Stories from Friday, January 6, 2017

Upon its return from Christmas break, the Hume Lady Hornets were defeated 55-23 by the visiting Drexel Lady Bobcats Wednesday night. Hume trailed 16-7 after one quarter of play. The Lady Bobcats then opened up a 37-9 halftime lead after going on a 21-2 second quarter blitz...

It was a tough night on the hardwood for the Nevada Tiger and Lady Tiger C-teams Wednesday as they hosted visiting Sedalia Smith-Cotton at Wynn Gymnasium. The Tigers (5-2) were defeated 62-35, while the Lady Tigers (1-4) fell 42-19. In the boys contest, Nevada was not at full strength, as standout freshman forward Dalton Gayman did not enter the game until the second quarter...

Editors note: This column originally appeared in the Oct. 28, 1999 edition of the Nevada Daily Mail. My husband and I were sitting in a restaurant recently when a woman walked in alone. The hostess asked her, "Only one?" The woman nodded yes and was seated...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com The American Red Cross has a severe winter blood shortage and is issuing an emergency call for blood and platelet donors to make a donation appointment now and help save patient lives. Hectic holiday schedules for many regular blood donors contributed to about 37,000 fewer donations in November and December than what was needed, including 319 in this region. ...

Tiaras, Cinderella dresses, party shoes, and glitter...what little girl doesn't dream of being a princess? And, who better to be her knight in shining armor than her father? The fifth annual Father/Daughter Dance will be held on Feb. 4, from 6 to 8 pm., at the Franklin P. ...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com The Schell City council met in the community room instead of their normal location in city hall Wednesday evening, in anticipation of a large audience as a result of events following the resignation of councilmen Quentin Goodman, James Conwell, and Mayor Tom Haddix...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com While Vernon County has one budget, it consists of a number of separate offices and entities, with most managed by independently elected office holders. "While the commission does make decisions about the budget for each office, since each is elected, we have to respect their independence, we can't tell them what to do, said Everett Wolfe, southern district commissioner...

My youngest daughter and family recently moved into their new farmhouse near Columbia, Mo. In a recent phone conversation she was telling me about all the details of moving and also about something she had not anticipated, the open country winds! This led me to tell her the same story I will relate here...