Stories from Friday, May 12, 2017

John Allen Taylor, born May 9, 1943, passed away in the early morning hours of his 74th birthday on Tuesday, May 9, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. John was married to Sherrial (Sherry) Neas Taylor, and she survives of the home. He is also survived by his children; one son, Terry Taylor, Houston, Texas, one daughter, Kim Gryzwacz and Joe, Tallahassee, Fla., and their children, Josiah, Noah, Ethan and Monika; siblings, Dr. ...

Isabel Bond, 77, Nevada, passed away on Thursday, May 11, at Kansas University Medical Center, in Kansas City, Kan. Isabel was born May 6, 1940, in Seneca, Mo., to William and Cora (Clark) Clemons. She was united in marriage to Willard Bond on Nov. 22, 1959, in Nevada, and together they raised six sons. Willard preceded her in death on March 7, 2017...

Nicholas and Ashley Schultz, of West Plains, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Evangeline Joy Schultz. She was born April 9, 2017, at 7:17 a.m., at Ozarks Medical Center, in West Plains, Mo. She weighed 5 lbs, 5.5 oz and measured 19 inches. Maternal grandparents are Steve and Christy Gray, of Nevada, and Scott and Melissa Aden of Waldo, Ark. Paternal grandparents are Ken and Susan Schultz, of Springfield, Mo...

My concept regarding the passage of time continues to experience an increase in velocity, further emphasized in the dictionary by the simple word, acceleration. This is not a new issue for anyone, as they grow older. While I accept the inevitability of this phenomenon that does not by any means require me to accept it gracefully!...

Editor’s Note: This column originally ran in the July 15, 2010 edition of the Daily Mail. What is your reaction when you hear the word “old”? Is there an immediateate positive thought, or an immediate negative thought? For most of us it depends upon the topic of conversation. For an antique dealer old can be a very beneficial adjective. But for the person looking into the mirror, it can be quite the opposite...

Dear Editor: In these uncertain times, working families value the safety and security of health coverage more than ever. Yet the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the American Health Care Act, a dangerous step in the wrong direction for our nation’s healthcare system and economy. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Police have concluded an investigation into drug distribution following a search warrant that was executed in December 2016 at a residence in the 300 block of South Pine Street. During the final months of 2016 officers had been conducting surveillance and gathering information from the neighborhood regarding suspected illegal drug activity at a residence in the 300 block of South Pine Street...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com Although Sheldon R-8 school board member Cody Claflin was away on business, he addressed the board through a letter. Fellow board member Jarod Lamb, who was unaware of the letter’s contents, read the letter to the board. The letter stated a need for school administrators to review what is said and shown during graduation adding, “We’re not doing a good job of preparing them [students] for adulthood.”...

Cottey Comets’ freshman Hannah Bridges was named the NJCAA Player of the Week. Bridges’ skills were showcased last weekend at the NJCAA Division II Region XVI Tournament at Vanek Family Field in Nevada, as the power hitting center fielder clubbed a pair of home runs in the decisive second game of the championship series Sunday against the St. Louis Community College Lady Archers...

The Nevada Tigers tennis team was in action Monday at the Class 1 District 12 team tournament, with its opening round match held at the Nevada tennis courts. The Tigers easily dispatched visiting Harrisonville, 5-1, as the first squad to five wins was the winner...

The Nevada Tigers were derailed by the Pittsburg (Kan.) High School Purple Dragons 7-3 in a rain-shortened non-conference matchup Wednesday at Lyons Stadium. Nevada concludes its regular-season slate with a record of 10-8 overall, while finishing 5-5 in the West Central Conference...

Nevada High School junior Braeden Hinton achieved something that hadn’t been done in 10 years by a Tigers’ pitcher: tossing a no-hitter. Hinton, who took the mound at 11 a.m. Saturday in Clinton, held the Cardinals hitless through seven innings as Nevada came away with a 10-1 West Central Conference victory...

Nevada High School senior Matthew Sommer signed on the dotted line, as the high-octane Tigers’ point guard will now continue his basketball career at the collegiate-level with Missouri Baptist University. Missouri Baptist, located in Western St. Louis County, is a private evangelical Christian university. The school is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and is affiliated with the 12-team American Midwest Conference...

The Nevada High School boys’ tennis season came to a close Friday at Grover Park Tennis Courts in Warrensburg, as the Tigers were unable to advance out of the Class 1 District 12 individual tournament. In singles matches, Nevada’s Tanner Gotschall was defeated in three sets by Bolivar’s Braden Rothdiener (6-2), 6-2, (6-3). ...

The Cottey Comets’ season came to an end Thursday evening in Danville, Ill., at the NJCAA Division II District Softball Championships, as the Comets were defeated by the Danville Area Community College Lady Jaguars –– 10-1 in the opener and 12-2 in the nightcap...

The Nevada Tigers’ youth basketball camp for grades third through sixth is slated for May 22-26 at Nevada High School’s Wynn Gymnasium. The week-long camp will run from 12-1:45 p.m. for third and fourth-graders and 2-3:45 for fifth and sixth-graders. (Note: This camp is for students entering grades third through sixth for the 2017-18 school year)...

After the two-day Teen Anglers Tournament held last weekend on Stockton Lake, J.P. Sell, Springfield president of Teen Anglers said, “I think it was absolutely amazing, We ended up having kids from four different states, 271 teams and 206 boats on the water and at least half of the young anglers weighed fish.”...

It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks for Nevada High School senior Jacob Hammontree. It started with the standout Nevada Tigers’ golfer finishing as co-champion at the West Central Conference Tournament, held April 27 in Nevada. Two days later Hammontree, also known as “Hammo” to his friends and teammates, was named Nevada High’s prom king. ...