Stories from Friday, June 3, 2022

The Nevada Rotary Club presented the Citizen of the Year (COY) Award during its luncheon at the Nevada Country Club on Thursday. The organization has sponsored the award since 1964. Prior to that time, the award was presented by the American Legion from 1942 to 1959...

Hunter Layne Mason passed away surrounded by his family on May 31, 2022, at the age of 22 following a brief but courageous battle with brain cancer. Hunter was born in Nevada, Mo., on Oct. 19, 1999, to parents Marc and Carrie Mason. He grew up developing his love for sports on the backyard basketball court and running football plays in the side yard. More recently he spent time fishing and playing golf with his friends, brothers, and dad...

Mary Margaret "Margie" Vermillion, age 69, passed away on April 20, 2022, at her home in Batesville, Miss., with family and friends at her side. She was born Aug. 31, 1952, to James Earl and Margaret June Keesee. On Aug. 18, 1972, she married her high school sweetheart, John Vermillion, in Sheldon, Mo. From this union they had two sons, John Bradley and Jamie Levi...

Out of all of the sports that the Nevada Tigers compete in, none have the mental and physical challenge as baseball does. A sport that the Tigers have been very successful in the past, it is only fitting to have the program run by one of the best players to play baseball for Nevada. Yesterday, Nevada Daily Mail had a chance to have an interview with the one and only, Danny Penn...