Stories from Friday, December 19, 2014

Sunday night, the HBO series "The Newsroom," aired its final episode. This ending was paradoxical for me. On the one hand, I was disappointed that such an interesting show was concluding, but at the same time realizing that the premise and content of the creators and writers, had effectively completed their mission...

When someone announces that there are only six more days, we can be filled with anxiety, or we can be impatient with anticipation. I haven't said what will happen on the sixth day, but right now we are thinking about Christmas. Hearing this proclamation we immediately think about Christmas gifts, programs, church services, cards to be written and decorations to be finished. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The assault of a man in his 70s is being investigating by multiple agencies after the man was found in a field west of Sheldon in Vernon County. According to a press release from the Vernon County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a call Friday evening of a male subject who was found in a field and appeared to have been assaulted...

Nevada Daily Mail Fourteen hundred individuals gathered over the holidays in Kansas City for the annual luncheon of the Women's Foundation of Greater Kansas City, at which Cottey College was recognized for its partnership with the Foundation. The keynote speaker for the luncheon was former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright...

Nevada Daily Mail Local county, law enforcement and emergency response leaders heard a presentation from 3M and also a report on a recent hazardous materials conference Wednesday as the Vernon County Local Emergency Planning Committee met for the last time of the calendar year...

Montrose topped Northeast Vernon County in a pair of games Monday, with the NEVC boys falling 65-55 and the girls being edged 27-22. In the girls' game, the Knights trailed by just 6-5 at the first break and stayed even in the second with both teams scoring seven points, producing a 13-12 difference at intermission...

The El Dorado Springs seventh-grade boys basketball tournament will take place Jan. 8-10, in the El Dorado Springs High School gym. Locker rooms and classrooms will be utilized for dressing. The tournament is a round-robin setup. The teams featured in the tournament, are: Nevada, El Dorado, Camdenton, and Warsaw...

Hume split with Montrose Tuesday night, with the girls rolling 59-32 and the boys falling 73-41. In the girls' game, Hume had the hot hand from the start, rifling in 25 points in the opening period and built a 25-6 first-quarter lead. The pace slowed down in the second as the teams swapped points but the Hornets still led, 33-14 at halftime...

Nevada Daily Mail During one of the final games before the Christmas break, the Sheldon Panthers and Bronaugh Wildcats brought an appearance of Christmas to the court in their red, white and green jerseys during the varsity girls' and boys' basketball games Tuesday night...

Nevada Daily Mail In a tale of two halves, the Nevada Lady Tigers emerged with a 66-45 Tuesday night home victory against West Central Conference opponent K.C. O'Hara. The win improves Nevada to 6-2 (3-1, WCC). The first half play of Nevada point guard Morgan McNeley, which included hitting two 3-pointers, was vital according to Nevada head coach Brent Bartlett...

Nevada Daily Mail Fourth quarter momentum swings proved costly for the Nevada Tigers boys basketball team Tuesday night in their quest to upset the Kansas City O'Hara Celtics, who entered the game ranked No. 6 in Class 3. With the loss, Nevada falls to 1-6 (and 0-4 in the West Central Conference)...