Stories from Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Nile Lee Ogle, 87, passed away at his home in Nevada, Mo., on Sunday, July 10, 2016. Nile was born on Nov. 29, 1928, in Sullivan County, Mo., to James Russell and Maggie Ethel (Clabough) Ogle. Nile married his childhood sweetheart Mary Elizabeth Payne on March 13, 1949, in Kirksville, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Charlene McGee, 74, of Ontario, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016, at St. Luke's Hospital, in Boise, Idaho, following a short illness. She was born July 20, 1941, in Sheldon, Mo., to Murry W. and Frances (Karhoff) Beisly. Charlene was raised in Nevada, Mo., and graduated from Nevada High School Class of 1959...

Edward Denny David, 72, of Nevada, Mo., died on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Freemen Health System, in Joplin, Mo. He was born on Dec. 17, 1943, in Vernon County, Mo., to Homer E. and Martha E. (Jeans) David. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 16, at the First Christian Church, in Nevada, with Pastor David Rorabaugh officiating. ...

On July 3, Pamela Geller reported via "Atlas Shrugged" that the BBC had published an article proclaiming, "Oxford Men Jailed for Sexually Abusing a Teenage Girl." Yes, you have to watch out for those guys from Oxford. Oh, wait ... there's more. It turns out that they were all Muslims. ...

Dear Editor, Here is a politically incorrect solution to Islamic terrorism. Islamic terror is Islam in action and has been since Muhammad. Terrorists follow the teachings of the Koran and other sacred books of Islam such as this one: Quran (8:12) - "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. ...

Nevada Daily Mail A new medical device called the LifeVac joins Dr. Henry Heimlich's namesake Heimlich maneuver in saving victims that are choking. "It's gotta be easy, it's gotta be inexpensive," said inventor, Arthur Lih. Lih drew inspiration from a grieving mother who had just lost her son who had choked to death on a piece of food. ...

Nevada Daily Mail "I came into this job a year ago having a pretty good idea of what we faced," said Dr. David Copeland, superintendent of the Bronaugh R-7 school district. "But thanks to the parents, staff, fellow administrators and board members, this past school year turned out to be a good one for learning and building positive relationships."...

The Nevada Griffons have had an eventful couple of days, winning three of four contests to open up their eight game road swing. Nevada's victories coupled with recent Joplin Outlaw struggles, have Nevada sitting in first place in the Mink League south division at 17-11, a game up on the Ozark Generals (17-13). Meanwhile, the Outlaws (16-13), losers of four consecutive contests, have dropped one and a half games back of Nevada...