Stories from Friday, October 5, 2012

By Eric Wade Nevada Daily Mail "When I found out that Sectionals was here, I was really excited." Nevada High School sophomore Hannah Householder knew the significance right from the start when she learned that she would be the only Nevada Lady Tigers representative at this year's Class 1, Sectional 2 tournament at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course...

Nevada Daily Mail WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- The Nevada Lady Tigers softball team opened postseason play under cool, windy conditions Thursday with a semifinal matchup in the Class 3, District 13 tournament at the University of Central Missouri Recreation Complex against the Clinton Lady Cardinals...

Nevada Daily Mail IOLA, Kan. -- The Cottey College Comets softball team split the last two games of the fall preseason at Allen County Community College Wednesday. The Comets won the opening game in the doubleheader by the final score of 1-0. Game two was a much higher scoring affair and the Comets found themselves on the short end of a 17-11 final score...

Nevada Daily Mail Headlined by Republican gubernatorial nominee Dave Spence of St. Louis, a "Meet the Candidates" dinner will be held tonight at Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center at 200 N. Ash St. Secretary of state nominee Shane Schoeller of Willard and state senate candidate Ed Emery of Lamar will also address the crowd, said Vernon County Republican Chairman Jerry Wadel, who will ask all of his party's local nominees to stand...

Nevada Daily Mail Hunter D. Harper, 18, of El Dorado Springs, is the first of three men to see his case to the end and receive a sentence in an animal abuse case which resulted in the death of three stolen goats, found on the grounds of an El Dorado Springs school in December 2011. Harper changed his not guilty pleas to guilty in exchange for the probationary sentence...

Nevada Daily Mail A cast of colorful characters, a greedy chase for missing money, and a heartwarming message will intrigue audiences at the Nevada High School fall play. The comedy, "The Curious Savage" by John Patrick, will be presented Oct. 11-13, at 7 p.m., at the NHS auditorium...

By James R. Campbell Nevada Daily Mail State Rep. Barney Fisher, Sen. David Pearce, a prominent Nevada attorney and a State Bar Association spokeswoman state emphatic opposition to proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3, which would substantially change the Missouri Non-Partisan Court Plan under which state supreme court and appellate court judges are chosen...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Police Officer Travis Cole was honored with a departmental commendation, presented at the Monday, Oct. 1 city council meeting. According to the text of the commendation, "On Aug. 18, Nevada Police Officers Sgt. John Millard, Police Officer Travis Cole and Police Officer Josh Westerhold were dispatched to the scene of an individual who was possibly threatening suicide and had illegally entered his girlfriend's house. ...