Stories from Saturday, October 25, 2014

When taking office as a sheriff, you find one of the most time consuming parts of the job is running the jail. Although a jail administrator is in charge of the day-to-day operations of the jail, I find that I still spend much of my time dealing with issues that come up in the jail. Over the last year and a half I have had many family members and friends of people in custody contact me, concerned about various things they hear from people who are in the jail...

Hi neighbors. Now is the awkward time of year, when baseball is striving to reach its peak and football is just getting started. Tailgate parties and all types of hats, shirts and other memorabilia are available to pronounce whatever name is embroidered on it as the best of all...

Voters will go to the polls to determine a number of key local races, as well as state and national races in our House of Representatives. The Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce is holding an election forum for the candidates at Cottey College, with questions that will likely touch on a variety of subjects...

Nevada Public Library is the newest FamilySearch affiliate library. The new designation means library patrons will have greater and more convenient access to the wealth of genealogical resources available through FamilySearch. FamilySearch is the world's largest repository of free genealogical records and manages the famous Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, noted a press release from the library. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Working smoke alarms throughout the house increases the chances of surviving a fire The Nevada Fire Department is recommending that homeowners make sure they have the appropriate number of working smoke alarms in their homes, and to make sure they are installed for proper operation and maximum efficiency...

Nevada Daily Mail More than 120 Missouri school districts have adopted a resolution opposing Amendment No. 3, Nevada Superintendent Tyson Beshore, told the Nevada R-5 Board of Education during its October meeting. Beshore said the amendment would result in the loss of local control of many educational decisions...

Nevada Daily Mail In 1985 Sophie Olive said that she and her husband, Joe, often would take their radio and chairs outside and listen to the Kansas City Royal games and whenever it was possible they would attend the games in person. "We went quite a bit during the regular season," Olive said...

Last week, while on a muskie fishing trip on Pomme de Terre Lake, with Earle Hammond, (who locals refer to him as Mr. Muskie), I saw first hand the vicious strike and fight of this sharp toothy fish.Hammond cast a shad lure near some structure and started retrieving the lure...

Nevada Daily Mail The Cottey College Comets cross country team held a 5K race, the Mari Anne Phillips Invitational, Friday afternoon at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course. The Longview Community College Lakers edged the Comets, 28-27. Individual results...

Nevada Daily Mail After celebrating Senior Night prior to Thursday night's match, the Cottey Comets volleyball team was defeated by the Longview Lakers 25-13, 25-13, 25-17. After taking a quick lead in the opening set, the Lakers poured it on, and Cottey found themselves trailing big...

Nevada Daily Mail HARRISONVILLE -- The Nevada Tigers football season has ended, after being finished off by the top-seeded Harrisonville Wildcats, 28-6 in the opening round of the Class 4 District 6 tournament. Nevada's season concludes with a 2-8 record...