Stories from Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Nevada Daily Mail Fans who braved the warm weather were treated to an awesome night of dirt track racing action as 70 cars signed in to compete on the one-fourth mile oval at Nevada's I-49 Speedway race track, Saturday. Racing action included the weekly classes of street stocks, modified, B-modified, late models, pure stocks, and mini stocks...

Nevada Daily Mail When many people think about hunting mushrooms, they think "morels." Moreover, many folks never think of July as a good time to hunt and find another excellent edible mushroom, but they are missing out on some of the best wild food available at this time of the year...

The following letters continues the Civil War correspondence of Dr. A.J Huntoon, assistant surgeon of the 5th Kan. Vol. Cavalry, Lane's Brigade during the brigade's campaign in Missouri in the fall and early winter of 1861. All of the letters are part of the Huntoon Collection that is housed in the Kansas Historical Society in Topeka, Kan. ...

Dear Editor: If my memory serves me correctly we defeated a "911" tax a few years ago. At that time, we were told they needed the tax to name and number all residences in Vernon County. Without the tax they said this couldn't be done. Well, they did name and number the roads and without the tax. The person they hired to do the naming is still working at the courthouse full-time years after the job's completion and now he even has a full-time assistant...

Dear Editor: I'm writing in support of the 911 proposal on the Aug. 4 ballot. In the spirit of full disclosure, I was chairman of the committee that selected the current city manager and was on the committee, which interviewed and hired the chief of police. I have also served on the planning commission for a number of years. However, that has nothing to do with how I feel about the 911 system...

Nevada Daily Mail The residents of Nevada will join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the "32nd Annual National Night Out" crime and drug prevention event Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 7 to 9 p.m. National Night Out, which is co-sponsored locally by the city of Nevada Police Department and the Parks Department, involves more than 16,540 communities from all 50 states, U.S. ...

Editors note: This is one of a series of stories on United Way agencies in Vernon County By Noah Jones Nevada Daily Mail An unplanned-pregnancy center's focus on giving support instead of judgment to those with unplanned-pregnancies has helped 450 women in the last two years and is looking to keep the pace this year...

Nevada Daily Mail A Nevada man has been arrested in connection with an investigation by the Nevada Police Department in regards to a felony theft, and possession of drug paraphernalia. On July 24, an off-duty detective with the Nevada Police Department observed a known male subject walking down Austin Boulevard with what appeared to be property belonging to a store located in the 2200 block of East Lincoln Ave., according to a press release from the department...

Nevada Daily Mail The annual Music Marathon on the Square continues with a Springfield band coming to Nevada to perform for members of the community Thursday evening. SpringTown became a band in recent months but is currently working on an album and recently recorded their song "Life's a Beach." With performances in the Springfield and Branson area, the newly formed group continues to look for opportunities to expand their musical impact...