Stories from Friday, April 21, 2017

Betty Louise Stukesbary, 83, Nevada, died Monday, April 17, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Memorial services will be held at a later date. You may view obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.

Sometimes it takes a kid’s point of reference to let us comprehend an everyday life reality. A recent Dennis the Menace cartoon aptly describes this very human conflict. In the cartoon, Dennis is striding across the floor of the family kitchen holding a cookie in one hand, while he’s eating another. ...

The following column originally appeared in the April 22, 2004 edition of the Daily Mail. Sometimes we get so concerned with all the bad news in the papers and on television that we forget that this is the BAD news. We need to look more often at the GOOD news...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com A major water leak was the major topic of discussion during Wednesday’s Schell City council meeting, however, that had to await the swearing in of new and returning council members. David McCubbin was sworn in for a one-year term as mayor, filling the remainder of Tom Haddix’s term...

Nevada Daily Mail Warrants were issued Wednesday afternoon for two people following an investigation by the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office, and the CNET Drug Task Force. According to officials, a search warrant was executed Tuesday afternoon at a residence on the 300 block of E Douglas street in Nevada and two people were taken into custody. ...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com Did you know there is a museum in Missouri that your dog is welcome to visit? Did you know there is a museum in Missouri that sucks”? Did you know that there is a museum with relics from State Hospital No. 3? Well there are and about dozen retirees from the University of Missouri and their guests learned about these and other museums around the state during a lunch time presentation by Dr. ...

The Nevada Tigers tennis team endured a pair of losses, as they were edged on the road by Mt. Vernon 5-4 on Tuesday, followed by Wednesday’s 9-0 West Central Conference loss to visiting Archbishop O’Hara. With the losses, Nevada drops to 3-5-1 overall and 1-2 in the WCC...

Northeast Vernon County Knights junior Jackson Coleman spun a complete-game gem on Wednesday, leading NEVC to a 12-2 five-inning victory over visiting Bronaugh. The Golden Valley Vernon County win improves NEVC to 2-6 overall and 2-3 in GVVC-play, while Bronaugh falls to 0-8 overall (0-4 GVVC)...

The Sheldon Lady Panthers were defeated by Montrose 14-0 in a five-inning run-ruled contest Monday evening in Montrsoe. Sheldon returned to the diamond Wednesday for a non-conference home contest with Greenfield, falling 17-5. Montrose, 14, Sheldon 0...

After opening its season outscoring its first two opponents by a combined score of 55-13 en route to a pair of victories, the Hume Lady Hornets have now dropped five straight contests. On Wednesday, the Lady Hornets traveled to Montrose for a Golden Valley Vernon County Conference doubleheader with the Lady Blujays. ...

After picking up its most impressive victory of the season Tuesday against state-ranked Bolivar, the Nevada Tigers experienced a let-down on the diamond Wednesday as they were blanked by the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs 2-0. The non-conference road loss drops the Tigers to 6-4 overall...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. –– After suffering a 16-5 defeat in the first game of Wednesday’s doubleheader the Cottey Comets bounced back to defeat the Fort Scott Community College Greyhounds 13-10 in the nightcap. Cottey 13, FSCC 10 Cottey (9-13 overall) was able to erase a seven-run deficit, as the Comets trailed 8-1 entering the top of the fifth...

The Osage Prairie YMCA Tridents swim team participated in two March events, as well as held its annual team banquet. The first event was held March 3-5, as Trident swimmers hit the pool for the Heartland Area West Regional Championships held at the Monett Area YMCA Family Aquatic Center...

Brent Bartlett’s annual Nevada Lady Tiger Basketball Camp for grades second through fifth is on tap for May 8-11 at Wynn Gymnasium. The Monday through Thursday camp will take place from 3:30-5 p.m. Bartlett, the Lady Tigers’ head varsity basketball coach, along with his coaching staff and current players will be on hand for the camp...

The Nevada Lady Tigers seventh and eighth-grade track-and-field teams emerged with first-place finishes at Tuesday’s 11-team Lamar Invitational. One of Nevada’s top performances came from eighth-grader Tylin Heathman, who broke Brooke Silvola’s school record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 18.26. Silvola had held the record for 12 years with a time of 19 seconds flat...

When the 2017 spring turkey season opened Monday morning, many hunters reported hearing lots of gobbles just before sunrise, but then the big birds kept silent. Bob Morgan has hunted turkeys for more than 20 years and weighed in with his thoughts about opening day...

The Nevada Tigers’ tennis team fell to Joplin High School 8-1 in a non-conference match held Thursday at the Joplin Athletic Complex. Nevada’s fourth consecutive loss brings its record to 3-6-1 overall (1-2 West Central Conference). Nevada’s lone win came at No. 6 singles, as Gabe Barnes improved to 5-2 on the season with a decisive 8-2 victory over Riley Kunce...

Nevada High School’s scheduled varsity baseball games for Friday and Saturday have been canceled due to heavy rainfall. The Tigers were originally set to host Center High School on Friday for a twinbill, followed by a non-conference road contest today with Carl Junction...

Very often, when researching a given subject unrelated discoveries are made. Such was the case while researching an historic bridge in Bourbon County and no, the subject of this column is not about older issues of the Fort Scott Daily Monitor. The title of this column refers to the continued use of “Ironclad” ships such as the “Monitor” which became famous during its’ engagement with the Merrimac, formerly the CSS Virginia, during the Civil War. ...