Stories from Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Nevada Daily Mail Each year, two candidates from each grade compete for the title of king and queen. They do this by raising money for the Toys for Tots organization during the holiday season, as well as competing in games during the dance portion of barnwarming. "It is a great way for the chapter to give back and help the community," said Tim Davis...

Nevada Daily Mail After one year of serving transitional homeless people in Nevada, Pastor Chad Bailey of Pine Street Baptist Church and his homeless shelter have made improvements in the lives of those he has served. Donnie Creamer and his wife, Talecia, battled drug and alcohol addiction and struggled with homelessness before a friend told the couple of the New Life Homeless Shelter...

It was Homecoming for the Bronaugh Wildcats this past Friday evening as they welcomed the Hume Hornets for the annual Red-Green Christmas game. Both Bronaugh squads were victorious, with the girls prevailing 46-39 while the boys won 58-43. The victories prevented both the Hornets and Lady Hornets from locking up the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference regular-season crown outright...

Nevada Daily Mail In light of recent high-profile terrorist attacks, suspicious activity regarding bulk cell phone sales at three Missouri Wal-Marts have Jason Mosher and the Vernon County Sheriff's Office on alert. According to a Dec. 9 Fox4KC.com article, "In less than a week, law enforcement agencies in three different Missouri cities have investigated the purchase of large quantities of cell phones at Wal-Mart stores. ...