Stories from Saturday, November 9, 2013

By Greg Kepler Special to the Daily Mail In just the second game of the new season, Cottey College basketball coach Dave Ketterman summed up Thursday night's contest by saying, "It's good to get a win." His young team used its height advantage and defense to pull away from the visiting Missouri Valley junior varsity team in the waning minutes of the first half, only to see quite a fight midway through the second...

Now is a busy time of the year for hunters. With the fall firearms turkey season that ran through the entire month of October, the weekend youth deer hunt last Saturday and Sunday, Middle Zone duck season opening on Nov. 2, and the quail season opening Nov. 1, hunters have been out in full force...

BALLARD, Mo. -- The Hume Lady Hornets junior high basketball team took on Northeast Vernon County in the Golden Valley/Vernon County Conference tournament Thursday night. The Lady Hornets found themselves in a close contest, right from the start, but used a strong second half in which they outscored the Lady Knights, 19-13, to take the victory by a final score of 33-27. ...

Nevada won both contests on the night as the eighth grade picked up a 39-6 victory and Nevada completed a sweep in the seventh-grade game. A score from the seventh-grade contest was not available Friday.

William Jacob Cooper, who preferred to be known as "Jake W. Cooper" passed away peacefully in his sleep on Nov. 1, 2013, at home with his daughter and son-in-law in Milo, Mo. Jake was born March 3, 1917, in Clinton, Mo., to Stith and Ella (Maple) Cooper. ...

Beach J. "Jeff" O'Neal, 71, died Nov. 7, 2013, at Hospice House. He was born Aug. 19, 1942, in Nevada, Mo., to Jefferson and Tressa Opperman O'Neal. Survivors include his wife, Mary (Ehrlich) O'Neal, of 30 years; a daughter, Tanya Rathbun and husband, Jamin, Johnson City, Tenn.; a son, Jeffery O' Neal, Ellsworth, Kan.; a sister, Mary Johnson, Topeka, Kan.; 11 grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends...

An open house 90th birthday celebration for Neal Swan will take place at 416 N. Prewitt, Nevada, on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Omission of gifts is requested, the presence of well-wishers being the only gift desired.

Archer Daniels Midland is again hosting a fundraiser for people in the Nevada and Fort Scott communities for the holiday season. Donated items will be given away via a drawing. A poster will be displayed with the items and who donated them. Tickets are available in the front office (see Elise or Kalyn) and the production office (see Mandy). Ticket sales will end Dec. 11. The money will be divided and given to Community Outreach in Nevada and The Beacon in Fort Scott. The goal is $400...

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will come to Nevada Nov. 12 to recognize Vernon County's effort in the Governors 100 Missouri Miles Challenge. Healthy Nevada is hosting a hike at Walton Park, 404 W. Atlantic. The challenge begins at 3:15 p.m., and the governor will lead the attendees on a mile hike around the park...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail There are four generations involved in this, Larry DeLaney said of the Delaney Vineyard & Winery, 1200 S. Main Street which finally opened for business in early October. Finally, because what usually takes about 12 months to accomplished took DeLaney about 18 months to complete, simply because of the unexpected difficulty in getting the labels for his bottles approved by the federal government...

In a few weeks, our nation will observe the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It's one of those dates, that people always remember. Over the next few days leading up to Nov. 22, you will see and hear a lot about that event. Here is how that president is remembered through my eyes...

He was greeted with a boisterous reception when he returned home from World War II. He didn't come back to fanfare and parades after the Korean War. He got dirty looks, shouts of anger, and worse when he came back after Vietnam. He did get a pat on the back and a shake of the hand after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan...

"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." -- Winston Churchill...

Hi neighbors. November has a lot going on. And you thought turkey day was the only celebration this month!t It is Aviation History Month -- we have an airport in Nevada for a field trip and a library for the research. Have fun! Child Safety Protection Month is in November as well. It involves more than locking your cabinets and putting those plastic things in your wall sockets. Do a search, find some reliable tips and make you home safe for the children and the grandchildren...

A high-speed pursuit led to the arrest of a wanted subject early Friday afternoon. Sheriff Jason Mosher said Deputy Blakely attempted to make a traffic stop on a black Ford truck that was traveling east on Highway 54. According to a press release from the Vernon County Sheriff's Office, the Ford truck was swerving in and out of its lane. After the deputy attempted to make the traffic stop, the truck pulled into the parking lot of the Mr. D's store...