Stories from Friday, May 25, 2018

Sandra Lee Cooke, 76 of Nevada, was called to be with the Lord on May 22. She was born in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on June 14, 1941, to Bernice and Marion Hall. On Jan. 2, 1959, she married the love of her life, Thomas Cooke and together they had three children, Tom Jr., Carrie and Kim. Their family has grown to include 10 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren...

Orval Null, age 94, of Raymore, Mo., passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness at his home on May 21. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 25, at Newton Burial Park, Nevada. Orval was born March 19, 1924, to O.C. and Janie (Elliott) Null on the family farm in Montevallo. He attended Glenwood Elementary through eighth grade and earned his GED in 1970...

It’s called Fresh Food Box and Wednesday was the first day of distribution for this new food initiative at Spring Village senior housing complex. According to the on-site manager, LaDonna Dunn, some 30 of the complex’s residents signed up to receive the first monthly delivery. ...

We made a trip last Sunday to Chicken Annie’s for a Sunday chicken dinner. As I savored my delicious meal and watched the rest of the crowd enjoy this very American fare, my thoughts turned back to my early farm youth. I don’t have a preference when deciding between Chicken Annie’s and Chicken Mary’s. ...

Ben Hines and Alison Bower were the 2017-18 recipients of the Kelly Bradham Newcomer Award. Created in November of 2001, and voted on by NHS coaches, the Kelly Bradham Newcomer Award is presented to the athletes who have made the most significant contributions as a first-time letter-winner of any varsity athletic team at Nevada High School during the current school year...

The Nevada Middle School track-and-field team recently put the finishing touches on a record-breaking season, with a terrific showing at the season-ending Tri-County Conference meet. Led by coaches Marsha Hooper, Shaun Gray, Forrest Drury, and Neil Barnes, along with team-managers Jacie Starlin, Alexa Gray, and Kelsie Gerster — the NMS seventh and eighth-grade teams were comprised of 99 student-athletes. ...

Records were set often during Nevada Middle School’s 2018 track-and-field season. Those setting new marks, were eighth-graders Claire Pritchett, Lilly Hart, and Laura Kimmell. • At the April 3 Carthage meet, Pritchett set a new mark in the shot put, with a toss of 38’1”, surpassing the previous school record (37’7.5”) set by Brooklyn Vincent in 2011...