Stories from Wednesday, May 26, 2010

May 19 Jodi Sparks was arrested on charges of passing bad checks ($500 or more) and a warrant out ot Bates County for passing bad checks. She is being held without bond. Ted Jacobs was arrested on charges of theft of less than $500 but less than $2,500. He is being held in lieu of a $10,000 bond...

The swim season opens this Saturday (May 29) at the McGennis Youth Center. Lifeguards will be on duty Wednesday-Sunday from 1-7 p.m. The McGennis Youth Center is located five miles west of Rich Hill on A Highway, then three miles south on Route WW.

A Fishing Derby, co-sponsored by the Rich Hill Chamber of Commerce and the McGennis Youth Center, is set for Sunday (June 6) at the Center. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the east shelter house near the tennis courts. The Fishing Derby will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m...

The Nevada Tiger football coaching staff is offering summer camps to boys entering grades three through 12. For boys entering grades three through eight, camp we have a three-day camp beginning Wednesday, July 21. The cost of camp is $25 and includes instruction from the Nevada Tiger Football coaching staff and includes a camp T-shirt. For third- through sixth-graders camp will be 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m...

Bushwhacker Days will have an activity designed to provide a safe, drug and alcohol free environment for Vernon County high school age youth. The 2010 Bushwhacker Triathlon Tournament of Champions consists of basketball, kickball and dodge-ball June 7, 10 and 11 in the evenings at either the Nevada High School gym or the community center...

Even for professional golfers, a feat such as a hole-in-one is a rare accomplishment. So much so, that in the 102-year history of the U.S. Open Championship, only 37 aces have been recorded. Typically only possible on a par-3 hole, the ace is defined as "when a player hits the ball directly from the tee into the cup with one shot." According the Golf Digest magazine, the odds of an amateur player hitting a hole-in-one range from 5,000-12,000-to-1...

The Patient and Affordable Care Act has been signed into law. This became the law even though, according to polls, most citizens opposed it and even with most of those in congress not reading the bill and knowing what it contained. The battle has been won by those in favor of the law, but most likely the war will go on for years...

Nevada Daily Mail Crews with Krupp Construction will close the Vernon County Highway H bridge near U.S. Highway 54 for replacement beginning June 1. The bridge will reopen Sept. 1, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation...

If you are interested in the direction Nevada heads in the future the city of Nevada is interested in hearing from you during a public meeting to discuss updating the city's comprehensive plan at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center...

It's in the governor's hands now, indicated State Representative Barney Fisher during an information meeting about the fate of the Nevada Habilitation Center and its residents Tuesday night. Fisher said there's a plan on the table that's not perfect, but it's a way to salvage some of the jobs from the Nevada Habilitation Center and to provide a place for many of its clients to go that's still in Nevada, perhaps offering some sort of the continunity parent Cathy Baker wants for her son...

When Walker Fire Chief Andy Hays and his brother and volunteer fire fighter Russell responded to a structure fire at 14453 E. Edmonds Road in Horton about noon Tuesday,they found the single-story rented home of Angela McCale ablaze and belching smoke...

* Oestereicher, Parsons return to Nevada for another season. By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The 2009 season was learning experience for Griffons head coach Ryan Mansfield and he plans to bring those lessons to the Griffons upcoming 25th anniversary season...

Ralph Pokorny/Daily Mail Ross Wolfe, left, and Dominic Habjan, right, are the recipients of the two memorial awards that were presented during the annual Nevada High School Senior Recognition Night May 14. These two awards are based on the character of the athlete, as well as his athletic ability...