Stories from Thursday, May 31, 2012

Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA -- The Nevada Red Sox AA Legion baseball team defeated the Southwest Tigers from Lamar 10-8 in seven innings in game one of a season-opening doubleheader on Tuesday at Champion Diamonds. The second game was tied after five innings...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Red Sox AAA American Legion baseball team will compete at the Pittsburg Wood Bat Tournament today at Jaycee Ballpark. The tourney is hosted by Pittsburg Post 64 and runs through Sunday. There are eight teams in the tourney and there are two pools. Pool A features Pittsburg, Nevada, Springfield Kickapoo and Kansas City Ward. Pool B features Neosho, Carthage, Blue Valley West and the Pittsburg Senior Babe Ruth team...

Griffons notes: 11 pitchers in 11 innings

Western Missouri Dispatch Center personnel, city and county officials and representatives of the local law enforcement community gathered on the first floor of the Vernon County Courthouse, April 3, to witness the proclamation of the week of April 8-11 as National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. ...

May 1 Taleacia M. Estes, Nevada, failure to register vehicle. Keri K. Hymer, Nevada, expired license plate, no proof of insurance, driving while suspended. May 2 Joshua W. Ackerman, Rich Hill, Mo., expired license plate. Levi M. Cook, Grinnell, Kan., expired license plate...

Chris Cargill and Jenna Mosher of Nevada, Mo., and older sisters, Patience and BreAnna, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Traxten Lane Cargill. Traxten was born at 8:10 a.m., Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces, and measured 19 inches...

Chad and Amanda Dines, and Austin Hearting, Mariss Hearting, Jacob Dines and Makayla Dines, of Lamar, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Hunter Lee Hearting-Dines. Hunter was born at 12:27 p.m., May 15, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center...

The Board of Equalization will begin meeting at 9:30 a.m., July 16, in the Vernon County Commissioners' offices to hear from those who disagree with the 2012 values of real estate and personal property, established by the Vernon County Assessor's Office. The board tentatively plans to conclude the hearings by 4:30 p.m., July 18...

The Vernon County Cattlemen's Association once again has sponsored the May is Beef Month campaign this year with a poster coloring contest for children in the Nevada, Bronaugh, and Sheldon school districts. The contest was for students who are in in preschool through second grades...

The recent theft of a quantity of the synthetic drug collectively called K-2 from a Phillips 66 station near the state line has cast a light on an increasing problem in Vernon County, Nevada and the entire state of Missouri; however, some information published in the original story May 30 was incorrect...

The Bushwhacker Quilt Guild will be holding an open quilt show from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 8 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 9, in the old gymnasium at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center. There will be no charge to show a quilt and all quilts, both old and new, as long as they have not been entered in recent years, are welcome. ...

Hot weather is here and on Wednesday, plenty of patrons were enjoying the summer, poolside. The facility is open from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, but hours may change without notice due to weather or special activities. For more information call (417) 448 2762...

There is an early morning news show that ends with all of the newscasters/commentators telling what they have learned during the morning broadcast. I kept thinking about that as I rode with my son and some of his family to Florida and back to attend a mid-term family reunion at my niece's house, which is near the beach on the eastern side of Florida. ...

Joe Barker purchased the former Vernon County Sheriff's Office and Jail, originally built as a post office, for $35,000. Barker has no immediate plans for the structure or grounds. He said simply "it was cheap."

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada High School Golf Coach Brian Leonard has announced he will be holding the Seventh Annual NHS Golf Academy the first four Fridays of June (June 1, 8, 15, 22). The golf academy is for all boys and girls who have completed first through eighth grade...