Stories from Saturday, April 13, 2013

While many fishermen were busy running up and down the lake in pursuit of white bass and crappie as spring began, there were many others up the creek catching fish. One of the best places to fish early in the spring can be one of the many creeks in the Ozarks, including Swan, Beaver, and Flat Creek. We chose Turnback Creek in Dade County to test the water...

MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- "All I can say about the tournament today is that I am very proud of the boys for their dedication and commitment to the great game of golf." The Nevada Tigers golf team competed in the Marshfield Tournament Thursday and by the time all was said and done, gave head coach Brian Leonard a lot about which he could be happy. "They fought through some very extreme conditions today to finish with some great scores," he said...

Hi neighbors. The other day I was admiring the swamp that once was my back yard when Flossie came around the side of the house from the high and dry front yard. "Hi neighbor!" she greeted me and gingerly hopped from dry grass clump to rock and finally onto my back stoop...

The Nevada Daily Mail has decades upon decades of service to the citizens of this city and county since 1883. For 130 years we have chronicled the lives and the events of Vernon County and its residents. That's our local commitment that has endured all this time and will continue into the future...

One hundred years ago, people would have laughed at the idea of some type of handheld device that could shoot electricity at another person. However, the human mind is very creative and there was at least one person who had written about such a gun as far back as 1911 when the book "Tom A Swift and His Electric Rifle" was published. ...

Dear Editor: Most folks who have been paying attention realize that something is very wrong in the U.S.A. today. Although the major news media keep reassuring us that all is OK and that we are in "recovery," reality doesn't seem to match. Why is this? Are those in control really stupid enough to keep doing the opposite of what needs to be done? When you're $16 trillion in debt is the answer to "print" a trillion dollars more per year out of nothing? If we handled our finances the way our government does, we'd all be in prison! Why do our elected officials allow this wrong-headed march to the financial cliff? Is it because they are not really the ones in control, and are only following a prescribed agenda?. ...

Bushwhacker Museum Coordinator Will Tollerton took those attending the monthly Nevada Vernon County Chamber of Commerce luncheon on a short visual tour of the new Civil War art display due to be unveiled Sunday at the opening of the museum. Missouri artist Dan Woodward's "Impressions of the Civil War in Missouri" will display 42 of his 50 original works of art in this project at the museum for the summer, until the collection heads to Baxter Springs...

The Nevada R-5 School Board voted 6-0 during Wednesday night's meeting, with Steve Cubbage absent, to accept the results of the April 3 school board election and then watched as Melissa Hendrix, school board secretary, swore in Amanda Fisher and Joy Hawks for three-year terms on the board...

A contract between AirWave Com-munications of Nevada and Vernon County for the purchase and installation of 12 high tech security cameras was signed by the Vernon County Commission and Sheriff Jason Mosher on Wednesday. Workers will begin the job of installing armored or vandal resistant security cameras in the courthouse next week, according to Cindy Cutler of AirWave Communications, who said the work should be completed by the end of the week...

I have spent the week hanging around with an unusual little fellow named Flat Stanley. I took him with me just about everywhere I went. He never did complain and he was a real ham when it came to having his picture taken. Since I am in the courthouse a lot, Stanley got to visit some of the folks over there. People were interested in who Stanley was and why he was tagging along with me, and after learning what Stanley was all about, they took right up with him...