Stories from Saturday, January 28, 2017

Helen Lou Land, 78, Nevada, departed this life on Thursday, Jan. 26, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. Helen was born Sept. 9, 1938, in Humansville, Mo., to Clifford and Margie (Gump) Box. She was united in marriage to Charles T. Land on Aug. 17, 1956, in El Dorado Springs, and he survives of the home...

Nevada Daily Mail Dr. Andreé Robinson-Neal is the third speaker in the 2016-2017 Distinguished Speaker Series sponsored by Cottey College's Serenbetz Institute for Women's Leadership, Social Responsibility, and Global Awareness. She will speak on Tuesday, February 7, at 6:30 p.m. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The fifth Annual Father/Daughter Dance, hosted by the Nevada Parks and Recreation Department, will be held Feb. 4, from 6-8 pm at Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center. This event has historically drawn a large crowd. This year, attendance is on track to possibly exceed the occupancy maximum of the facility...

For many outdoor minded people, this is the worse time of the year. With winter boat and sport shows winding down, hunting seasons nearly ended. In addition, fishing catch-and-keep at the trout parks won't be open until March 1. Don't let the winter blahs get you down. Even in the middle of winter there are plenty of things to do that will continue towards the enjoyment for outdoor minded people with activities during late January and all of February...

The Nevada Lady Tiger swim team continued its winning ways while in Warrensburg. After dominating the competition at its home quad Tuesday evening, the Lady Tigers followed up Thursday with an equally dominant showing at the three-team Warrensburg swim meet...

While a president's State of the Union address gets plenty of coverage and those by governors make the news, Missouri also has an annual State of the Judiciary address. At 10:30 a.m., this past Tuesday, for the last time in her term, Nevada resident and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri, Patricia Breckenridge, addressed a joint session of the Missouri General Assembly as the voice of the judicial branch...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com This spring, Fr. Matthew Benjamin, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church, will doff his civilian vestments and don a Navy uniform as he enters the United States Navy chaplain program, but this will not be his first time in uniform...