Stories from Saturday, May 10, 2014

Norman Lee Shaw, 93, a resident of the Medicalodge of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, May 8, 2014, at the Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. He was born April 8, 1921, in Hume, Mo., the son of Harry and Margaret (Coon) Shaw. He was a 1939 graduate of Hume High School and had attended Drahn Business College in Springfield, Mo. ...

John Leroy Wood, 72, Independence, Mo., formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014, at North Kansas City Hospice House. He was born Sept. 25, 1941, in Nevada, to James Otis Wood and Gladys Lucille (Fletcher) Wood. He and Nelda Claudine Gray were married on April 22, 1966, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Jeremy and Gloria Wrinkle, of Walker, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Boone Tyler Wrinkle. Boone was born at 8:34 a.m., Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

The Fifth Nevada Young Authors' Conference was held at Truman Elementary School Saturday, April 26, from 12-4 p.m. At the conference, the students had the opportunity to hear from author Tom Birdseye of Corvallis, Ore.; known for his Storytelling World Gold Award, 2002, for "Look Out, Jack! The Giant Is Back!," and his "A Regular Flood of Mishap" Missouri Show Me Readers Award 1995, and his newest book "Storm Mountain."...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Police have arrested two El Dorado Springs men in relation to an evening burglary at a Nevada business. On April 9, police received a report of a burglary in the 1400 block of North Osage. Officers were able to identify two suspects, and received arrest warrants Wednesday from the Vernon County Associate Circuit Court...

Nevada Daily Mail Designated fishing areas, bike trails, new working restrooms and pedestrian bridges over the lake are all plans for improvements at Katy Allen Lake. Representatives from the Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission and the Vernon County Commission met Wednesday to discuss plans for upgrades to the lakefront area. Individuals from On My Own, 3M, Healthy Nevada were also present to offer input for suggested improvements...

Special to the Daily Mail After 36 years practicing medicine in Nevada, Frederick Thompson, M.D. has decided to take down his shingle and close shop. Thompson was born in Caldwell, Kan. He attended the University of Kansas as an undergraduate and finished his medical residency in Cedar Rapids, Iowa...