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Willis Albert Zinn Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/23/13)
Willis Albert Zinn Jr., 83, of Hume, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, at Homestead Hospital in Homestead, Fla. He was born Jan. 28, 1929, to Willis Albert Sr. and Mary Lorena Moore Zinn in Amsterdam, Mo. Willis attended a one-room Nyhart Country School in rural Bates County...
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Ann B. Clemensen Bridge
(Obituary ~ 01/23/13)
Ann B. Clemensen Bridge, 82, of Kansas City, Kan., passed away Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at the Providence Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 25, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 722 Reynolds, Kansas City, Kan. 66101. Visitation will be Friday, 10 to 11 a.m., at the church. Burial will follow services at the Park Lawn Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo...
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Barbara Pentecost
(Obituary ~ 01/23/13)
Barbara Mae (Danneker) Bledsoe Pentecost, 79, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed away in her home on Jan. 19, 2013, after a long battle with cancer. She was born on Feb. 1, 1933, in Kansas City, Mo., to Ed and Eda Danneker. She was preceeded in death by her parents; her younger sister, Thelma Jean; and her first husband, Dennis Bledsoe...
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Kathryn Jean Dilly
(Obituary ~ 01/23/13)
Kathryn Jean Dilly, 85, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at her home. She was born Aug. 3, 1927, in Doon Township, Iowa, to John William Meyer and Lena Sally Appel Meyer. She married Forrest R. Dilly on Oct. 13, 1945, in Minnesota and he survives of the home...
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Eighth grade boys fall to Lamar
(Community Sports ~ 01/23/13)
The Nevada eighth-grade boys dropped a series against Lamar Monday. The A team lost, 44-41. Patrick Ferry led the offense with 13 points. The A team is now 4-2. Lamar is undefeated and "a very athletic team," noted coach Tyson Beshore. "They are a good ball club."...
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Coed volleyball registration open
(Community Sports ~ 01/23/13)
Adult Coed Volleyball power and rec. leagues are registering at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center, in Nevada. The rec. league will have six-person coed teams compete on Tuesdays, from 6-9 p.m. Play starts Feb. 12. Cost is $90 per team...
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Seventh grade boys fall to Lamar
(Community Sports ~ 01/23/13)
The Nevada seventh grade A team lost to Lamar, 36-30, Monday night. Zach Gardner led the offensive effort for Nevada with 11 points, while Hunter Mason added seven. On the defensive side, Gardner had two steals, three blocks and nine rebounds. Lamar completed the sweep with a 49-47 overtime win. Daulton Shepard paced Nevada with 30 points...
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Tiger Pit youth wrestlers compete at Butler (Community Sports ~ 01/23/13)
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Fourth grade girls win Dirt Dawgs Dribblefest (Community Sports ~ 01/23/13)
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Comets roll past Central Methodist, 81-58 (College Sports ~ 01/23/13)
By Eric Wade Nevada Daily Mail "That wasn't Penn Valley." Often times, coaches have a tendency to compare one performance to the next, but that simply wasn't possible for Cottey College Comets head coach Dave Ketterman after his squad earned its 11th win of the season by a final score of 81-58 over the junior varsity Eagles of Central Methodist Tuesday night at Hinkhouse Center... -
Deal lowers cost of jail food
(Local News ~ 01/23/13)
Sheriff Jason Mosher told Vernon County commissioners Tuesday that he had negotiated a less costly jail food contract with Consolidated Correctional Management Co., which last year charged the county more than $130,000 to feed an average of 60 inmates per day...
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Gun-related issues prompt opinions
(Local News ~ 01/23/13)
The national gun control debate has reached Southwest Missouri with the airing of opinions on gun clip capacities, mental health issues and whether prohibiting members of the public from owning military rifles would lead to broader restrictions. State Rep. ...
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Nevadan arrested in burglary case
(Local News ~ 01/23/13)
Nevada Daily Mail City police on Tuesday reported arresting a 36-year-old Nevada man relative to a residential burglary attempt at an unoccupied residence. "A local citizen reported suspicious activity Monday at a neighbor's home in the 200 block of East Sycamore Street, knowing the property owner was out of town," Nevada Police Sgt. Steve Bastow said. "Responding officers searched the area and determined that a door had been damaged in an attempt to make unlawful entry into the home...
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Nevada City Council approves 2013 street projects
(Local News ~ 01/23/13)
The Nevada City Council voted 4-1 to adopt Resolution No. 1356 approving the streets to be improved in 2013 with money from the city's 1/2 cent transportation sales tax, with Jayne Novak voting no. Seth Barrett, Brian Leonard, James McKenzie and Lance Christie voted no...
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Singing, dancing, acting story telling (Local News ~ 01/23/13)
About 12 children took part in the Second Annual Children's Performance Fair, hosted by Cottey College and the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Participants learned about singing, acting, dance, African drumming and art from Cottey College students. And later gave a performance to show their parents and friends what they had learned... -
Support your local school through volunteering
(Column ~ 01/23/13)
Nevada Daily Mail Publisher We're past the halfway point of the school year. The young people are settled in to the routine of books and classes. We as parents have also settled in to our routine of preparation, homework, and after school events. That routine should include a healthy dose of support and volunteerism...
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Dress for the occasion
(Local News ~ 01/23/13)
I have said at times that one of the benefits of being middle age plus is that you no longer feel strongly about being in style. Our favorite cartoon, "Maxine," states that she thinks the perfect bra is a sweatshirt. Maybe that is going a little too far. But there are certain occasions when it is very important to think carefully about what you should wear...
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