Stories from Saturday, December 12, 2015

Last week I announced that the Sheriff's Office was lowering its fees for processing the Concealed Carry Weapons Permit from $100 to $65 to help encourage law abiding citizens to obtain their permits. We received a great deal of positive feedback from the public, but we also had a large number of calls the following week with questions about the process of gaining the CCW permit. ...

Hi neighbors. The one thing nice about calendars of seldom known holidays and special events is that it gives a platform for some family fun. In case you didn't know, December is Bingo Month and Write a Friend Month. How long has it been since the family got together to play Bingo? A silly, old-fashioned game you say? Try it with your children and see how it goes. Tip, let them take turns being the "caller."...

Dear Editor: Since President Obama wants to blame guns for Islamic terrorist killings, he should consider that guns do not have any motive. They are only the tool of those who have evil motives like the Islamic terrorist. I suggest he truly loves guns. Look at it this way. Do you suppose he would instruct the Secret Service to disarm themselves as he wants Americans disarmed? No way!...

Dear Editor: The Route 54 Cruisers Car Club made three donations for the holidays -- El Dorado Springs Christmas Basket Program $600, Community Outreach for the Vernon County Toy Drive $600, and the Area Ministerial Alliance Christmas Baskets in Stockton $600...

Nevada Daily Mail The Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission, received two 2015 Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation for the Regional Economic Development Program and the Truman Regional Education Center...

Nevada Daily Mail Thirty students in the Northeast Vernon County's school district receive food each weekend to combat their hunger. Every Friday, first grade teacher, Marlene Hogan, hands out food from Ozark Food Harvest, to students. OFH, located in Springfield, delivers the food twice a month, free of charge. The food is donated or purchased with money raised by the food bank...

Special to the Daily Mail The Salvation Army needs your help. Every year, from Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve, you will see the small red kettles outside of Wal-Mart and Woods, and anyone walking in or out hears the ringing of the bells. It is a call to help...

Sheldon earned a split with Thomas Jefferson Thursday, with the girls pulling out a 33-27 decision, while the boys fell in the finale, 71-29. The Panthers opened a 10-4 lead in the girls' game, and led at half 16-11. The teams swapped points most of the second half, with the third quarter break at 24-19...

After being in control for the vast majority of the game, Nevada's varsity girls basketball team fell to conference foe Sedalia Smith-Cotton 38-33 Friday night at Wynn Gym. Nevada is now 1-5 overall and 0-2 in the West Central Conference. Through three quarters of play Nevada's physical defense seemed to overwhelm Smith-Cotton. The Lady Tigers of Nevada went up 6-2 with 3:40 to play in the first quarter courtesy of a pair of free throws from senior Jansen Miller...

A decisive 56-42 victory over defending West Central Conference champion Sedalia Smith-Cotton gave third-year Nevada Tigers head basketball coach Shaun Gray his signature win. With the victory Nevada improves to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the West Central Conference...

The Bronaugh Lady Wildcats fell to Jasper 65-28 Thursday night at home. Bronaugh is 2-4 overall and 1-0 in the GVVC conference. "Jasper is a good ball club," Lady Wildcats head coach Daryl Dodson said. For Bronaugh, Amanda Raper scored a team-high 10 points, while Heather Baker added seven...

Within reach was a perfect 14-0 season. But when the final horn sounded Thursday night, a season of joy quickly turned to sorrow as the Neosho Middle School scoreboard read: Webb City 38 -- Nevada 37. With Webb City players mobbing each other near midcourt, basking in the glory of winning the season-ending 2015 Tri-County Conference championship game, the cruel nature of defeat could be seen on the faces of the seventh-grade Nevada Lady Tigers...