Stories from Friday, May 26, 2023

During Wednesday evening's regular meeting of the Nevada Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, Executive Director Amanda Koehn gave updates on occupancy rates, work orders, and the five-year annual plan. Koehn noted that 122 one-bedroom units are currently being leased, as well as 60 units in the family complex. She added that in the past month, there have been 107 work orders, but no major emergency work orders noting that most of them had to do with air conditioning (AC) units...

Josh Cusimano with the Missouri Department of Conservation spoke with Osage Prairie YMCA campers Wednesday afternoon in the fitness center's adjacent prairie grass field about planting flowers and other plants. YMCA Director Jeff Snyder told the Nevada Daily Mail that this is a summer camp project for educational purposes and they had received a grant to fund it through the Missouri Department of Conservation. ...

Ava Elizabeth Celaya, 72 years of age, beloved mother, grandma, aunt, sister, daughter, and friend, left this life in Lehi, Utah, on May 20, 2023. Ava was born in Hallettsville, Texas, on July 8, 1950, and grew up in both Texas and California. She was the daughter of Berniece Thomas and Alfred Henry Niebla and was the youngest of their three children...

Richard Eugene Mosley, 83, formerly of Lamar, Mo., died on Tuesday May 9, 2023, at his home in Nevada, Mo. Richard was born Dec. 10, 1939, in Omega, Kan., to George W. and Delka O. (Bills) Mosley. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 22, at 1:30 p.m., at Marmaduke Park, in Nevada...

Emily Inez Middleton, 94, Nevada, Mo., formerly of Metz, died on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Medicalodges in Fort Scott, Kan. Emily was born March 1, 1929, in Lawton, Okla., to William C. and Lettie E. (Golden) Calvert. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 27, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada, with Pastor Jacob Jones officiating. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park, in Nevada...

Editor’s note: Locker Room Talk: Coaches Edition, is a piece where every week the Nevada Daily Mail will interview a high school coach and ask them a series of questions. This week's guest is Nevada High School Football Coach Wes Beachler. Who is your hero?...