Stories from Thursday, December 19, 2013

Two ATV 4-wheelers, and two dirt bikes were recovered by the Vernon County Sheriff's Office late Tuesday afternoon. According to Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher, nearly $15,000 in stolen property was recovered after investigators from his office received information from the Platte County Sheriff's Office about the stolen equipment...

Nevada Daily Mail More than 60 people attended the annual Sheldon Winter Music Concert on Monday. Mayor Jerod Lamb presented the awards for best Christmas lights in town, with Larry Gardner receiving $50 for first place. Debbie Huggins received $30 for second, and Josh Lamb got $30 for third...

Nevada Daily Mail Unlike other city funds, the water and sewer funds are enterprise funds, which means those operations have to be run like a business and the fees and other charges must cover the operational costs, Nevada treasurer, Kristi Modlin said Monday. The proposed 20 percent increase for Nevada residents and 30 percent increase for those living outside the city limits are needed to bring the money from water and sewer fees in line with the cost of operation...

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor BRONAUGH -- On a night that saw the Sheldon Panthers put on what head coach Tyler Judd called "a historically bad" offensive performance, Bronaugh was simply unable to overcome a strong fourth quarter that ended with Reed Worsley scoring 10 points to lift his squad to a 45-36 victory...

As I'm sure everyone knows by now, the retirement of one of the most influential members of the Nevada High School faculty becomes official at the end of this week. Now in his 27th year with the school district, McKinley spent 15 years as the school's athletic director before resigning that position at the end of last year. ...

By Brenna Morgan Special to the Daily Mail Nevada's freshman basketball boys built an early lead and then withstood a third-quarter push by visiting Webb City Tuesday night, to take a 53-46 victory. The Tigers managed 12-10 lead at the end of the first quarter, then exploded in the second period behind 17 points, while holding Webb City to just six, to fashion a 29-16 halftime advantage...