Stories from Saturday, April 11, 2015

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rhoads, of Nevada, would like to announce the engagement of their daughter, Ariel Lee Rhoads to Jason Allen Snyder, of Marionville, Mo. He is the son of Mr. Gary Snyder, of Marionville, and Ms. Lanell Gold, of Springfield. Ariel is a 2009 graduate of Nevada High School and a 2010 graduate of Fort Scott Community College. ...

During the police academy you spend months learning about criminal law and the elements that are needed to meet different statutes under Missouri Law. Depending on the crime, there are different factors that need to be present. For example, in the case of a burglary a person must enter a building with the intent to commit a crime. ...

Hi neighbors. It's been a good week. The farmers got some needed rain with no tornadoes, and the temperatures have been tolerable. Since I have retired I've tried to become more knowledgeable about the workings of various social network sites. I do participate on Facebook as many of my cousins from across the country also post there almost daily. ...

Missouri's 126th Congressional District JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- The MO House of Representatives sessions are increasing as we continue to hear bills that are clearing committees as well as those being sent over from the Senate. The Missouri Senate approved its version of the Fiscal Year 2016 budget this week and then sent the 13 bills back to the House for consideration. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Rotary Club recently kicked off The Nevada Rotary Patriotic Project which will help homeowners who would like to display a U.S. flag at their residence on five federal holidays each year and not have to worry about putting it up and taking it down, or maintaining the flag. And at the same time supporting the programs the Nevada Rotary Club provides for the youth of the community...

Nevada Daily Mail The tie in the Nevada City Council election Tuesday left county and city leaders trying to determine what steps they need to take to resolve the issue. But while the tie was in the Nevada municipality, other cities such as Sheldon were impacted as well...

Nevada Daily Mail With the 25th anniversary of the Moss House approaching on July 1, Martha Sanders, executive director of the home for battered women and families, began preparations for the future by asking the Vernon County Commission to sponsor them in a Community Development Block Grant application...

Nevada Daily Mail In our second week of the Nevada Police Department's Citizens Police Academy, we learned about a different entity in Vernon County's law enforcement. Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher led the session held at the Sheriff's Office Wednesday evening, telling the class about the department and building, which also houses the county jail and the Western Missouri 911 Dispatch Center...

Nevada Daily Mail It's turkey time! With some cooperation from the weather, this could well be another good spring season for Missouri turkey hunters. We know there are plenty of big toms roaming around the state. Kicking off the 2015 spring season, will be this weekend's annual Youth Hunt Weekend, followed by the regular three week season on April 20. ...

The Nevada Tigers tennis team handed Carthage a 6-3 defeat, Thursday at home. With the victory, NHS improves to 3-2-1. "The boys have worked very hard in practice and things are starting to click," Nevada tennis coach Clayton Wheeler said. "They played very well (Thursday), especially since they dealt with high wind gusts all evening."...

Nevada Daily Mail The Bronaugh Lady Wildcats were defeated 19-2 by Greenfield, in a four-inning Friday afternoon home contest. With the loss, Bronaugh falls to 0-2. The Lady Wildcats trailed 1-0 after the top of the first inning, as starting pitcher Abby Robertson struck out one, and was charged with an unearned run...

Nevada Daily Mail Callie Beshore has already broken two Nevada Middle School seventh-grade track records this season ---- in the 800 meter and 1600 meter runs. In the 1600 meter, Beshore has clocked two sub-six minute times. Beshore's time of 5:57.17 came March 31, when NMS hosted a dual meet...