Stories from Saturday, November 14, 2015

I remember one of the first drug cases I worked after becoming a police officer. It started out as a well-being check on a small child and when I arrived at the home, I found the child smelling like he had not had a bath in a long time and playing in a backyard covered in dirt. ...

Happy Birthday Amber! Hi neighbors. There is still time to do things outside. Better take those walks and photos of the outdoors while you can if you don't want snow or out of focus shots due to shivers. One thing I like most about fall is hearing the geese flying over, calling out to everyone on the ground the announcement that winter is on the way. "Come fly!" they honk to each other and to all of us landlubbers. I've always wished I could!...

Dear Nevada/Vernon County residents: Guess what? November is here which means Salvation Army Bell Ringing will begin in a few weeks. Bell stands will be located at Wal-Mart and Woods. We need volunteers at Wal-Mart on Friday evenings from 4-7, Saturday 9-5, and Sunday 12-5 p.m. At Woods, volunteers are needed from 9-5 on Saturdays...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County University of Missouri Extension Center will be holding its annual Holiday Open House, Thursday, Dec. 3 in its office on the ground floor of the Vernon County Courthouse. The open house will run from 1 to 4 p.m., with refreshments available and an opportunity to visit with faculty and staff. A wide variety of educational displays will also be available for viewing...

Nevada Daily Mail The members of the Vernon County University of Missouri Extension Council prepared for the coming new year by approving a budget request for the county, looking over an endowment plan, and discussing elections for 2016. Extension Program Director Pat Miller, told the members the budget for 2016 is set at $55,000. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will be considering the first reading of a contract with Horner & Shifrin, St. Louis, for engineering consultation services related to the city's wastewater pretreatment program update, during its meeting at 7 p.m., Monday in the council chambers, 120 S. Ash Street...

Special to the Daily Mail "Crimes of the Heart," the 1980 Pulitzer winning play by Beth Henley, continues Saturday at the Fox Playhouse, 110 S. Main, Nevada, at 8 p.m. Sponsored by Dr. Sean and Erika Gravely and directed by Kim Bessey, the play investigates the little indignities that eat away at us and destroy our belief in ourselves and those closest to us...

Nevada Lady Tigers runners Patience Lockhart, Virginia Haverstic, and Amara Pippin participated in the Class 3 State cross county meet last weekend in Jefferson City. "They all ran very competitively," NHS cross county coach Robert Watts said. "I'm very proud of how they attacked the course. They ran their best meet of the year."...

Nevada Middle School claimed three of four games from Fort Scott in girls' basketball action at the FSMS gymnasium Thursday evening. Fort Scott's only win of the evening came in the seventh-grade B-game, won by the Tigers 14-13 in overtime. Nevada won the seventh-grade A-game, 39-17, the eighth-grade B-game, 20-12, and the eighth-grade A-game, 39-12...

Both ducks and deer hunters are ready for action as the statewide 11 day November portion of the deer season will open Saturday.Young duck hunters in the middle zone had their opening weekend last Saturday with good results. On opening day at Schell-Osage Conservation Area. ...

Carsten Warner, the most prolific offensive player in the history of Nevada Lady Tigers softball has signed a national letter-of-intent to play for Missouri State University in Springfield. Flanked by family and coaches, Warner made it official Wednesday afternoon in the Nevada High School Media Center. The signing was heavily attended by students, faculty, and staff...