Stories from Friday, April 29, 2016

The Testman 5K pre-events and registration will be held inside of the Nevada High School multi-purpose gym, beginning at 8:30 a.m., Saturday. Weather permitting, the 5K is slated to begin an hour later, at 9:30 a.m. in front of Logan Field. The 5K will begin and end at the Nevada R-5 Central Office parking lot. ...

The Nevada Tigers golf team slotted into a second-place finish at Thursday's West Central Conference golf tournament at Meadow Lake Country Club in Clinton. The Tigers shot a combined team score of 319, bested only by Warrensburg, who placed first with a 307...

Tyler Ketterman's 11-strike out performance lifted the Nevada Tigers to a 10-0 victory over the Sherwood Marksmen at Lyons Stadium Wednesday evening. The five-inning run-ruled contest snapped a three-game losing streak as the Tigers improve to 9-11 overall (4-4 West Central Conference)...

Ermon Earl Cubbage, 92, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada. Ermon was born Feb. 8, 1924, in Los Animas, Colo., to Elmer W. and Purita Caley (Craft) Cubbage. He was united in marriage to Margaret E. Neely on June 28, 1942, and she preceded him in death on April 8, 2003...

The title of this story is taken from a line spoken by Juliet, in William Shakespeare's classic play, "Romeo and Juliet." Last Saturday, the literary world paused to honor perhaps the greatest writer in human history, on the 400th anniversary of his passing. Many of you likely do not consider yourselves fans of the great "bard." It might surprise you, as to just how much you use his words in your everyday life...

Ever since I was a small child when we lived on what was then Route 1, Nevada, I had a nice pleasant walk up to the mailbox. From The Wayside it was 1/4 mile. From "By the Wayside" it was probably a few hundred yards. Now at Bronze Pond it is 1/8 of a mile. Later I explain that it is not always a pleasant walk. Sometimes it gets quite windy. Sometimes the temperature is over 100 degrees, and sometimes we just plain get tired...

Nevada Daily Mail The Bushwhacker Days Royalty Pageant Committee and the Elizabeth Carey Chapter DAR have announced plans for the 2016 Bushwhacker Days Royalty Contest. Entry forms for candidates are available online at the Bushwhacker Days website, www.bwdays.com and at the Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce...

Nevada Daily Mail "The goal of this simulation is deceptively simple. In eight 15-minute rounds -- each representing one week -- these 32 freshman and sophomore high school students each plays an adult who has to go to work, pay the bills, take care of any children and stay out of trouble," Marye Sanderson, community services specialist at West Central Community Action Agency in Vernon County said...