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Esther Irene (Lyon) Haines
(Obituary ~ 04/28/15)
Esther Irene (Lyon) Haines, 86, Nevada, Mo., passed away peacefully in her home on April 25, 2015, following a short illness. She was born June 21, 1928, in Frankfort, Kan., the daughter of Chester Leo and Esther Mable (Allen) Strifler. She was united in marriage to Stanly Lee Lyon on Dec. ...
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Sherrial Mae Skillman
(Obituary ~ 04/28/15)
Sherrial Mae Skillman, 60, Nevada, Mo., died on Sunday, April 26, 2015, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab, in Nevada. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, May 1, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada. Family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m., prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Moore Cemetery, Nevada...
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'Where did you get that idea?'
(Column ~ 04/28/15)
By Lester Thornton How many times have you been asked the above question with its usual insertion of the word "WILD" before idea? As another possible introductory question, I might ask, "What is the source of the thoughts that control your life?" In an attempt to provide information regarding elections, the Daily Mail suggested a framework for possible approaches to understanding "Political Jargon."...
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Thanks to everyone who made the 2015 Dancing With Our Stars a success
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/28/15)
Dear Editor: On behalf of the Nevada R-5 Relay for Life team, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the community of Nevada, for helping to make the second Dancing with Our Stars a huge success. Amazingly, the tickets sold in advance were a "sell out" in the Ella Maxwell Center for the Performing Arts. The Nevada R-5 Relay for Life committee raised just over $7,000 to be donated back to the American Cancer Society at the RFL walk on June 26...
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Arranging attempted kidnapping leads to prison time
(Local News ~ 04/28/15)
Nevada Daily Mail A Nevada woman was sentenced to time in the Department of Corrections. Elise D. Deboutez had earlier pleaded guilty to three felony counts in a failed attempt to have two men kidnap her daughter from the child's father. She had been charged with arranging an attempted child kidnapping, first-degree burglary and armed criminal action...
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Sheriff's Office adds body cameras
(Local News ~ 04/28/15)
Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Sheriff's Office added some new equipment in recent weeks when it purchased body cameras to be issued to each road patrol deputy. Sheriff Jason Mosher said they purchased the first couple of cameras about a month ago, and in the past couple of weeks purchased more for a total of 10 cameras to be used by the patrol deputies. If they work well, Mosher said they might buy more for the investigators or even for use in the jail...
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Cottey shows appreciation -- Dr. Judy Rogers hailed for vision
(Local News ~ 04/28/15)
Nevada Daily Mail Cottey College hosted a celebration honoring Dr. Judy Rogers, the outgoing Cottey president, and her husband, Dr. Glenn Rogers, on their retirement. Dr. Judy Rogers has been serving as the 11th president of the college. College and community members, along with members of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, were on hand for the event, which took place in the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts...