Stories from Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School Class of 2007 took its first steps into the future with a ceremony conducted in the Nevada High School gymnasium Sunday night. Valedictorian Matt Steward addressed the crowd, speaking to a class 155 strong, surrounded by family and friends...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail A passenger in a pickup truck was injured when an All Terrain Vehicle attempted to make a U-turn in front of the truck she was riding in on Vernon County Road Katy, two miles north of Dederick. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Emily Sumner, 16, El Dorado Springs, was transported to Cedar County Memorial Hospital by private vehicle after the accident, which occurred Sunday at approximately 3:45 p.m...

By Nancy Malcom Special to the Daily Mail Saturday the Bright Beginnings Preschool held its graduation ceremony at the community center in Nevada. "This is our 11th graduation, and we now have an alumni of 58 graduates," said school owner and teacher Tracy Sewell...

Nevada Daily Mail A Nevada woman and a 2-year-old boy were killed Sunday in a two-vehicle collision near the Oklahoma/Texas border. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Captain Chris West told reporters that the crash occurred at about 10 a.m., on I-40, near Clinton, Okla., when a Ford Explorer driven by 27-year-old Jacqueline E. ...

Editor's note: Anne Blank-ley, a graduate of Cottey College, is helping to lead the Chautauqua series this weekend, an event in which characters from the past are brought to life by accomplished actresses who have delved into the lives of those they portray. This is the third in a series about the project, in which Blankley is offering a behind-the-scenes look at the event and its characters, plus reviews of the performances...

Leona Michelle "Shelley" Sands, 39, Pittsburg, Kan., formerly of Nevada, died on Friday, May 18, 2007, at her home in the Pittsburg. Private services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

100 years ago A question of insanity MACON, Mo. -- Dr. L.M. Thompson, formerly superintendent of the home for the feeble minded at Marshall, was on the stand here as an expert witness in case where one side claimed the testator was of unsound mind...

Nevada Daily Mail BRANSON, Mo. -- A pair of Nevada girls' relay teams set school records and seven Tiger athletes qualified for state at the sectional track and field championships in Branson Saturday. The 4x100 meter relay and 4x200 meter relay teams both broke previous school records as they both qualified...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Griffons open their 2007 schedule with a road date in Springfield June 1. The first home game is the following day, June 2, when the Griffons host the Newton County Rebels at 6 p.m.. The Griffons will be home all but three weekends during the 2007 slate...