Stories from Monday, June 5, 2017

This past weekend, one of those flipping burgers with the Lions Club at the Rodeo was Michael Paul Voigt. At present, he buys, remodels and sells houses, has five rentals, while juggling several other projects. This 35-year-old man with the gift of gab appears to be a success story...

At a Sunday afternoon ceremony at Green Lawn Cemetery near Schell City, the Elizabeth Carey Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted a centennial remembrance of Northeast Vernon County veterans who died during active duty in World War I...

Julie Stephenson, lower left, hands Peggy Van Witt a rag while Scout Marshall uses a heat gun Monday to remove the mural in the old public safety building in Nevada. Siegfried Rienhardt painted the three-panel mural in 1975 depicting the history of Vernon County when it was commissioned by the Richardson Foundation. ...

Of the approximately 13,100 voters in Vernon County, just who gets to vote in the Aug. 8 election? “The simple answer is: if you’re a customer of Consolidated Public Water Supply District No. 1, you get to vote,” said Vernon County Clerk, Mike Buehler...

Parking his car in the winner’s circle for the second consecutive week, Fort Scott (Kan.) native Brian Bolin topped the B-Mod competition Saturday night at Nevada Speedway. Bolin was dominant, starting on the front row of the feature, and then proceeding to lead wire-to-wire...

The Nevada Griffons rugged start to the season continued, as the team’s losing skid hit five games with a trio of MINK League losses over the weekend. The Griffons welcomed the Ozark Generals into town for a Saturday evening twinbill, dropping the first game 11-4, before falling in the nightcap 6-0. Nevada (0-5 overall, 0-4 MINK League) returned to Lyons Stadium Sunday evening, as they were downed 13-5 by the visiting Sedalia Bombers...