Stories from Saturday, July 18, 2015

A few weeks ago I was headed to a meeting when I got behind a car that was swerving back and forth across its lane. It was early in the morning and I was thinking surely someone is not drunk already! After the car almost ran into the curb as it went around a curve, I decided to make a traffic stop and see what was going on. ...

Hi neighbors! I am glad to be home! When in Des Moines I always hit a couple of bookstores. I found "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff..." by Richard Carlson and have been enjoying reading that again. One chapter was about taking time to just sit quietly for a few minutes. Here's a journal entry about how that turned out!...

Dear Editor: It was with amusement that I read Barney Fisher's letter to the editor in the Wednesday, July 15, Nevada Daily Mail, not because I thought the article was funny but because as a onetime township member, I have heard all the questions and comments before...

Dear Editor: Vernon County is very fortunate to have more than 400 youth who participate in 4-H, FFA, and Scouts, and show their crafts, animals, showmanship, and Super Teen talents at the Youth Fair. A big thank you for all the hard work by the Vernon County Youth Fair Board, Extension office staff, all 4-H leaders and families, individual, organizations, and businesses that made this year's fair a huge success...

By Noah Jones Nevada Daily Mail The City of Nevada's Parks and Recreation Department is including a wider age-range for youth participation in an attempt to add fall sports in 2015. This year, the department is adding flag football for girls of 4-years-old to eighth grade. Soccer will "re-allow" seventh and eighth-graders to participate in the fall program, and cheerleading will be available for 4-year-olds to sixth-graders...

Kimberly "Kim" Jean Parrish, 51, of El Dorado Springs, passed from this life at 3:02 a.m., Monday, July 13, 2015, at Barton County Memorial Hospital in Lamar, Mo., after fighting the battle with cancer for more than 2 and 1/2 years. She was born on Oct. 10, 1963, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Eugene "Gene" Charles and Bonnie Jean (Amick) Harms...

Nevada Daily Mail The after school suspension policy at Bronaugh R-7 is going to change for the upcoming school year. When school starts Aug. 20, the policy put in place by the Bronaugh School Board's unanimous vote Thursday night will see that twice a week, a teacher will stay behind to watch those in suspension...

Nevada Daily Mail The public is invited to meet the 12th president of Cottey College, Dr. Jann Weitzel, at an informal coffee Tuesday, July 28, from 8 to 9 a.m. in the Helen and George Washburn Center for Women's Leadership. In addition to meeting Dr. Weitzel and her husband Jack, visitors will also be able to see the improvements recently made to the Center for Women's Leadership. Among those are an elevator making the building handicap accessible...

Chris and Ashley Starbuck, of Nevada, and older siblings, Addison, Cayson, and Aaliyah, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Alexis Rose Starbuck. Alexis was born at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and measured 21 and 3/4 inches...

Nevada Daily Mail Noah Jones has joined the staff of the Nevada Daily Mail as an area reporter, responsible for the communities of Bronaugh, Sheldon, Walker, Schell City, and Hume, as well as covering the extension council and the community sports. "We're glad to have Noah join our team," said Publisher Floyd Jernigan. "We know he will be an asset to our staff. His enthusiasm for the work is exciting."...

Nevada Daily Mail With the Western Missouri 911 Dispatch Center understaffed and without the funding to hire more dispatchers, the law enforcement agencies and emergency services in the county experience trouble at times when contacting the dispatchers...

This year's Tour of Nevada Criterium continued to see an influx of riders, with the first year, 2013, that Nevada hosted this part of the USA Cycling circuit drawing 177. Last year's total was up to 246. This year drew 282. Competitors came from states in the region such as Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, but also drew cyclists from Indiana, Nebraska, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, and from the country of Columbia...

Nevada Daily Mail It was about this time of the year when I got a call from a fishing friend suggesting we go crappie fishing. I thought the sun and the heat of July had gotten to him. He said "Really, the crappies and bass are hitting in the lake near my house. Meet me at the dock and I'll show you."...

A fundraiser for the Nevada High School golf program is being held Sunday, July 26 at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course in Nevada. The format is a two-person scramble, nine hole, par three tournament ---- with a 4 p.m. shotgun start. The tournament is limited to 27 teams and three flights...

The Nevada Neptunes swim team participated in a tri-state invitational swim meet hosted by the Pittsburg Barracudas YMCA team. The meet took place July 11-12 at the Pittsburg Family YMCA. The event featured 11 regional teams and boasted 445 swimmers. A total of 46 Neptunes competed under the direction of head coach Karen Claypool, and assistant coaches Samantha Short, Dalton Eador, and Thomas Prewitt...