Stories from Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Larry Alan Wheatley, 61, of Nevada, Mo., passed away Feb. 13, 2015, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center. He was born Nov. 12, 1953, at Butler, Mo., to Wayne P. and Doris W.L. (Essenpries) Wheatley. Larry grew up on the family farm, east of Rich Hill, among many Wheatley family members. ...

Dean Franklin Rager, 81, Nevada, Mo., died on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab, in Nevada. Dean was born Sept. 22, 1933, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Vern Franklin and Doris Marie (Linville) Rager. A memorial service will be held at a later date...

Gerald W. "Jerry" Naylor, 81, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, in Richards, Mo. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m., at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, Mo. Family will greet friends an hour prior to the service at the chapel. Burial will follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery...

Jack and Cheryl Somers, of Nevada, Mo., and older siblings, Jack-O and Lydia, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Raiden Duane Somers. Raiden was born at 4:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds and measured 20 inches...

Nevada Daily Mail The Area 4C Camp Organization members are juvenile officers and children's division workers from the local seven county area, who fundraise, plan, and staff two camps for children in foster care. The camps are totally supported by donations given by organizations and individuals throughout the seven counties...

Nevada Daily Mail Superintendent Tim Judd told the Sheldon R-8 school board during its meeting Wednesday, that the school's health insurance provider, Anthem, experienced a cyber-attack recently, which may have compromised employees' personal information...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will be certifying the results of last Tuesday's primary election during its meeting at 7 p.m., tonight, in the council chambers at the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash St. Other items under consideration include bids for Walton Pool chemical and a groom mower for use at Twin Lakes Sports Complex, as well as bids for financing the purchase of five new police vehicles...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Sheriff's Office held a checkpoint for six hours Friday, but one that did not stop individual vehicles unless drivers responded to the checkpoint signs in a suspicious or illegal manner. Sheriff Jason Mosher said this is the first time Vernon County took part in a "ruse checkpoint" which included a parked sheriff's office vehicle with its lights on and signs announcing a checkpoint on southbound Interstate 49 at Milo...

Nevada Daily Mail The Cottey Comets felt little love during their Valentine's Day game when they fell to the St. Louis Community College Archers at home, 69-46. The Comets found themselves in a hole early in the game after the Archers hurried to a 13-2 lead, with the Comets attempting few shots in that time. But the Comets found their rhythm and scored the next 11 points to tie the game halfway through the first half...

Nevada Daily Mail MONETT ---- For the second straight year, Nevada Tigers wrestler Dayton Miller has captured the Class 2 District 3 wrestling crown for his weight class. A 16-10 decision over Bolivar's Chase Hampton in Saturday's championship match at Monett High School, earned Miller the district title in the 126 pound weight class...

Nevada Daily Mail Precision 3-point shooting propelled the Bronaugh Lady Wildcats to a 62-44 victory over the Hume Lady Hornets in Saturday night's Golden Valley Vernon County Conference tournament championship game at Ballard High School. Bronaugh junior Heather Baker, and senior Martell Moore combined to hit 10 3-pointers. Baker's performance was one for the record books, as she was nearly flawless, connecting on 7 of 8 triples...

Nevada Daily Mail A sluggish shooting performance cost the Sheldon Panthers the 2015 Golden Valley Vernon County Conference tournament championship, as they fell to the host Ballard Bears 44-36, Saturday night. "It was a very, very poor shooting night for us," Sheldon head coach Tyler Judd said...