Stories from Wednesday, October 7, 2015

The title of this column may seem a bit unusual for an article about the Civil War which was filled with carnage and destruction. However, officers and soldiers of both the "Blue" and the "Gray" often remarked in their letters about the beauty of some of the towns and countryside through which they marched. ...

Have you ever asked, "What was he thinking?" Or even, "Was he thinking at all?" The fourth chapter of Philippians in the Bible is a gold mine of helpful doctrine, and in it we are told to think on things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely and of good report. We are also told to not be anxious for anything, but to give our concerns to the Lord...

Nevada Daily Mail How long has this been going on and how did this get started? The actual event first started in October 1985 by Ken Lloyd, who was employed by Farm & Home Savings. Farm & Home Savings actually sponsored and planned the first Oktoberfest to raise funds for United Way of Vernon County. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Bronaugh Board of Aldermen discussed performing a rate study to find out the best rates for water because Mayor Sherry Brown said she was worried several of the city's water users were leaving. "We have lost several users," Brown said. "So I would like to do a rate study. We can arrange for a guy to come down and do it...

Nevada Daily Mail After a lengthy discussion the Nevada City Council voted 4-1, with Lance Christi voting no, to give final approval to a special ordinance changing the zoning on seven acres of property at 427 E. Highland from its current R-1, single family, to R-3, apartment development, at the request of Buildet Enterprises, acting as the agent for Doug and Judy Gammon. Council members Jayne Novak, Brian Leonard, Blake Hertzberg and Ryan Watts voted yes...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School and Middle School cross county teams participated in the Springfield Invitational, Monday. Nevada results Varsity boys, 5,000 meters Trent Eliis, 20:00, 111th. Luke Sudkamp, 20:04, 113th. Devin McHugh, 21:05, 138th...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers golf season concluded Monday with an appearance at the MSHSAA Class 1, Section 2 tournament at Silo Ridge Golf and Country Club in Bolivar. Logan-Rogersville's Lyndsey Standage won the tournament with a score of 72. Father Tolton Catholic's Serena Berry finished runner-up with score of 74, edging out Russellville's Mikayla Jungmeyer in a tiebreaker...

Nevada Daily Mail Led by junior Megan Hold's gritty performance, the Wynn Gymnasium crowd was treated to a second consecutive home-thriller as the Nevada Lady Tigers outlasted Warrensburg in three sets Tuesday night. The 29-27, 23-25, 25-23 West Central Conference victory was Nevada's fourth in a row as they improved to 13-10 overall (6-3 in WCC play)...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Office of Emergency Management held an active shooter drill at Nevada High School Monday, Oct. 5. Dennis Kimrey, Vernon County Emergency Management director, said drills like these are necessary because he wanted to find any contingencies that may have been overlooked in the different participants' action plan...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers seventh-grade football team played two games against the Joplin Eagles North and East seventh and eighth-grade team, winning the first game, 20-12 and taking the loss in game two, 6-0. The first game was a full, four-quarter game and the second game was two quarters long and had no kickoffs...