Stories from Tuesday, February 16, 2016

LD Bud Stoner, 78, of Nevada, Mo., was called home to the Lord Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016. He was born Nov. 30, 1937, to Lee Victor Stoner and Pansy Loriane Stoner (Daniel). He was preceded in death by his parents, Lee Victor Stoner and Pansy Stoner; and one sister, Wanda Miller...

Mr. Roger C. Jackson Jr., 63, of Forsyth, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, in Cox Branson, Mo. Services will be private. Roger Caswell Jackson Jr. was born Sunday, Feb. 10, 1952, in St. Louis, Mo., to Roger and Margaret "Peggy" (Melton) Jackson. Roger attended school in Nevada, Mo., and graduated in the class of 1970. ...

There is in the National Archives in Washington, D.C., a special Record Group entitled "Scouts, Spies and Detectives" which contains many previously unpublished reports of individuals who for the "Union" Army conducted espionage operations behind enemy lines. ...

Our country, our political system, has many stresses and strains pulling in different directions causing conflicts. When conditions become troubled, the answer above is often heard as a solution. It seems good within reason, but there is a problem as old as the human race. We tend to believe we know more about how to control our life than any other being. Our experience, as we grow and mature, is a result of what happens to us, what we are taught by parents, teachers...

Nevada Daily Mail Vernon County University of Missouri Extension Council welcomed new council members at their annual banquet Feb. 8. at the Vernon County Senior Center. Monday evening's festivities were highlighted by the introduction of new council members: Mary Blocker, Ruth Gerster, Brandon Claspill, Carrie Poe, Janet Wray, Patty Comstock and Amanda Skelton, and Tom Harold. Council members are elected for a two year term with a two term limit...

Nevada Daily Mail Spoiled meat once again topped the Hume School board meeting Wednesday evening. Spoiled meat was a topic of much discussion at the January board meeting and was detailed in the Jan. 20 edition of the Daily Mail. Superintendent David Quick said that last week a letter was brought into the office addressed to himself and the school board president. ...

Special to the Daily Mail Thursday's meeting of the Bronaugh School Board gave unanimous consent to putting a piece Bronaugh's sports history -- actually 36 pieces -- up for auction. Recently, the school installed new banners in its gymnasium marking each successful sport and season. A silent auction of the old banners will close on Friday, March 11, at the alumni basketball game. Included will be a banner marking the conference basketball championship in 2000...

Nevada Daily Mail Shortly after noon Monday, emergency crews responded to a report of an overturned tractor-trailer near mile marker 106 on I-49. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 2007 Peterbilt driven by Timothy Brownmiller of LeMars, Iowa, had a problem with the right front tire causing the tire to deflate, and the vehicle to leave the east side of the road. The truck hit two signs and came to a stop laying on its left side...

The Nevada Tigers eighth-grade basketball team defeated Neosho 37-36 in the opening-round of the Tri-County Tournament in Joplin Monday night. Nevada's Austin Bash and Dalton Gayman combined for 30.

The top-seeded Nevada Tigers seventh-grade basketball team shredded No. 8 seed Neosho 51-12 in the opening-round of the Tri-County Tournament Monday night in Webb City. Nevada's Logan Applegate contributed a game-high 15 points, followed by Lane McNeley with 11, and Ben Hines with eight. The victory improves Nevada to 13-0 overall...

The Nevada Lady Tigers varsity basketball team was knocked off by Warrensburg 49-46 Friday evening on the road in a West Central Conference contest. A six point fourth quarter lead evaporated, as Nevada was outscored by nine in the final frame.

In heartbreaking fashion, the Nevada Tigers varsity basketball team was defeated by Warrensburg 53-50 in double overtime. The outcome of the Friday night West Central Conference matchup in Warrensburg, makes the Tigers 13-7 overall and 6-3 in the West Central Conference. Playing from behind most of the night, Warrensburg tied the game at 38 apiece near the end of regulation...

Nevada Tigers senior wrestler Dayton Miller took a big step forward in his quest to win the Class 2 wrestling championship, after finishing state runner-up the previous two years. Saturday at the Class 2 District 3 wrestling tournament in Bolivar, Miller earned a first-place finish with via a 6-3 decision over Pleasant Hill's Gaige Brunell in the title match...

The Nevada Lady Tigers swim team netted an eighth-place finish at Saturday's Southwest Missouri Swim Championship Finals at Foster Natatorium in Springfield. A grand total of 20 teams competed. According to Lady Tigers swim coach Samantha Short, freshman Peyton Claypool placed sixth in the 100-yard breaststroke. Additionally, Nevada's relay team comprised of Makayla Haner, Peyton Claypool, Morgan Ernsbarger, and Carlie McCaffree placed fifth in the 200-yard medley relay...

After falling to Montrose 48-39 in the semifinals, the Hume Hornets rebounded with a 38-31 victory over the host-Sheldon Panthers in Saturday night's GVVC tournament third-place game. The first half was low-scoring, as Hume led 18-15 at the intermission. ...

Unlike the girls championship thriller, the boys GVVC tournament title game provided very little drama, as the top-seeded Bronaugh Wildcats leveled third-seeded Montrose 70-40 Saturday night in Sheldon. The Golden Valley Vernon County Conference championship was Bronaugh's first since 2005, according to head coach Mark Scarbrough...

A dramatic comeback victory crowned the Hume Lady Hornets 2016 GVVC conference tournament champions Saturday night in Sheldon. The Golden Valley Vernon County Conference tournament title game, a rematch of last year's contest in Ballard ---- featuring the top-seeded Bronaugh Lady Wildcats and the second-seeded Lady Hornets went down to the wire, with Hume prevailing 41-38 in an overtime thriller...