Stories from Thursday, July 15, 2010

By Ann Keyes ngmo.pao@us.army.mil CAMP CLARK, Mo. -- When Company A walked away with the Missouri National Guard's Commander's Cup at Camp Clark, Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the St. Joseph-based group had reason to be prideful. But all the new recruits who participated in the demanding competition came away winners, as they honed skills key to future Army training, and possibly, to success on the battlefield. ...

Hanna Miller's 4-H leadership project this year was organizing a food drive for Community Outreach during the Vernon County Youth Fair. She would like to thank everyone who made a cash donation or donated food. Her goal this year was to collect enough food to equal the average weight of a steer at the fair, which is 1,200 pounds. Each night she colored in a steer cut out to show the progress of her food drive. She collected a total of 1,213 pounds which put her 13 pounds over the goal...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Commission has announced that County Road 200, between U.S. Highway 54 and Old Town Road will be closed, to allow Empire District to replace a gas line in the area. The closure is expected to last several days, beginning on Monday, July 19. Motorists will need to use a different route during the closure...

Nevada Daily Mail A new community event, the Triple Treat Tournament, made its debut last summer and will be once again sponsored by the Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce this year. The contest challenges Vernon County cooks to bring in their best homemade pies, cakes and ice cream to compete and have some fun...

Three people were injured in a crash that took place at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, 3 miles west of Nevada on U.S. 54. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 67-year-old Robert F. Garrison, who was driving a 2009 Nissan Rogue, drove into the path of a 1993 Chevrolet S-10, driven by a 15-year-old Deerfield youth and was struck on the right side. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada First Baptist Church is having a volleyball and softball tournament to encourage more people to come to church. Participants need not be members of the church to play, and the events are open to players of all ages, sizes, strenths and skills. The volleyball tournament is scheduled to being at 10 a.m., Aug.7, and will consist of four-person co-ed teams, rally score to 15, and teams must must win by 2...

June 28 There were reports of property damage in the Walker and Milo areas and a report of harassment in the Sheldon area. Daniel Perea was arrested for domestic assault and armed criminal action. Bond amount is $2,500. Andrew Fritts was arrested for second degree child molestation. Bond amount is $5,000...

May 26 Leeann G. Stone, Nevada, seat belt law. June 13 Kelsey G. Culbertson, Osceola, expired license plate, driving while intoxicated. June 15 Marvin T. Blurton, Nevada, no valid operator's license. Chance E. Foster, Walker, expired license plate. Leona R. Owsley, Schell City, expired license plate...

Nevada Daily Mail For the fifth time this season, the Nevada Griffons took on the Mac-N-Seitz A's Thursday night. When the action got started, it was already the Griffons' fifth game in four days, but to add even more trouble to the mix, the two squads came into the night scheduled to play not one game, but two...

Nevada Daily Mail On Tuesday, July 13, Nick Judd scored his first hole-in-one while playing at the Nevada Country Club Course. Judd used a No. 4 hybrid club on the 173-yard par 3 15th hole. Witnesses to the hole-in-one were Judd's brother, Tyler, Mike Thompson, Paxton Berry and Larry McCord...