Stories from Tuesday, October 4, 2016

At the beginning of the Civil War, in late April of 1861, things were very confused in both the North and the South. In Washington D. C., President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for 75,000 volunteers to join the "Union" Army to suppress the rebellion by force of arms. The following article was published in the Fort Scott Democrat on April 27, 1861...

Missouri 31st Senatorial District "The one thing more frightening than not voting is uninformed voting." Anonymous There are five constitutional amendments and one proposition that are to be voted on statewide during the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Here is the ballot language and my recommendation on each one...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com Hume R-8's assistant superintendent and principal, Scott Morrison, was born and raised on a farm in Hume, and is now in his sixteenth year as an educator with Hume R-8 school district. "I love playing sports, coaching sports, and watching sports." Morrison said...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com Wednesday's meeting of the Vernon County Youth Task Force reviewed plans for Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 24-28. "One of the greatest concerns identified by students and adults is drug use, particularly the increase of prescription drug abuse," said VCYTF chair, Dr. ...

ndmeditorial@gmail.com Next year will be Lions International's 100th anniversary and the Nevada Lions Club is planning to donate a major project to the residents of Nevada in recognition of that milestone. Wayne Reinert, Nevada Lions Club treasurer, told the Nevada Parks Board during its Sept. 28 meeting that the Nevada club would like to donate a lion shaped park bench and a lion shaped drinking fountain to the Nevada Park Department to be placed in the Nevada parks...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and local recognition occurred on the courthouse lawn on Monday. Martha Sander, chair of Vernon County's Council on Families in Crisis and Moss House, emceed the gathering for the 20 people on hand...

The Nevada freshman football team was defeated 22-14 by the visiting De Soto (Kan.) Wildcats, Monday evening at Logan Field. Both of Nevada's touchdowns came courtesy of kick returns by Colin Witte and Eziah Huddleston. The Nevada junior varsity team was beat by De Soto 22-0...

It was a fantastic day in the pool Sept. 30 for the Nevada Tigers swim team, achieving a second place finish, defeating Thomas Jefferson, Lamar, and Parkview. NHS trailed only Joplin, who emerged as Invite champions. The Tigers finished just 15 points back of first-place Joplin...

The Nevada Middle School seventh and eighth-grade volleyball teams were victorious in three of four matches Monday night at Joplin East. The NMS eighth-grade "A" team breezed to a 25-11, 25-15 victory; the NMS eighth-grade "B" team rolled to a 25-11, 15-15 win; the NMS seventh-grade "A' team was defeated 25-12, 25-19; while the NMS seventh-grade "B" team won handily 25-8, 25-11...

Fresh of its district championship victory last week over Warrensburg, the Nevada Lady Tigers were back on the court, competing in Warrensburg at the district doubles tournament held Friday at Grover Park tennis courts. Nevada's No. 1 doubles team, Emma Cheaney and Erika Watanabe, placed second, and are slated to be back in action today against Mount Vernon with a trip to the state tournament on the line...

Facing its toughest competition of the season, the Nevada Tiger and Lady Tiger cross country teams traveled to Arkansas to participate in Saturday's Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival in Fayettville, Ark., at Agril Park on the campus of the University of Arkansas...

Nevada Lady Tiger golfers Mandy Crews and Lily Quitno hit the links for the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 1 Sectional 2 Girl's Golf State Championships held Monday at Whispering Oaks Country Club in Marshfield. Carding the tournament's low individual score was Hollister's McKenna Krysl, who fired a 76. ...