Stories from Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Two Nevada Tiger varsity basketball players earned post-season accolades, as junior point guard Matthew Sommer and sophomore center Clay Gayman were named to the Class 4 District 13 All-District team. The duo was also named to the West Central Conference All-Conference team, comprised of 13 WCC players...

Nevada Lady Tigers senior forward Megan Payne was named as a first team basketball All-West Central Conference selection, while fellow senior Madi Culbertson garnered WCC Honorable Mention accolades. Payne was also selected to the all-district team.

After having spent a decade as the Nevada Lady Tigers junior varsity head basketball coach, Jenny Allard replaced Brent Bartlett who retired from coaching last year after 18 seasons as the Lady Tigers varsity coach. Despite some early season struggles, Nevada had a nice finish to the 2015-16 season...

Lloyd Max Huff, 18, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016, in Peculiar, Mo. Lloyd was born May 1, 1997, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., to Tracy Max Huff and Glenda Kay Yokley. Lloyd was raised in Jerico Springs and also in Nevada. He graduated from Nevada High School Class of 2015. He loved drawing and taking care of exotic animals. Lloyd also loved spending time with his friends and family...

Billie R. Amick, 70, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed from this life on Monday, March 7, 2016, with his wife and daughter at his side. He was born Dec. 19, 1945, near Schell City, Mo., to I. Raymond and Georgia (Smith) Amick. He attended school at Butler, Nevada, and El Dorado Springs. He was the youngest of three children...

Luna Winona Garrett, age 99 years and one day, the daughter of Oliver Windford and Lillie Anne (Parker) Beard, was born Saturday, March 3, 1917, in Palestine, Ark., and passed from this life at 5:45 p.m., Friday, March 4, at Community Springs Healthcare Facility, in El Dorado Springs, Mo...

During the Civil War, on June 16, 1862, the 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment arrived and reported for duty in Fort Scott. This was one of the longest serving regiments at Fort Scott which was on active garrison duty, combat missions, escort and outpost duty for three years from 1862--1865. ...

Missouri's 126 District JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- District Legislative Surveys were mailed recently and I have received a large number back. These surveys provide me with valuable information regarding the views of our District. I appreciate the time it takes for citizens to complete them and I read each comment...

Nevada Daily Mail Registration for a flag football league ends March 11. There will be four age divisions, 4-years old to kindegarden, first and second grade, third-fifth grade and sixth through eighth. All games will be played at the Twin Lakes Sports Center. For iformation call 448-5110...

Special to the Daily Mail Both of Hume's Science Olympiad teams qualified to advance to state competition February 24. The B division team, grades 6-9 placed first and the C division team placed fourth competing against 13 other teams at University of Central Missouri. Both teams qualify for the State competition to be held April 9 on the campus of Westminster College in Fulton, Mo...

Nevada Daily Mail Most 21-year olds don't know what they want to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds still don't. This is not the case, however ,for Spencer Hoagland of Schell City, who at 21 is already a college graduate and is now the political director for a member of the United States House of Representatives...