Stories from Wednesday, January 6, 2016

The service for Irene will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 6, at Hill and Son Funeral Home, in Appleton City, Mo. The minister officiating the service will be Pastor Tony Reynolds. Interment will be in Appleton City Cemetery, Appleton City, Mo. The family suggests memorial donations be made to the First Christian Church in Appleton City...

Robert Victor Jadlot Jr., 79, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, at his home, in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. Bob was born on Dec. 14, 1936, in Metz, Mo., to Robert Victor Jadlot Sr. and Mary Ethel (Jamison) Jadlot. On Sept. 2, 1956, he was united in marriage to Anna L. Collins, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Bonnie Franklin Nevada Middle School "Each year, Special Olympics Missouri bestows awards to those individuals and groups who are outstanding," said Special Olympics Development Director Robin Anderson. "We have thousands of devoted athletes, volunteers and supporters, but Bonnie Franklin stood out this year. Bonnie has been selected as Southwest Area's Outstanding Coach for 2015. We would like to thank you for your dedication to our program."...

Nevada Daily Mail When the Nevada City Council approved the contract with MNOD Taxi and Shuttle in October, Carol Branham, Nevada Housing Authority Executive Director, told the council she was present and no one told the council the contract was not acceptable...

The Bronaugh Wildcats defeated the Drexel Bobcats 52-49, Monday evening in Drexel. The non-conference contest improves Bronaugh to 5-4 overall. The Lady Wildcats fell 74-33 to the Lady Bobcats. The Lady Wildcats are 5-3 overall. The Bronaugh JV girls were defeated by Drexel 17-14...

The Nevada Tigers freshman basketball team is off to a solid 4-2 overall start. The team's latest victory came Tuesday night at home, as they defeated Seneca 49-34. For Nevada, Kayden Ast scored a game-high 14 points. After missing the first half of the season due to injury, Tigers point guard Bronson Smith made his freshman-debut, finishing with 11 points. Nevada forward Matt Thompson added 10...

The Nevada Lady Tigers were upended by Seneca at home Tuesday night, falling 51-33. With the non-conference loss, Nevada is 3-7 overall. Playing on back-to-back nights, the Lady Tigers appeared to be somewhat fatigued, as they led 5-3 after the first quarter...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Commissioners held its second day of working on the the 2016 Vernon County budget, meeting with Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher and Vernon County's Recorder of Deeds Doug Shupe. During the meeting with Mosher and the commissioners, the two parties went over seven budget request documents. After going over the first document, Departmental Revenues and Expenditures awarded the Sheriffs office with $2,385,515 to run the jail...

Nevada Daily Mail When the Nevada City Council approved the contract with MNOD Taxi and Shuttle in October, Carol Branham, Nevada Housing Authority Executive Director, told the council she was present and no one told the council the contract was not acceptable...

Fresh of Christmas break, the Nevada Tigers defeated the Seneca Indians 61-36 Tuesday night in Wynn Gym to improve to 7-2 overall. Nevada center Clay Gayman was a force on both ends of the floor, posting a triple-double. Gayman finished with a game-high 19 points, to go along with 17 rebounds, 11 blocks, two steals and two assists. Gayman also knocked down three 3-pointers...