Stories from Friday, April 5, 2013

By Eric Wade Nevada Daily Mail CARTHAGE -- "I'm fortunate to have a lot of baseball players. Not only in the physical sense, but also in the mental sense,0 in that they know the game's not over until it's over." Nevada Tigers head baseball coach Danny Penn needed those baseball players on his bench Thursday afternoon as the Tigers took on Seneca in the Bill O'Dell Tournament at Carl Lewton Stadium. ...

The Missouri Sportswriters/Sportscasters Association has issued its 2012-13 All-State selections. Among those selected to this year's first team was Nevada High School senior Silas Smith. Smith finished his career at Nevada with 1,117 points -- a staggering 629 of which came in his senior season alone -- and was also a member of the Missouri Basketball Coaches' Association's All-State team and the All-Class 4, District 12 team...

The Nevada High School baseball team has added another date to this year's schedule. Athletic director Kevin McKinley said in an email Thursday morning that the Tigers will head out on the road to Springfield Catholic High School on April 27, but the day's events will be a little bit different from the norm. At 11 a.m., Springfield Catholic will play Seneca, followed by a game between Seneca and Nevada at 1:30 p.m., and a game between Nevada and Springfield Catholic at 4 p.m...

During this season we can experience many reasons to celebrate. First in our mind is Easter, which can bring much joy. Some sports enthusiasts can celebrate their team winning a special game, or even the championship. Soon some students will be experiencing graduation from some phase of their schooling. ...

By the summer of 1863, the Civil War had turned into a long devastating war and the "elan" or fighting spirit of many Union and Confederate soldiers was on the decline and desertion was increasing. In northern Arkansas and Missouri Confederate recruiting officers sent throughout the area to offer "Pardons" to any and all deserters who were willing to return to Confederate service. ...

Dear Editor: The Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted recently to support Medicaid expansion in Missouri for the good of its members and the surrounding communities. The Chamber of Commerce further supports Governor Nixon's provision to repeal the expansion of Medicaid if the federal government breaks its promise of federal funding. ...

Townships in Vernon County saw two races in Tuesday's municipal, school board and township elections, and both of the races were for seats on the township boards. In Metz Township, Tom Charles and Arch Forkner, of Richards, won the two open spots on the township board, while James D Corl of Rich Hill was third. Charles garnered 26 votes (26 percent, while Forkner had 13 votes (26 percent). Corl finished with 11 votes (22 percent)...

By Jason E. Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune A Fort Scott man is in Bourbon County jail after allegedly leading multiple law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase from Nevada to Fort Scott that resulted in two patrol cars being wrecked Wednesday morning...

Last week's failure of Missouri's Republican-led House of Representatives to pass the amendment approving Medicaid expansion will have lasting effects for the Nevada Regional Medical Center and area patients, said Judy Feuquay, the hospital's chief executive officer...