Stories from Friday, October 31, 2014

Connie Sue Fleener, 35, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, in Waynesville, Mo. Connie was born Nov. 16, 1978, in Fairbanks, Ala., to Leroy C. and Glenda S. Bogart Fleener and they survive of the home. Connie lived in many places with her family at a young age including Fort Wainwright, Ala., Aschaffenburg, Germany, Fort Benning, Ga., and Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. ...

Tuesday, the United States will conduct another national Election Day. It is what we refer to as an "off year election," which means that there are no candidates running for president. Elections are so important to our democratic way of life that I have always felt that the right to vote was really more of a duty than a privilege...

From early spring until October many people are focused on baseball. Kids play it on Little League teams or on their school teams. Adults sometimes play it at company picnics and neighborhood gatherings, but many of us hear the results over the 10 o'clock news and haven't paid much attention to the game during the summer...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Senior Center will honor local veterans and widows during a special program at 10 a.m., Monday, at the center at 301 N. Main St. Former Missouri State Rep. Barney Fisher, who is retired from the U.S. Marine Corps, will speak. ...

Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series on the election forum hosted by the Nevada Vernon County Chamber of Commerce. This first story focuses on the national and state representative races. Part two will cover the contested county races and appear Saturday...

Nevada Daily Mail The Bronaugh Wildcats, hosts of this year's Golden Valley Vernon County Conference junior high basketball tournament, were dealt a heartbreaking 34-29 overtime loss by the Montrose Bluejays, in the girls tournament semifinal game Wednesday night...

Nevada Daily Mail BRONAUGH -- A 20 point performance from star forward Blane Jones lifted the Northeast Vernon County Knights to a 38-35 victory over the Hume Hornets, Wednesday night in the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference boys junior high semifinal game...