Stories from Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Ronald Joseph Johnson, 71, Nevada, Mo., passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, at St. Luke's Mid-American Heart Institute, in Kansas City, Mo. He was born July 6, 1942, in Kansas City, Kan., to Otis Meredith Johnson and May Elnora Murphy Johnson. On July 18, 1981, Ronald was united in marriage to Susan Seely in Beloit, Kan., and she survives of the home...

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor The Nevada Tigers wrestling team opened the 2013-14 dual season at home Tuesday night, in what was a very special night, for more reason than the simple fact that it was the home opener. Tuesday was also the night Nevada High School wrestling phenom Spenser Daniels was inducted into the school's Wall of Fame...

By Greg Kepler Special to the Daily Mail The Lady Blue Devils from Kansas City, Kan., Community College brought a stellar 12-1 record to the Hinkhouse Center Tuesday night, to tangle with the Cottey Comets -- and tangle, they did. With at least six lead changes in the first half alone, the night's contest had all the trappings of a nail-biter...

The Nevada Middle School's seventh- and eighth-grade wrestlers were scheduled to host Joplin South Tuesday, in the gym at Nevada Middle School, but the matches have been postponed due to inclement weather and poor travel conditions. Nevada Middle School assistant principal Chris Holcomb said Tuesday's dual will not be made up. Tuesday's dual was the last one on the schedule for the middle school season...

Nevada Daily Mail A 30-year-old Nevada man has been arrested in connection with an investigation by the Nevada Police Department into an auto theft Oct. 25. Jonathon Wayne Foulk, 30, of Nevada, is currently being held with no bond in the Vernon County Jail on charges of auto theft, unlawful use of a weapon and failure to appear. Those charges were filed in the Vernon County Associate Circuit Court clerk's office...

Nevada Daily Mail Bronaugh alderman Sharon Pruitt resigned from her position on the Bronaugh Board of Aldermen meeting on Monday. A resident of Bronaugh since 1976, Pruitt will move to Nevada in January and thus lose her seat. "Due to the fact we are not employed by the Bronaugh schools due to downsizing, we are downsizing and selling our home," Pruitt said in a letter. "We will miss our friends and the Bronaugh community tremendously. Thank you for allowing me this opportunity for service."...

Nevada Daily Mail Despite difficulties trying to draw enough contestants and a canceled parade, the Miss Merry Christmas Pageant showcased Nevada's talent at the new Ella Maxwell Performing Arts Center on Saturday. Of the 26 girls who participated, judges Terri Fallin, Chris Mosbrucker, Dana Redburn, Bonnie Franklin, Gabe Franklin and Erica Hall crowned four candidates...

Teen Angel needs your help. With more high school-age students than in previous years identified as needing some Christmas cheer, and with giving down thus far, organizer Corey Johnson is scrambling to make up the difference and meet the need. "We're about $2,500 down this year compared to what was donated by this time last year...

Nevada Daily Mail Rural Vernon County resident Donna Garwood isn't "much of a collecter," but she does have one collection of items she has accumulated after living just south of Nevada for 20 years. Garwood has a collection of bird nests. Her husband David finds them while doing yard work after a storm blows through and Garwood began wrapping them in tissue paper and saving them. About 10 years ago, she came up with the idea of using them to decorate the family Christmas tree...