Stories from Thursday, August 30, 2012

By James R. Campbell Nevada Daily Mail Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler's re-election campaign is heavily backed by agricultural interests, while Democratic nominee Teresa Hensley is substantially funded by attorneys, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission in Washington...

Nevada Daily Mail Core Topography, an exhibit from artist Safiya Carter-Thompson, is on display in the Cottey College P.E.O. Foundation Art Gallery through Sept.15. Safiya Carter-Thompson was born and reared in Oakland, Calif.. She obtained her BFA at the Macalester College in St. ...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail "You know Christmas is just around the corner," a smiling Jeff Post told the Nevada Parks and Recreation Board on Wednesday afternoon, during a discussion about the annual Lights at the Lake display. Parks and Recreation Director Dana Redburn told the board that she would like to cut the city's cost to operate the annual drive-through Christmas light display at Radio Springs Park by putting the lights on timers...

By Neoma Foreman Special to the Daily Mail Ron Reed of Schell City, Mo., enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was sent to basic training at San Diego, Calif., on April 6, 1964 -- leaving in what would have been his last month in high school to embark on a tour that would lead him to places like Morroco, Europe, China, Japan and finally, Vietnam...

Nevada Daily Mail SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Nevada High School boys swimming team opened the season at the Springfield All-Relays Tuesday at Springfield Central High School with some strong performances. "This was an all relays practice meet," Tigers head coach Ryan Watts said. "Everyone swam well and we looked very competitive in the two freestyle relays."...

Nevada Daily Mail Due to the remnants of Hurricane Isaac due to move into southern Missouri Friday, Nevada High School athletic director Kevin McKinley has been forced to make some changes to the Friday sports schedules. The Nevada Tigers football squad that was originally scheduled to play Willard at 7 p.m., Friday, will now host the Tigers at Logan Field tonight at 7. ...

It's good to be back. As many Daily Mail readers may know, I wrote sports here for about three years, but abruptly left right around the beginning of 2011 and it has come to my attention that many people have been wondering why. Well, here it is. On Feb. ...

Tonight, 7 p.m. The matchup: Willard Nevada The game plan "(They are) a disciplined team that will play hard. They have some speed and good size. It should be a great matchup." Tigers Head Coach Wes Beachler. "(They are) a disciplined team that will play hard. They have some speed and good size. It should be a great matchup."...

I looked at my date book and realized that our church's basement sale is only a week away. Sure, I have known this for over a year, since we regularly have a basement sale early in September for the benefit of Habitat for Humanity. I am very proud of that sale since I have been involved in various ways with Habitat for Humanity even before it became an active program here in Vernon County. ...