Stories from Thursday, July 12, 2012

June 27 Darrell Sander was arrested for second degree assault with a deadly weapon. Bond is $20,000. Khristopher Crawford was arrested for probation violation. No bond. Aaron Dill was arrested for failure to appear. Bond is $644.70. Paul Beasley was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and failure to appear. Bond is $10,582...

Elexa Owen and Boone Ross of Butler, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Quinn Cerigan Ross and son Tristyn Garrett Ross. Quinn was born at 5:46 p.m., Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. She weighed 5 pounds, 9 and 1/2 ounces, and measured 18 inches...

Jack G. Quick Sr., 87, Lamar, Mo., Ret. Air Force CMSGT, died July 7, 2012. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m., Friday, July 13, at Forest Grove Cemetery, Lamar, with military honors.

Nevada Daily Mail HOLDEN -- The Nevada Red Sox AA American Legion baseball team fell to number-one seed Clinton 17-7 in five innings on Wednesday at the district tourney. "Clinton is a veteran AA team that is well-coached," Red Sox Coach Jerrod Alexander said. "We made some mistakes that cost us and Clinton made more plays than we did."...

Griffons home tonight vs. Joplin

We were out of town this last week attending a special event. We went to my sister's home in Lebanon and met other family members there for a nice meal and an overnight visit before most of us left the next morning to go to a nearby park where the entertainment was to be held. Our nephew was performing in this outdoor venue and we were preparing for a long, hot, but enjoyable, day...

Shaun P. Williams, 29, of Nevada, has been charged with second-degree burglary in connection with a recent burglary in the 1000 block of East Nicholson. The burglary, discovered and reported by a relative of the property owner, took place on the weekend of May 12-14. A press release from the Nevada Police Department said a window was broken at the rear of the house, and a flat screen TV, a toaster and some tools were reported stolen...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Planning Commission voted 6-0, with Commissioner Jeff Tweten excused, to send a positive recommendation to the city council for an easement in the 800 block of West Hickory from the Nevada R-5 School District to allow the city to install a a fiber-optic cable...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Senior Center is hosting a "Steak and Safari" benefit dinner on Saturday, July 28. The event will feature a presentation by Teressa Hagerman, a native of Vernon County who is now a professional hunter in South Africa...

Nevada Daily Mail Missouri's 22nd annual Outstanding Older Worker of the Year contest is accepting nominations for Missouri residents who are age 65 or older, employed at least 20 hours a week at a Missouri job site, and display dependability and new skills on the job. Regional finalists will be selected throughout the state and recognized during a two-day awards ceremony in October in Jefferson City where the winner will be announced...

Tuesday evening, the Vernon County Youth Fair Super Teen Contest culminated in an obstacle course event that decided which of the four top teams -- selected through preliminary events conducted Monday -- would win the contest.

Jayden Chei of Nevada puts her winning horse through the paces for judge Bruce Scaller during the 2012 Vernon County Youth Fair horse and mule show held in the fairgrounds arena Wednesday morning. Exhibitors in several age divisions from all parts of the county gathered at the fairgrounds arena to compete in several categories, ranging from miniature horses to western pleasure and barrel racing classes...