Stories from Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Two people have been taken into custody after a search warrant was executed at a residence on East Stockade Road in rural Nevada, Mo., on Friday afternoon. According to Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher, an ongoing investigation of narcotics led to the search warrant and seizure of suspected methamphetamines...

A regular session of the City Council of Nevada was held in the council’s chambers Tuesday, Jan. 7. Mayor Dr. George Knox called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Council members Carol Clyde-Gallagher, Ryan Watts, Lyndon Eberhard, and Brian Leonard were all in attendance...

It was rivalry night in Bronaugh Tuesday, as the host Wildcats and Lady 'Cats welcomed in the Sheldon Panthers and Lady Panthers for a GVVC varsity basketball twinbill. Despite being without starting point guard Nicole Hagerman, the Lady 'Cats still managed to control the contest from start-to-finish, coming away with a 37-26 victory...

Lawrence Maxwell Greer, of Milo, Mo., passed from this life on Jan. 6, 2020. He was born on July 31, 1930, as the eldest of five children to Harold (Pete) Maxwell Greer and Cora Ellen (Hieronymous) Greer in Sheldon, Mo. Lawrence was united in marriage to Marilyn Yvonne Forkner on June 1, 1962. Marilyn preceded him in death on March 14, 2012...