Stories from Thursday, September 22, 2011

Nevada Daily Mail JOPLIN--Thomas Jefferson defeated Nevada 6-3 in varsity girls tennis action on Tuesday. The Tigers had two wins during singles play and one win in doubles. Nevada sophomore Jessica DeCocq defeated Rebecca Humphreys 8-4 at number-four singles and Lauren Phillips of Nevada beat Heather Smith 8-2 at number-six singles...

Nevada Daily Mail IOLA, Kan. -- Alex Bledsoe topped the entire varsity boys field at the Doc Stiles Invitational at Iola's Riverside Park on Tuesday afternoon. A Nevada High School senior, Bledsoe crossed the line first in the boys 5K with a time of 17:39. Also for Nevada, Ben Sommer was 11th overall with a time of 19:08, Dalton Shunkwiler finished 29th with a time of 20:27 and David Vickers was 43rd (22:33). Sam Eador finished 44th (22:37)...

By Jason Peake Daily Mail Sports Editor NEVADA -- When the Nevada High School football team takes the field on Friday night, the Tigers will look to make it three-in-a-row. Nevada travels to El Dorado Springs to take on the Bulldogs. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m...

Albert Roy Van Dyke, 86, Nevada, passed away Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at the Medicalodge of Nevada, following a lengthy illness. He was born May 15, 1925, in Linn County, Mo., to Albert Van Dyke and Virginia Harding Van Dyke. He was married to Irene Britiham in 1979, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., and she preceded him in death on Aug. 24, 2003...

September 6 Jamie S. Allison, Nevada, expired license plate. Christopher M. Deming, Nevada, expired license plate. Daniel A. Meisenheimer, Nevada, driving while suspended. September 7 Kristy Danner, Nevada, speeding 28/15, no proof of insurance. Meghan B. Drake, El Dorado Springs, Mo., speeding 32/15, no proof of insurance...

Vernon County history is intertwined with Methodism back to 1840, when John Hale and Jesse Anderson settled in Center Township and a year later brought in Circuit Rider Reuben Aldridge to hold the first service. In honor of that tradition, Vernon County commissioners and the Nevada City Council Tuesday adopted resolutions declaring the first weekend in October "Methodist Heritage Weekend."...

The Nevada Police Department in cooperation with personnel from Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Vernon County Sheriff's Office will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint within the city of Nevada during the next several weeks. Motorists passing through a checkpoint should use caution and slow down, keeping their eyes on the road and be alert to vehicles ahead of them that may stop suddenly. Be sure to follow the directions of the officers at a checkpoint...

Cottey College will be hosting an Experiential Learning Fair, Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 4-7 p.m., in Raney Dining Room on the college campus. The fair will give community partners the opportunity to recruit and interview students for volunteer opportunities, internships, and part-time work...

Editors note: Will Tollerton is the new director of the Bushwhacker Museum. Nevada's own Bushwhacker Museum is currently hosting a Civil War exhibit on loan from the Missouri State Archives in Jefferson City. The exhibit, titled "Divided Loyalties" tells the tale of Missouri citizens from the time of the Border War in the 1850s, through the tragedy of the Civil War, and the war's aftermath in the late 1860s and early 1870s. ...