Stories from Friday, July 13, 2012

June 28 Nathan A. Strickland, Nevada, trespassing. June 29 Jared C. Brudige, Nevada, expired license plate, no proof of insurance. Heather M. Humphrey, Nevada, improper backing. Debra K. Mantonya, Stockton, Mo., failure to register vehicle. Andrew M. Stoddard, Stockton, Mo., no license plates...

July 1 Melissa Dunfield was arrested for theft/stealing and theft/stealing of a credit card. Bond is $1,500. Katherine Johnston was released on $50,000 bond. Christopher Pike was released to Lacleda County. Khristopher Crawford was released for time served...

By James R. Campbell Nevada Daily Mail RICH HILL -- When organizers of Rich Hill's "Famous for the Fourth" of July Celebration have a pie auction, they heat up the stove and start cooking. They had learned last year, when local farmer Jerry Mumma paid $2,600 for his granddaughter Jara's Betsy Ross Strawberry Rhubarb, that they would have made history if Guinness World Record guidelines had been followed to verify the highest price ever paid for a pie at auction...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada police are looking for a suspect in the theft of a 1993 white Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck bearing a license number 3WF 318 was stolen at 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11, from a parking lot at 603 E. Locust St. in Nevada. A surveillance camera captured the theft on tape. ...

Emily Sutton of El Dorado Springs and the Hustlers 4-H Club returns her rabbit to its cage after Thursday judging at the Vernon County Youth Fair. The annual event continues at 9 a.m. today with beef cattle showmanship and 10:30 a.m. with the "Heart and Hands" program. Beef cattle judging begins at 4:30 p.m...

shows begin These three exhibitors are all showing great form during the showmanship portion of the 2012 Vernon County Youth Fair swine show which began at 9 a.m. on Thursday, in the pavilion at the Vernon County fairgrounds. The early portion of the swine show wrapped up yesterday morning, with the Peewee Showmanship class. The remainder of the swine show took place Thursday evening. Dozens of area youth are exhibiting swine in this year's fair...

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail A city-to-city rivalry's sprung up between pool players from Stockton and Nevada, who squared off Wednesday in an 8-ball pool tournament at the Vernon County Senior Center. At stake were bragging rights and possession of a large, traveling trophy the winners will hold until the next contest...

Parrack's arm also key as Griffons top Outlaws 7-2 on Thursday

Herald-Tribune HOLDEN, Mo. -- The Nevada Red Sox AA American Legion baseball team lost to Holden 8-7 on Thursday night at the district tournament. The season ended with the loss. Holden scored three runs in the first inning. Nevada had a 5-4 lead in the fifth, but Holden answered back, scoring four runs of their own to take an 8-5 lead...

Herald-Tribune NEVADA -- Baseball fans are in for a treat this weekend in Nevada. The Nevada Griffons are offering free admission to tonight's doubleheader with the Omaha Diamond Spirit. Game one starts at 6 p.m. The free admission is courtesy of Nevada Regional Medical Center...