Stories from Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Genevieve Lou Guinn passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior on Monday, March 20. She was born Nov. 30, 1938, in Morrisville, Mo., to Claude and Sylvia Johnston Crain. On Oct. 19, 1959, she was united in marriage to Charles Virgil Guinn in Mount Vernon, Mo., and he preceded her in death on Feb. 14, 2012...

There is news out of the offices of the treasurer/collector, clerk and county commission. In the office of the Treasurer/Collector, Phil Couch spent Tuesday providing training to four people. These included current employees Kylie Pritchett and Renea Schulze as well as the incoming Treasurer/Collectors for Vernon and Henry Counties, Brent Baines and Ann Julian...

Do you have any old television sets, computer monitors, cell phones, or other electronic devices you no longer use and have trouble disposing of? Then mark your calendar for Saturday, April 8. That morning between 9 and 11 a.m., the Region M Solid Waste Management District will be holding an e-waste pickup, tentatively to be at the Vernon County Recycling Center, 301 N. Colorado St...

St. Mary Catholic Church will host its annual casino night fundraiser to help support their elementary school this Saturday, March 25 at the Bar H Boys Ranch. "We've never had a theme like this before," St Mary's secretary Ruth Kimmell said. This year's event includes a number of changes the most notable being the venue, The Bar H Boys Ranch, and will feature a western wear theme...

The English Department at Hume R-8 School District will present Pat Cook's "Fly on the Wall" two-act play on Saturday, March 25 at 6 p.m., and again on Sunday, March 26 at 1 p.m. "Emma Starling has a vivid imagination," the flyer for the play reads. ...

Rogue, the Vernon County Sheriff's office K-9, has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from the non-profit organization, Vested Interest in K-9s, Inc. Each vest has a sponsor and Rogue's is embroidered with "A gift from The Colt Project -- Gastonia, NC"...

Cato Fashions recently donated more than $3,000 in merchandise to Moss House, a domestic and sexual violence shelter, located in Nevada. The merchandise will be given to residents at the shelter to meet their basic needs for clothing, as well as job search and court appointments. ...

City of Nevada employees Michael Sharrock, left, and Michael Kavalesky, right, install a new electronic speed sign on Olive Street across from Nevada Middle School. The sign detects and displays the speed of approaching cars in the school zone. A second sign is on Ashland Street near Nevada High School and a third, new, sign is on Ashland Street near Bryan Elementary. ...

Despite opening its season with a 15-5 home loss to Exeter on Tuesday, second-year Bronaugh Wildcats' head baseball coach Jerrod Alexander couldn't be more excited about the 2017 season. "I expect our team to compete and have fun every time that we step on the baseball field," Alexander told the Daily Mail. "We have high expectations in everything that we do from the classroom to the practice field ---- the game field to everything that we do off of the field as well."...

The Sheldon Panthers opened their 2017 baseball season in epic fashion Tuesday evening, plating the winning run on a Zavey Lamb two run single in the bottom of the seventh to cap a come-from-behind 9-8 victory over the visiting Dadeville Bearcats. The victory also delivered a measure of payback for the Panthers' 2016 season opener, a 17-0 Dadeville beat down. In addition, Sheldon is already halfway to last season's win total, as they finished 2-10 overall...

The Nevada Lady Tiger swim team, coached by Samantha Short, capped a terrific season in the pool with its 200-yard Medley Relay team competing at the Missouri State Swimming and Diving Championships in St. Peters, Mo. In addition, numerous Lady Tiger swimmers picked up postseason accolades...