Stories from Saturday, May 14, 2016

The Nevada Griffons have scheduled two youth baseball camps for next month. The camp for ages 4 through 6-year-olds is set for Monday, June 13 from 10-11 a.m. The camp for ages 7-and-up is scheduled for the following week, Monday, June 20 from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m...

More than 400 young anglers got hooked on trout fishing at the Kid's Free Fishing Day at Bennett Spring last Saturday. Kids from 5 to 15 participated in the event where lots of rainbow trout were caught during the day including a few lunkers. Hatchery manager Ben Havens said, "Everything went well, even the weather. ...

Francine Scholes, 88, formerly of Nevada, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at her home, in Duenweg, Mo. She was born on Jan. 7, 1928, in Southwest City, Mo., to Everett Golden Spence and Adelia Anne (Holiday) Spence. Francine grew up in Carthage and later resided in Nevada. ...

This week a group of detention officers will complete the first in-house jail academy hosted by the Sheriff's Office. In the past, new detention officers started their training on their first day of the job and were assigned to a training officer. A few weeks ago, four people started at the Sheriff's Office; but unlike before, their first few weeks of training was a mixture of classroom and hands-on training giving them the ability to hear from different instructors on different subjects throughout the training cycle. ...

Hi neighbors. May is here and flowers are blooming everywhere! Roses are beautiful this year and in full bloom everywhere I look. These last couple of days with warmer weather reminds us that spring is pretty much gone, with nothing to look forward to but thunderstorms and tornadoes. Summer is just around the bend. I've already had to turn on the air conditioner once!...

By Rep. Patricia Pike Missouri 126th District JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-- After more than four months of hard work, late nights and lengthy discussions, the Missouri House of Representatives concluded the 2016 legislative session with a long list of accomplishments. ...

Nevada Daily Mail "Some time back I received a call from 360 Energy Engineers out of Lawrence, Kan., to do a free energy audit of our facilities," said David Copeland, district superintendent. "Tonight, we shall review their findings and options." A written report addressed four areas: utilization of ground source heating to replace propane; upgrade of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in existing areas and adding air conditioning to the gymnasium; upgrade lighting from fluorescent units to light-emitting diodes and changing from manually controlled thermostats to those that provide read outs and can be adjusted on a computer.. ...

Nevada Daily Mail This is the second in a series of articles profiling the rural fire departments of Vernon County. Sheldon Fire Department was featured in the Feb. 6, edition of the Nevada Daily Mail. The volunteers of Milo Fire Department are ready to go, day and night, year in and year out. ...