Stories from Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Nevada Tiger wrestlers competed in a pair of tournaments Saturday. The varsity wrestlers finished 11th in the 42nd annual Monett Tournament. Oak Grove won the team title with 197.5 points. Willard's Tigers were a distant second with 115.5, with Monett third at 107.5, Clinton fourth at 73.5 and Logan-Rogersville fifth at 52.5. Nevada was 11th with 25.5 points...

Based on his performance at the Under Armour Southwest Championship baseball game, which was held in July 2013, in Azusa, Calif., and the Under Armour Southeast Championship baseball game, held in June 2013, in Jupiter, Fla., Northeast Vernon County High School junior Taylor Highfill was recognized as one of the top 400 high school players in the nation...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The St. Louis Community College Lady Archers improved to 11-3 on the season with am 85-69 victory over the Cottey College Comets Saturday. Forward Deborah Holcomb led the Lady Archers with 23 points and three of her teammates also scored in double figures. Four Comets scored in double figures, led by Cassie Hale with 18 points...

BALLARD, Mo. -- The Sheldon Panthers basketball team headed back out on the road Friday night, hoping to continue its winning ways in a Golden Valley Vernon County Conference matchup at Ballard High School. Head coach Tyler Judd's squad did just that, defeating the Bulldogs on their home floor by a final score of 65-43. Reed Worsley led the offensive effort for the Panthers on the night, as he finished with 26 points and was joined in double figures by Corey Baney, who finished with 15...

EL DORADO SPRINGS -- The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade boys' basketball team improved to 3-0 on the season and won the El Dorado Springs Tournament Saturday, defeating Camdenton in the title game. In the championship round, head coach Robert Miner's squad had little trouble getting past Camdenton in a 32-17 win. Bronson Smith and Kayden Ast led the offense for Nevada with six points apiece, while Ast added four rebounds, four blocked shots and a steal...

Frank A. Harris, 83, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo., after a lengthy illness. Frank was born June 21, 1930, in Tarkio, Mo., to Charles Harris and Lydia Macrae Harris. He was united in marriage to Sue Byrnes on April 29, 1950, in Bentonville, Ark., and she preceded him in death on Feb. 17, 2000...

Alma Lorene Talbott, 84, of Rich Hill, Mo., died at her home with her family at her bedside on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Rich Hill Christian Church, with burial in the Green Lawn Cemetery, Rich Hill. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 15. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Heartland Hospice in care of Heuser Funeral Home...

Wendi Jones and Zachary Valdez, of Nevada, Mo., and older brothers, Riddick Shook and Zayne Valdez, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Zaidan Jayse Valdez. Zaidan was born at 12:10 p.m., Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and measured 20 and 3/4 inches...

Bates County Sheriff's Office personnel arrested a Butler man after he fled in a vehicle following an attempted stop and an ensuing high speed chase. A deputy attempted to stop a 4-door white truck traveling south on Fulton Street, in Butler, Mo., at a high rate of speed Jan. 9...

Nevada Daily Mail Gearing up for the visit from Drury University students on Jan. 25, the Sheldon Vision Committee ironed out the schedule of events at its meeting on Sunday. The six students plan to arrive at 11:30 a.m. at the Methodist Church. After brief introductions, the committee will put on a meal of various soups and desserts and then give a tour of the town and nearby areas such as Bushwhacker Lake and farms. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Amy Thornton, Franklin P. Norman City/County Community director, said Monday that they still need dresses, shoes and costume jewelry for girls between 5 and 10 years old to make "Dressin for Dad" on Jan. 25, successful. This event is to help the young ladies in the area get ready for a night with their fathers...