Stories from Friday, April 14, 2017

Lily “Marie” Phillips, 96, rural El Dorado Springs, passed from this life on Thursday, April 13, at the Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs. Marie was born October 22, 1920, in Sugar City, Colo., to Edgar Patrick and Minnie Louise (Phillips) Moore. On Feb. 12, 1938, she was united in marriage to Charles M. Phillips and he preceded her in death in November 1997...

Anthony D. Barnes, 31, Milo, died Tuesday, April 11. Anthony was born March 4, 1986, in Nevada, to Tony Lee Barnes and Marlo Michelle “Missy” Householder. He is survived by his mother, Missy Householder, of the home; father, Tony Barnes, of Nevada; one brother, Christopher Barnes; four sisters, Deborah Rogers, Megan Rye, BreAnna Householder and Emily Burrus...

Vicky S. Headley, 71, Nevada, died Thursday, April 13, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Funeral arrangements and additional family information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada at a later time. You may view obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Wallace Eugene Sloan, 90, Nevada, died April 12, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Wallace was born July 7, 1926, in Fallis, Okla., to Orval C. and Eva Mae (Howell) Sloan. He was united in marriage to Ida Maxine Carlini on June 3, 1948, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

It is once again prom season, and I am reminded of the phrase we once used to describe how great we looked decked out in our fancy attire, “you look cleaner than the board of health!” There is a special feeling that prom dresses and tuxedos provide to young high school kids It is a right of passage, from adolescence to young adulthood...

Editor’s Note: The following column originally ran in the Feb. 26, 2004 edition of the Daily Mail. We live on a crushed rock road about one and a half miles from the highway. Even though the township maintains it and new gravel is spread on it fairly often, there are definite places where the tires of a car will sink in deeper and even swerve a little from side to side...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com A civil suit against former Vernon County Ambulance director James McKenzie and former office manager Tina Werner was reinstated to the active docket by Circuit Judge David Munton on April 11. “The Ambulance District filed this lawsuit on May 20, 2016 alleging that Werner and McKenzie, former employees of the District, had defrauded the District out of at least $230,000,” said Kendall Vickers, VCAD legal counsel. ...

In a Wednesday evening slugfest, the visiting Northeast Vernon County Knights bested the Bronaugh Wildcats 23-15. Trailing 3-2, NEVC plated six runs in the second to go on top 8-3. After NEVC pushed across a run in the top of the third, Bronaugh struck back with a run in the home half of third and three in the fourth, as the Wildcats trailed 9-7...

The Sheldon Lady Panthers were beat 23-0 by visiting Ballard in a Tuesday night Golden Valley Vernon County Conference matchup. Ballard took advantage of numerous Sheldon miscues in the top of the first as they went in front 12-0. Ballard then tacked on five runs in the second and six in third, as the contest concluded in a three-inning run-ruled game...

The Northeast Vernon County Lady Knights split a GVVC twinbill with the Bronaugh Lady Wildcats, Wednesday evening in Bronaugh. Bronaugh (1-4) prevailed in the opener 11-7, earning its first victory of the season. The Lady Knights rebounded in the nightcap, downing the Lady ’Cats 27-12, as both contests went five innings...

The Nevada Tiger tennis team toppled St. Pius X 5-4 Tuesday night in a West Central Conference matchup held at the Plaza Tennis Courts in Kansas City. Its first dual victory of the season improves Nevada to 3-2-1 overall and 1-1 in conference-play. The Tigers dropped three of its five singles matches, but bounced back to take all three of its doubles matches...

After opening its season with consecutive victories, the Hume Lady Hornets were shut out by Drexel, 13-0. The April 7 Golden Valley Vernon County Conference road matchup, brings Hume’s record 2-1 overall (2-1 GVVC). In its first two games of the season, the Lady Hornets outscored the opposition 55-13...

The Cottey Comets’ softball team dazzled on the diamond Wednesday, sweeping a twinbill with visiting North Arkansas College. The Comets cruised to an 8-2 victory in the opener, and then throttled North Arkansas 10-1 in the nightcap. After winning only three of its previous 88 contests entering the season, the Cottey softball program has turned things around in a big way, as the victories improve the Comets to 10-12 overall at the season’s midpoint...

JOPLIN, Mo. –– A five-run fifth inning was just what the doctor ordered, as the Nevada Tigers edged Joplin High School 5-4. The Tuesday evening non-conference road victory improves the Tigers to 5-2 overall (2-1 WCC). The loss drops Joplin to 5-9. With the game scoreless headed into the fifth, Nevada’s Trent Ellis led off the frame with a sharp single to right field. ...

JOPLIN, Mo. –– A five-run fifth inning was just what the doctor ordered, as the Nevada Tigers edged Joplin High School 5-4. The Tuesday evening non-conference road victory improves the Tigers to 5-2 overall (2-1 WCC). The loss drops Joplin to 5-9. With the game scoreless headed into the fifth, Nevada’s Trent Ellis led off the frame with a sharp single to right field. ...

Vicky Sue Headley, age 71, Nevada, passed away on Thursday, April 13, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada following a courageous battle with cancer. Vicky was born Feb. 17, 1946, in Kansas City, Mo., to C.A. and Claudine (Crawford) White. She moved to Nevada in 1952 and graduated from Nevada High School in 1964. ...

Wallace Eugene Sloan, 90, Nevada, passed away on April 12, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Wallace was born July 7, 1926, in Fallis, Okla., to Orval C. and Eva Mae (Howell) Sloan. He was united in marriage to Ida Maxine Carlini on June 3, 1948 in Nevada, MO and she survives of the home...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com “911, what is the location of your emergency?” Stephanie Thornton said, answering the emergency line at Vernon County Sheriff’s Office. The caller reported a two-vehicle collision in rural Vernon County. Thornton’s partner, Myrissa Dunfield, was also listening to the call and was already alerting the ambulance and deputies to the location of the wreck...

The Nevada Middle School boys’ and girls’ track-and-field teams played host to the seven-team NMS Invitational, Wednesday at the Larry Testman Track. The NMS seventh-grade girls dominated the field, placing first with 169 points, while Joplin North finished a distant second with 107. The NMS eighth-grade boys and girls both placed second, while the NMS seventh-grade boys placed sixth...

Turkey hunters ages six through 15, took advantage of the good April weather, harvesting 4,074 birds and completing the two-day special youth hunt without a single reported hunting-related accident. The inaugural Youth Weekend Turkey Hunt started back in 2001, with the youngsters taking 2,530 bearded birds. Vernon County had 54 bearded birds checked this past weekend. Statewide there were 3,296 adult gobblers, 712 juvenile gobblers and 66 bearded hens in the total...

The Nevada High School boys’ and girls’ track-and-field teams fared well at Tuesday’s El Dorado Springs Invitational, as the Lady Tigers placed first out of 21 teams with 132 points, while Warsaw finished a distant second with 72. The Tiger slotted into seventh-place in the 21-team boys’ field...

A seven-run third inning fueled Sedalia Smith-Cotton to a 14-run victory over the Nevada Tigers, Friday afternoon at Lyons Stadium. The West Central Conference loss drops Nevada to 5-3 overall and 2-2 in conference-play, while Smith-Cotton improves to 9-6 overall, and more importantly, 5-0 in WCC-play...