Stories from Monday, June 14, 2010

By Eric Wade Nevada Daily Mail Amid mixed emotions, the Nevada Red Sox AAA baseball squad took to the field at Lyons Stadium to take on perennial district front-runner Cassville Saturday afternoon. Heavy on the minds of everyone on the team and in the stands was the memory of a former player, Chris Harris. Prior to Saturday's contest, the Red Sox gathered with the Harris family on the field to retire the former catcher's No. 9 jersey...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will be considering a resolution during tonight's meeting to waive the residence requirements for the city clerk to clear the way for Annette Crews to be appointed city clerk to replace Julie Lewis who has been transferred to the position of the city manager's executive assistant...

Nevada Daily Mail Some folks had their doubts there'd be a parade when rain splashed through the area Saturday afternoon, but the weather cleared in time for the event, themed, "Celebrating America's Musical Roots." The Vernon County People for Pets organization has become the group to beat in the annual Bushwhacker Days parade. ...

In February 2009 St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lamar was destroyed by arson. Since that time the Parish family has been very active raising funds to cover the $400,000 needed to rebuild the church. The Rev. Justin Hoye and some members of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Nevada attended a fish fry hosted by the Lamar group during Lent. ...

* Office says 87,000 names will appear in print -- 88 percent may be eligible to file online. Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel announced his statewide effort to increase unclaimed property returns through statewide advertising that will put 87,000 names in print. Starting the week of June 14, Missourians who have had property turned over to unclaimed property in the past year will see their names in newspapers throughout the state...

By Carolyn Gray Thornton Special to the Daily Mail In 1954, Helen McHugh, a 1947 Nevada High School graduate, earned through the 4-H Extension program, the chance to go to Germany as an International Farm Youth Exchange participant. Helen had been very active in 4-H as she was growing up on the farm of her aunt and uncle, Joseph and Florence Hochstetter, southeast of Nevada. ...