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Deborah Yvonne Ledbetter
(Obituary ~ 03/24/15)
Deborah Yvonne Ledbetter, 54, Nevada, Mo., died on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Truman Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, in Lamar. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 3, 2015, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada. Additional service times and family information will be announced at later date by Ferry Funeral Home...
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Accidental gunshot
(Column ~ 03/24/15)
In any war of anytime there have been "Accidental Gunshots" or the premature or unexpected discharge of a firearm. Often the results were fatal to a soldier or soldiers, but this was not the case with the incident recorded in the following letter from Captain A. ...
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Scholarship honoring Rep. Randy Pike available
(Local News ~ 03/24/15)
Nevada Daily Mail Applications for the Rep. Randy W. Pike Memorial Scholarship are available from District 126 school counselors in Bates and Vernon counties. Rep. Pike served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2013-14 and as Bates County Northern Commissioner from 2000-12. In addition to his commitment to community service, he was an accomplished wood carver and taxidermist...
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Student is Chief for a Day at Nevada Police Department (Local News ~ 03/24/15)
Nevada Daily Mail For the fourth year, the Nevada Police Department gave local high school students interested in law enforcement an opportunity to enter an essay contest in order to be chief for a day. Jacob Dunivan, a senior at Nevada High School, was encouraged by a counselor to enter the contest when he expressed his interest in one day becoming a detective. His essay relaying his desire to enter law enforcement earned him the chance to be chief for a day on Friday... -
Familiar face -- new position (Local News ~ 03/24/15)
Nevada Daily Mail Carrie Poe, the Vernon County Circuit Clerk since the beginning of the this year, says it has been an easy transition into her new position after spending 16 years in the circuit clerk's office before the retirement of previous clerk Vickie Erwin... -
Man sought in manslaughter investigation
(Local News ~ 03/24/15)
Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Sheriff's Office is looking for a wanted fugitive following the issuance of a warrant from the 28th Judicial Circuit Court on Monday. Gary Drake is being sought on charges of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, DWI - persistent offender, and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, all of which are felony charges...
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Two killed in Monday crash
(Local News ~ 03/24/15)
Fort Scott Tribune A Nevada woman and a former Bourbon County Attorney were killed in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning on U.S. Highway 54 in Vernon County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the wreck involved a 1991 Toyota Celica driven by Ashley Schnedler, 36, of Nevada, and a 1993 Lincoln Town Car driven by 74-year-old John Swarts of Fort Scott. The accident took place 11 miles west of Nevada...
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Panthers maul NEVC Knights to open season
(High School Sports ~ 03/24/15)
The defending class 1 district 7 champion Sheldon Panthers opened their baseball season on a high-note, thumping the Northeast Vernon County Knights 10-2 in Walker, Monday. Sheldon senior Micah Swanson was the winning pitcher. Fellow Panthers seniors Jesse Spencer and Trenton Heckadon accounted for five RBIs, with Heckadon launching a 3-run homer run, while Spencer also went yard, belting a 2-run home run...
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Tigers dispatch Warrensburg in season-opener (High School Sports ~ 03/24/15)
Nevada Daily Mail After last year's crushing loss in the district semifinals, The Nevada Tigers were finally able to exact some revenge on the Warrensburg Tigers, dealing them a 6-1 defeat in Monday afternoon's season-opener at Lyons Stadium. Despite entering the season with numerous question marks after losing key upperclassmen from the 2014 team, the Tigers (1-0) looked sharp defensively as junior starting pitcher Derek O"Dell cruised to victory...
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