Stories from Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Nevada Daily Mail Local businesses that may be looking for student volunteers or interns are encouraged to register for Cottey College's Engagement Learning Fair Wednesday, Jan. 20, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Raney Dining Room on the Cottey College campus...

Nevada Daily Mail Future Business Leaders of America members Savannah Woody, Allison Shumaker, and Chloe Bartlett are doing a community project to help our troops by making care packages. They have adopted 15 deployed Missouri troop members. The donation period runs through Jan. 22...

Nevada Daily Mail A man wanted in an investigation by Nevada police in a felony assault that occurred Jan. 8 turned himself in Tuesday. He was taken into custody and is being held in the Vernon County Jail. The assault occurred at a residence in the 200 block of South Oak Street. Officers responded to a disturbance that involved a stabbing...

The Nevada High School wrestling team competed at the Monett Invitational Jan. 9, with Nevada's Dayton Miller locking up first-place in the 126-pound weight-class. In addition, Nevada's Scott Swink, Chaden Brandt, and Trey Pritchett finished runner-up in their respective weight classes...

A 39-12 defeat of Fort Scott Middle School improved the Nevada Tigers seventh-grade basketball team to 4-0 overall. "Tonight, we came out strong," Nevada seventh-grade head coach Robert Miner said. "We ran our full-court press and were able to execute our offensive game-plan from the very beginning."...

Nevada Daily Mail The 2016 Vernon County budget was finalized Monday afternoon at the county commissioner's office. After short meetings before and after lunch, the three commissioners were able to decide on a budget totaling $4,686,321 to run the county's departments and have an estimated cash balance of $47,247.54 at the end of December 2016...