Stories from Wednesday, September 3, 2014

By Gloria Tucker Nevada Daily Mail One of the Vernon County Youth Fair's funniest events, noticeably absent this year, should return to the arena next year. Doug Johnson announced Dale Snead's offer to run the Little Britches Rodeo at the Youth Fair Board meeting Wednesday...

Nevada Daily Mail Four Nevada teens received minor injuries in a one-vehicle wreck that happened at 4 a.m., Sunday on Jayhawker Road, four miles north of Nevada. Driver Noah Colopy's, 22, 1991 Chevrolet Blazer drove off the left side of the road, overturned and was totaled...

Nevada Daily Mail There is a large stained glass window on the east side of the old Baptist Church building that should be salvaged if possible, Nevada City Councilmember Jayne Novak said during a preliminary discussion of how the city should proceed with the eventual demolition of the structure. The city purchased the building for $2,000 at a county tax sale Aug. 25...

Nevada Daily Mail The Republican candidate for Vernon County prosecutor in the November general election, Dustin Dunfield, was advised Friday, after a four-and-a-half hour bench trial, to register within three business days with the Vernon County Sheriff as a sex offender...

Nevada Daily Mail In a junior varsity matchup Tuesday evening at Logan Field, the Kansas City Center Yellowjackets defeated the Nevada Tigers, 38-22. "The effort was there," NHS JV coach Jamie Alexander said. "There are some things we have to work on. Obviously tackling, being disciplined, and getting off the football. But overall I'm very proud of the effort, and we're continuing to get better."...

The Nevada Tigers girls' tennis team lost to the Carthage Tigers at home Tuesday afternoon, 7-2. In singles, No. 1 Megan Payne was blanked by Nicole Hitchcock, 8-0. At No. 2 for Nevada, Sydnie Baker was edged by Addie Kunard, 8-6. Nevada's Ellie Pruitt dropped her match against Samantha Hutchins, 8-2...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers girls' golf team finished in second place at the 14-team Marshfield Invitational Tuesday, held at the par 70 Marshfield Country Club. Nevada Junior Kaitlyn Richmond had the second lowest score for Nevada, shooting a 43 on the front nine and a 45 on the back nine...