Stories from Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Judith Ann Miller, daughter of Ray and Thelma Price, was born Dec. 4, 1940, in St. Joseph, Mo., and passed away July 23, 2016, at the Willard Care Center, in Willard, Mo., at 75 years of age. Judith graduated from Northeast Nodaway High School in 1959. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada R-5 School District has been using the Build Your Own Curriculum program for five years, Diane Marti, who oversees the development of curriculum for the R-5 district, told the R-5 school board during its monthly meeting Wednesday...

Nevada Daily Mail Friday saw State Senator Will Krause and attorney Jay Ashcroft, Republican candidates for Missouri's Secretary of State, in Nevada for speeches and interviews. Krause served in the Missouri house from 2004-10 and in the state senate since 2010. In addition, he has served for 24 years in the military, including active duty, reserves and now as a Chief Warrant Officer II and pilot of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter with the Missouri National Guard...

Nevada Daily Mail Friday saw some 75 people gather at the Eagles' Lodge for what was billed as a "meet the candidates forum" and an "old fashioned ice cream and pie social," sponsored by the Vernon County Republican party. On hand were surrogates representing candidates for U.S. ...

The Nevada Neptunes participated in the Pittsburg Barracudas Tri-State Invitational Swim Meet July 16-17 at Weede Swimming Pool on the campus of Pittsburg State University. The two-day indoor event featured 12 Tri-state team and approximately 321 swimmers, including 28 from Nevada. Traveling with the Neptunes, were head coach by Karen Claypool, and assistant coaches Samantha Short, Shelby Thorns, Thomas Prewitt, and Tayler Matthews...

After holding its two-day team mini-camp July 20-21, members of the Nevada Tigers football team trekked to Lathrop, Mo., for a team camp and scrimmage. After winding up the scrimmage, the Tigers made the short bus ride to Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs. ...

The Joplin Outlaws late-season collapse is now complete. Joplin has now squandered its last four opportunities to secure the one victory it needed to finish in second place in the MINK League South Division and lock up a playoff berth. Sunday, a Joplin win at Lyons Stadium would have ended the Nevada Griffons playoff hopes. ...