Stories from Saturday, August 8, 2015

It has been said that you learn more by the age of 5 than you will the rest of your life. I think learning should be a process that we always strive for without end, no matter the age. One of the learning periods throughout our life is one that will be starting this month for many young people. ...

Hi neighbors. Maybe it's time for rethinking how we treat our home. Our home -- planet Earth. Maybe we should step outside more, into the green meadow or forest, look at a lake. Take time to see what Earth (without human concrete and steel) looks like...

Nevada Daily Mail A wanted Nevada resident found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time Friday morning. According to a press release from the Vernon County Sheriff's Office, the Special Response Team had just conducted a search warrant in the 300 block of South Pine Street when Gregory M. Roberts, 30, of Nevada, was walking down the street and walked right past Deputies, SRT members, and a detective who were standing in the yard...

Nevada Daily Mail A wanted fugitive that has been featured on the Vernon County's Most Wanted is in custody Friday after being identified by an administrative office worker at the Sheriff's Office. According to a press release issued Friday evening, Amber R. Shelton, 22, of Nevada, was arrested in the parking lot of the Sheriff's Office after she entered the building and giving a fake name, attempted to leave money for an inmate in the county jail...

While water is necessary for all living and growing things, for Vernon County farmers this growing season, water could provide too much of a good thing. An average of 5.08 inches of precipitation fell monthly from April through July in Vernon County this year, compared to an average of 4.6 inches of precipitation having fell each of those months across Missouri, reported by USA.com, a local-weather web site. ...