Stories from Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Joseph Christopher Allen, 53, Claremore, Okla., died on Dec. 12, at St. John's Rehab in Tulsa, Okla. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home...

Benjamin Delgado, Jr., 61, departed this life on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at his home in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Benjamin was born in Chicago, Ill., on May 23, 1955, to Benjamin and Rosalee (Stout) Delgado. Benjamin was raised in Chicago and attended school there. ...

Martin McCormick, or "Mac" as he was affectionately known by most family and friends, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 10, at his home in rural Butler. His wife Lois (Westerhold) McCormick was at his side, as she has been since they attended Metz High School together...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com Carrie Poe, Vernon County circuit clerk, has announced her office will be closed Dec. 22 and 23 due to construction work in her office. "We're installing a service window for security purposes," said Poe. When facing the fr

Nevada Daily Mail Filing for the three positions on Nevada R-5 Board of Education opened Tuesday morning and will run until Jan. 17 at 5 p.m. Each of the positions is for a three-year term. Qualified persons wising to file for the board of education must file a Declaration of Candidacy at the R-5 District Central Office, 811 W. Hickory, Nevada...

The Sheldon Panthers basketball team picked up its fourth victory of the season Monday night after knocking off the Drexel Bobcats 48-41. The impressive road win improves the Panthers to 4-2 overall (2-1 GVVC). The Lady Panthers (0-6 overall, 0-3 GVVC) were also in action Tuesday, falling to the Lady Bobcats 53-32...

The Nevada Tiger wrestling team was in Pittsburg, Kan., Tuesday, competing in duals with Pittsburg High School and Webb City. The Tigers were edged by Webb City 42-39, before falling to Pittsburg 59-15. NHS results (Webb City match varsity winners) 138 pounds: Tanner Gotschall...

In a Tuesday night Golden Valley Vernon County Conference doubleheader, the Sheldon Panthers defeated the Bronaugh Wildcats 55-41, while the Lady Wildcats bested the Lady Panthers 49-20. The victory improves the Panthers to 5-2 overall and 3-1 GVVC-play, while Wildcat fall to 2-5 overall and 1-1 in GVVC-play. Meanwhile, the Lady Cats' up their record to 6-1 overall (2-0 GVVC), while the Lady Panthers are now 0-7 overall (0-4 GVVC)...

It was a tough night on the hardwood for both the Nevada Tiger and Lady Tiger basketball teams Tuesday night against the visiting Archbishop Celtics and Lady Celtics in a boys-girls West Central Conference doubleheader. The Tigers were defeated 70-46 while the Lady Tigers fell 56-31...