Stories from Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Darrell Daniels, 59, of Moundville, Mo., passed away at his home on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. In passing, Darrell left behind four children, Christy Quenzer, of Douglas, Wyo., Heather (Corey) Horton, of Bentonville, Ark., Jarad Daniels, of Adrian, Mo., and Will Daniels and fiancé, Lizz McClain, of Republic, Mo. ...

Velma Cordelia Hall, 94, formerly of Sheldon and Nevada, Mo., passed away Nov. 3, 2014, in Kansas City, Kan., following an illness of several months. Velma, one of 11 children, was born July 9, 1920, in Sheldon, Mo., to John Moore and Martha Ellen (Gonterman) Moore. She was united in marriage to Wilburn Lee Hall on Jan. 14, 1939, in Nevada, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 17, 2000...

Nevada Daily Mail As the center continues its progress toward building a new facility in Nevada, the recent announcement by the Missouri Department of Economic Development that it has awarded Neighborhood Assistance Program tax credits to the Children's Center of Southwest Missouri comes as a welcome boost, said Jeani Longstreth...

Nevada Daily Mail Although Election Day 2014 officially ended on Nov. 4, that day marked the beginning of a lengthy and detailed process for the county clerk's office as they carefully made sure the voting process was completed accurately. After the Help America Vote Act passed in 2006, all counties are required to use voting equipment to give voters a second chance that will ensure their ballot is cast. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will be considering the first reading of an ordinance issuing up to $50 million in Chapter 100 industrial revenue bonds to finance the updating of equipment at 3M. The bonds will be paid off by 3M and neither the city of Nevada nor the state of Missouri will be responsible for the debt,...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada City Clerk Bev Baker announced Monday that Ryan H. Watts filed Monday morning to run for one of the two seats up for election on the Nevada City Council. Watts becomes the second candidate to file for the city council election to be held on April 7, 2015...

The Nevada Tigers middle school girls basketball A-team stayed red-hot Friday night, routing El Dorado Springs on the road 41-0. With the win, the Tigers are now 5-1 on the season, with their only loss coming against Webb City. Tigers point guard Calli Beshore led the way with 10 points. Teagan Charles chipped in with 7 and Payge Dahmer, Lani Coonrod, and Alexis Leighty each added 6...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers second half rally came up just short, as they fell to Joplin South 17-14, in eighth-grade hoops action Monday night in Nevada. The loss drops the Tigers to 1-5 on the season. "Turnovers were the big difference tonight," Nevada head coach Gail Wilson said. "We threw the ball away way too many times. It killed us."...

Nevada's Brock Marquart finished in first place in the A-bracket of the 80 pound weight class at Nevada Middle School's season-opening wrestling meet in Columbus, Kan., Saturday. Other Nevada wrestlers to place in the A-bracket, were: Colten Shephard (third-place, 105 weight class); Jaron Powrie (fourth-place, 115 weight class); Zarius Goodman (fourth-place, 120 weight class); Morgan Cambell (fourth-place, 165 weight class); Denny Peyton (fourth-place, 180 weight class); and Caleb Longobardi (second-place, 215 weight class).. ...