Stories from Friday, February 14, 2014

Doug and Sarah Yokley, of Carl Junction, Mo., and older sisters, Addelyn and Isabella, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Emma Jocelyn Yokley. Emma was born at 8:36 a.m., Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Mo. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

By Dana Redburn Nevada Parks and Recreation Director Here it is time to evaluate where we stand on those New Year's Resolutions. Every year, thousands of people resolve to make this the year to become healthy. And every year, thousands of people fail. Why is that, especially when citizens of Vernon County are being offered incentives and resources to help them succeed?...

Scoundrel by definition according to Mr. Webster is defined as, a "rascal or villain" and to be sure there were plenty of SCOUNDRELS in Kansas & Missouri during the Civil War. In fact the enemy whoever it was be they loyal to the Union or allies of the Guerrillas they were all probably defined as scoundrels by the opposition. ...

A young child starting in pre-school or kindergarten will often have a cute name tag pinned on his/her shirt and the student's name in big letters printed on the inside of any outerwear so that the child soon learns to identify his name on sight. And the teacher has a handy aid to recognize which child is called Madison and which one is Agnes. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Sheldon schools are battling winter weather, which has caused some damage to district buildings. Superintendent Tim Judd told the Sheldon School Board at a Wednesday evening meeting that the maintenance and repairs budget has been exceeded by $1,500 due to winter weather...

Nevada Daily Mail The accredited preschool program at Hume is in danger of ending, Superintendent David Quick told the Hume Board of Education at its meeting Wednesday. "$16,000 will not run that program and that's all we're going to get next year," Quick said. "There's going to have to be major decisions made."...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada R-5 School Board voted unanimously Wednesday night to start the 2014-'15 school year on Aug. 20, and later during the meeting began a discussion of how to handle snow days. "This year we lost two days after Christmas break," Nevada R-5 Superintendent Dr. David Stephens, said, adding that students have missed another four days since then...

Junior Chandler Myers scored 28 points to lead Mount Vernon to a 67-48 victory over the Nevada Tigers Tuesday night, at Mount Vernon. Myers scored 26 of his points during the first three quarters and played very little over the final 8 minutes as the Mountaineers wrapped up their 14th win in 21 games this season. Brandon Barker led Nevada with five 3-pointers for 18 points as the Tigers suffered their third straight loss and their record slipped to 5-12...

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor HUME -- As the conference tournament comes to a close, excitement always has a tendency to grow and this year, at the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference Tournament, is no exception. No one felt that excitement more Thursday night than the Northeast Vernon County Lady Knights, who found themselves pitted against the Montrose Lady Blue Jays...

The Nevada Middle School eighth-grade boys' basketball team has a busy week going that has gotten off to a strong start. Head coach Lance Sargent's squad opened the week on Tuesday, taking on a Neosho team that was undefeated in Tri-County Conference play, coming into the night. By the time all was said and done, that all changed, as Nevada took the victory by a final score of 36-18...

Nevada High School athletic director John McNeley announced Wednesday that a letter of intent signing ceremony is scheduled for next Monday afternoon, in the Media Center/Library, at Nevada High School. Nevada Tigers quarterback -- who has started at the position for the last two seasons -- and Tigers baseball player Alex Payne is planning to sign a letter of intent to attend Iowa Wesleyan College, in Mt. ...

The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade boys' basketball teams have had mixed results in what has turned out to be the beginning of a busy week. Head coach Robert Miner's squads opened the week Tuesday, taking on Neosho. In the A game, the Tigers put on a valiant effort, but fell just short by a final score of 31-29...

By Greg Kepler Special to the Daily Mail The Nevada freshman boys' basketball team had little trouble handling the visitors from McDonald County Thursday night, at Wynn Gymnasium. Coach Shaun Gray's squad shot early and shot often, building and insurmountable lead and rolled on to take a 49-15 win...