Stories from Saturday, September 24, 2016

Mildred Irene Monsell, 96, formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sept. 20, 2016, in Richmond, Va. Mildred was born Feb. 4, 1920, in Waynoka, Okla., to Joseph Harrison and Emma D. (Miles) Barrett. Mildred graduated from Nevada High School 1938. On Aug. ...

James Edward Otter, 62, El Dorado Springs, Mo., died on Sept. 20, 2016, in Overland Park, Kan. The family received friends from 1 to 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada. Interment followed in Mount Calvary Cemetery, in Nevada...

In this line of work, we often have people hide from us, and some of them are very good at hiding because they have done it for so long. But every now and then we find someone who is not so good at hiding and all we can speculate is maybe they smoked a little too much crystal meth...

Hi, neighbors. Thursday was the first day of fall. Here is some info about it from the website of The Old Farmers Almanac, founded in 1792. The first day of fall is also called the autumnal equinox and falls on the 22nd, 23rd or 24th, depending on the calendar. This is the start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere. (No wonder birds fly south in fall!)...

The final points night of the season took place Sept. 17 at I-49 Speedway as track champions were determined and crowned. Nevada's Jaren Powrie collected two feature wins on the season, and with his perfect attendance, took home the Pure Stock division championship. Republic's Bob Barnett bagged five feature wins throughout the season en route to laying claim to the Street Stock championship. John Willard of St. Joseph netted five victories to win the Mini Stock championship...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com The successful override of Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of Senate Bill 656 on Sept. 14, means several smaller changes on concealed weapons will take effect in mid-October with the most significant ones occurring Jan. 1, 2017. "The bottom line is this," said Vernon County Sheriff, Jason Mosher. ...

The Nevada Tigers swam to a sixth-place finish at the recent 11-team Parkview Invitational. NHS highlights Senior Jake Asberry qualified for state for the second time this season, setting an exact qualifying time of 22.89 seconds in the 50- yard Freestyle. Asberry also extended his first place winning streak in the 50- yard Freestyle and the 100-yard Butterfly (time of 56.01 seconds) for five consecutive meets...

After winning 11 of 12 regular season matches, the Nevada Lady Tigers opened postseason play Friday in Warrensburg at the West Central Conference tennis tournament, where they collected a second-place finish. Host Warrensburg won the tournament. In doubles play, Nevada's top duo Emma Cheaney and Erika Watanabe placed third; Nevada's No. 2 doubles team Jaiden Cherry and Sydnie Baker collected first place; and the Lady Tigers No. 3 doubles team Courtney Smith and Mikena Padgett took third...

This past Saturday, Prairie Day at Wah-Kon-Tah Prairie, was held near El Dorado Springs. The event drew hundreds of interested people including Richard Anderson, of Joplin, who said, "I am glad I came up here today because I learned a lot about Missouri prairies. ...

The Nevada Tigers ran roughshod over visiting Central High School in a non-conference matchup Friday night at Logan Field. The 54-6 wipeout of (Springfield) Central improved Nevada to 2-4 overall (1-4 West Central Conference). The Tigers entered the game having scored just 55 points on the season, but were able to hang 47 on Central in the first half. Central (0-6), entered the contest allowing 56 points per game on the season...

Nevada Daily Mail A new Miss Missouri Teen USA will be crowned Sunday in St. Louis, and Nevada High School senior Chloe Bartlett hopes to be the last pageant contestant standing. Bartlett, 17, of Liberal, said she has been training since March in preparation of the upcoming event. She said her training includes: Waking up at 5:30 a.m. every morning for a 30 minute run; an hour of weightlifting, and an hour of cardio each day after school...