Stories from Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Nevada Daily Mail The 11th Annual Knights of Columbus golf tournament was held on Saturday at the Frank E. Peters Golf Course in Nevada. The three-person team of Kevin Mansfield, Dale Leisure, and Trevor Connor won the Championship Flight with a score of 61. ...

June 14 There was a report of a burglary in the 300 block of North Main Street. A filing cabinet was pried open. Nothing was reported stolen at this time. It is unsure how entrance was made. There was a report of a petty theft in the 400 block of West Atlantic Boulevard. A purple spray painted bicycle was stolen...

Perry J. Embry, 81, of Lamar, Mo., died on June 23, 2012, at his home. He was born Jan. 9, 1931, in Fairview, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 27, at Konantz-Warden Funeral Home, Lamar. Interment will be in Memory Garden. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m., today. Memorials are suggested to the Gary Embry Memorial Scholarship Fund...

Nevada Daily Mail Thirty-two current and former agricultural University of Missouri extension specialists gathered in Nevada on Wednesday and Thursday to learn from some of the successful agricultural operations and businesses in Vernon County, among which was Vernon County producer Joe Wilson's operation. All corners of Missouri were represented by this group. Specialists from as far away as the Bootheel and from the far northeastern part of Missouri "came to see what producers are doing over here,"said Wayne Prewitt, agricultural business specialist in Nevada, who coordinated the tours. The group is part of the Explore Missouri Tour, held each summer as part of the final responsibilities of the past president of the Missouri Agricultural Extension professional group for MU Extension agricultural specialists. This year, the group was able to view eight tour stops -- more than the usual number -- a feat made possible because Vernon County has so many unique farm operations that are closely situated. This year, they visited Missouri Northern Pecans, Joe Wilson Pecan Grove/Elderberry Planting, Earlswood Dairy, Green Springs Bull Test Station, Kitten Creek South Dairy, Twin County Produce, Bates County Produce and store and Record Harvest. Overall, the specialists appeared to have been amazed at the diversity of the agricultural enterprises in the county and the willingness by producers to work together for the greater good of the group, according to Prewitt.

Photos of overnight events

* Elderly and very young people are the most susceptible to heat illness, Red Cross says. Nevada Daily Mail When the dog days of summer deliver hot temperatures and high humidity, the American Red Cross urges residents to take precautions against the heat, according to information provided by local Red Cross director Peggy Tedlock ...

By James R. Campbell Nevada Daily Mail Deferring to pressure from Congress, the United States Postal Service's recent announcement that it will not close 133 rural Mid-America Region post offices, including those at Deerfield, Moundville, Harwood and Roscoe (in south-central St. Clair County), elicited sighs of relief from citizens who depend on local offices for numerous services...

Frequent flyer-in-chief Dear Editor: Way back in the 1970s ,through the '90s and beyond, my late wife and I owned an aircraft which she used some in her real estate business and also for our pleasure, trips, etc. We frequently engaged a certified flight instructor for bi-annual tests and to upgrade our flight ratings. We flew often with one instructor, a retired Air Force pilot, who for several years was assigned as a co-pilot on Air Force One. He had many, very interesting stories...

* Racial, homosexual slurs and symbols mar Nevada home. Nevada Daily Mail Racial and homosexual slurs as well as spraypainted symbols contrast sharply with the surface on a North Adams Street home and the beliefs of the owner, Barbara Conwell. "It's just ugly," Conwell said of the Tuesday, June 19, vandalism. Conwell said she has no idea why her house was targeted...

Calling themselves "J&J, the Geezers," Joe Willis of Nevada and Johnny Zazuliak of Jerico Springs brought lifetimes of musical experience to their 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, "Music on the Square" performance. Despite the sweltering heat of the day, the Geezers drew a small crowd of music fans...

Griffons home tonight, free admission

MINK LEAGUE STANDINGS Omaha Diamond Spirit 11-11 2...

AAA Legion team now 15-5