Stories from Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Dear Editor: As I traveled to the National Day of Prayer, organized by some houses of worship in our county and celebrated around the flagpole in front of the Vernon County Courthouse, I hoped for many things to be lifted up to God together as a community in prayer...

Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY -- Pushing the lawn mower back and forth across the yard is a springtime necessity. It can be a pleasure for some and a chore for others. At the Missouri Department of Transportation, crews are beginning the mowing season with a main purpose: safety...

Nevada Daily Mail Numerous emergency services agencies converged on Sheldon High School on Tuesday afternoon. They were responding to a simulated vehicle wreck involving students from the school, one of which was driving while intoxicated. Guest speaker Russ Burris later told the students, "you have an injury like this, you are going to be stuck at home in a wheelchair while your friends are out doing everything you used to do."...

The Nevada Tigers tennis team had a successful outing at Friday's West Central Conference tennis tournament in Warrensburg, as a trio of Tigers earned medals. Nevada's No. 3 doubles team, comprised of senior Sam Creasy and junior Sheel Patel notched a first-place finish, earning a gold medal, while sophomore Jace Lanham claimed a silver medal playing at No. 5 singles...

The Nevada Tigers middle school track-and-field team had a busy first week of May, hosting its Spring Fling Invitational May 3, followed by the season-ending Tri-County Conference meet May 5 at Junge Stadium in Joplin. While at the Tri-Couny meet, Nevada eighth-grader Calli Beshore set the school record in the 1600-meter-run, clocking a time of 5:34, breaking her own record time of 5:34.71. ...

The Nevada Tigers track-and-field team was in action at Friday's West Central Conference Tournament hosted by Sedalia Smith-Cotton High School. The Nevada boys finished in seventh-place out of seven teams; the girls placed sixth; the JV boys placed third; while the Nevada JV girls captured first-place...

For the second time in three years, the Nevada High School golf team is headed to the Missouri Class 3 State Golf Championship. The Tigers punched their ticket to the state golf tournament with a second place finish at Tuesday's Class 3 Section 4 Golf Tournament at Liberty Hills Country Club. The top two-teams at the six-team tournament earned an automatic bid to state, as Nevada finished runner-up to Pembroke Hill...