibiotic...

Nevada Daily Mail The 14th Annual Nevada High School Renaissance Male Handsome Pageant fundraiser was Friday at the Ella Maxwell Performing Arts Center at Nevada High School. Contestants were judged in formal wear, sports or club wear, and entertainment...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada businessman Mike McCaffree announced Monday that he had decided not to run in the Aug. 2, Democratic primary for the Missouri 31st Senatorial district seat currently held by Ed Emery. McCaffree, the only Democrat running against Emery, said that running for the state Senate and running his business would be too much on his plate...

The Nevada Tigers tennis team notched its first West Central Conference victory of the season, defeating the Clinton Cardinals 6-3 Friday in Clinton. Singles matches At No. 1 for Nevada, junior Nathan McCall fell to Clinton's Logan Hurt 8-3. Nevada's No. 2, Jordan Sheehy, coasted to an 8-2 defeat of Tyler Grimes...

The Nevada Tigers golf team finished in second-place Monday at the Hickory Hills Country Club High School Invitational Golf Tournament in Springfield. Nevada, a Class 3 school, competed against a number of Class 4 schools, including Glendale High School, who had home-course advantage...

The Nevada Tigers prevailed 1-0 over the Pittsburg (Kan.) Purple Dragons in a nine-inning pitchers duel Saturday afternoon in Pittsburg. The non-conference victory improved the Tigers to 4-1 overall (3-1 West Central Conference). Tigers starting pitcher, sophomore Branden Harder, was brilliant on the mound, no-hitting the Purple Dragons through five innings of play...

The Nevada Tigers prevailed 1-0 over the Pittsburg (Kan.) Purple Dragons in a nine-inning pitchers duel Saturday afternoon in Pittsburg. The non-conference victory improved the Tigers to 4-1 overall (3-1 West Central Conference). Tigers starting pitcher, sophomore Branden Harder, was brilliant on the mound, no-hitting the Purple Dragons through five innings of play...