Stories from Saturday, October 1, 2016

Radio communications have been around for a long time now, and each year they continue to improve. In the early days of law enforcement, patrol cars did not have radios in them at all, and when they were first installed, they were only one way radios. ...

Hi, neighbors. Although the weather has been nice this past week, Hurricane Jenny hit Nevada with full force. My daughter was down from Des Moines to visit for a couple of days, and my normally uncomplicated and slow paced days were catapulted into whirlwind speeds...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com The new year begins today for members of Vernon County 4-H. The Daily Mail sat down with Youth Specialist Landon Sullivan from the Vernon County MU Extension office to discuss the coming year. We are all excited about this year," Missouri University Extension youth specialst Landon Sullivan said Thursday...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com "The competition I'm talking about is not for money or fame but for a cure," said Julie Mader, postmaster in Nevada. October is breast cancer awareness month and Mader is referring to her renewed competition for the Nevada post office to sell more Breast Cancer Research stamps than does Carl Junction...

Nevada Daily Mail Chloe Bartlett's whirlwind weekend at the Miss Missouri Teen USA 2017 pageant at Lindenwood University near St. Louis culminated with a first runner-up finish. Bartlett, 17, of Liberal, said that while her ultimate goal was to win, she is ecstatic that she was the first runner-up after vying for the top prize with 63 girls from across the state of Missouri...

National Hunting and Fishing Day was held Sept. 24. There is much to celebrate in Missouri to commemorate the day. Johnny Morris, was named Honorary Chairman of National Hunting and Fishing Day this year. Morris is a leading conservationist and Bass Pro Shops founder. ...

It was another successful outing for the Nevada Tiger and Lady Tigers cross country teams at the recent Lamar Cross Country Invitational. For Nevada, the Lady Tigers varsity team earned a runner-up finish, the junior varsity girls fifth place; the junior varsity boys 19th place; and the varsity boys 45th place. The Nevada Middle School boys and girls were also on hand for the event...

The De Soto (Kan.)Wildcats physical brand of football proved to be too much for the Nevada Tigers, as the Wildcats defeated Nevada 35-0 at De Soto High School in front of nearly 6,000 fans Friday night. The non-conference loss drops Nevada to 2-5 overall (1-4 West Central Conference)...

Nevada High School golfers Mandy Crews and Lily Quitno are slated to tee off Monday morning at the MSHSAA Class 1 Sectional 2 Golf Tournament held at Whispering Oaks Country Club in Marshfield. Crews is scheduled to tee off on the 10th hole at 9:10 a.m., while Quitno will tee off from the 10th hole at 9:40 am. Crews is paired with Butler's Katelyn McCrary,...