Stories from Wednesday, September 21, 2016

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com Vernon County Ambulance District put five new Phillips Heartstart MRx monitors into service last week, and while they are not quite Dr. McCoy's tricorder from Star Trek, they are a dramatic step forward. In regards to the new monitor's capabilities, veteran paramedic Rob Spencer said, "I've paced a lot of patients and I've defibrillated a lot of patients. You can't get any better."...

ndmeditorial@gmail.com For the second time in about two years a person leaving the Neal Center after dark fell and was seriously injured, Melissa Earl told the Nevada City Council during Tuesday night's meeting. Saturday night a Vietnam veteran from Jerico Springs was unable to see the steps or the dark blue handrail in the dark and fell, resulting in injuries to his face and head, she said...

By Johannes Brann jbrann.ndm@gmail.com At present, there are seven candidates for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Roy Blunt. On Friday, one of them, Patrick Lee, visited the offices of the Nevada Daily Mail. With the recent certification of the Green Party, Missouri now has five recognized parties, each of which will have its own senate candidate on the ballot. However, there are also two write-in candidates registered with the Missouri Secretary of State's office and Lee is one of them...

The title of this column was one of the headlines in the April 20, 1861 edition of the Fort Scott Democrat. It is interesting to note that it took at least eight days for this news to be published here in Fort Scott. But, then again that was not surprising because in 1861 there was no "talking wire" or telegraph in Fort Scott so the news of the firing on Fort Sumter was probably carried to Fort Scott from Leavenworth City, Kan., by an Express Rider or courier. ...

District 126 JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- Coming into the annual Veto Session, Sept. 14, the Missouri General Assembly had a total of 20 vetoed bills to consider for potential overrides. The legislature meets each year in September in accordance with the Missouri Constitution to consider bills approved by the legislature but vetoed by the governor. ...

Playing host to El Dorado Springs, Nevada Middle School won two of its three matches Tuesday at home. The NMS eighth-grade "A" team dropped its first set 25-19, before storming back to take the second and third sets 25-9 and 15-7. The NMS eighth-grade "B" team dominated, winning in two sets 25-16, 25-13. The NMS seventh-grade "A" team was topped in two sets 25-10, 25-8...

In a defensive battle Tuesday at Logan Field, the Nevada Tigers seventh-grade "A" team emerged with a 6-0 victory over El Dorado Springs. The lone score of the game came in the third quarter when Nevada's Kartman Highley bulldozed his way into the end zone from three-yards out...

Steadily improving, the Bronaugh Lady Wildcats recorded a two-set conference victory over Ballard, Tuesday night in Bronaugh. With the 25-18, 28-26 win, the Lady Cats remain perfect in the GVVC, improving to 4-0 (4-7-1 overall). "The girls played hard on a hot evening and were able to get a nice victory," Bronaugh head coach Daryl Dodson said...

It was a tough night for Nevada High School volleyball Tuesday in Kansas City, as the Lady Tigers varsity, junior varsity, and freshman teams were defeated in two-sets by the St. Pius X Lady Warriors in West Central Conference matchups. The NHS varsity team (10-4 overall, 5-1 WCC) fell 25-13, 25-20; the junior varsity team (12-3 overall) was topped 25-9, 25-16; and the freshman Lady Tigers (13-2 overall) were derailed 25-12, 25-19...

Nearly a month into the season, the Cottey Comets volleyball team finally made its home-debut Tuesday at Hinkhouse Center. It wasn't quite the performance Cottey head coach Marla Kanandy-Foreman was looking for, as her squad fell in three sets 25-11, 25-18, and 25-23 to the visiting MCC Longview Lakers...

After reeling off nine consecutive victories to open the season, the Nevada Lady Tigers tennis team was finally defeated, as they fell 7-2 Tuesday at home to Sedalia Smith-Cotton in a West Conference match. The Lady Tigers are 9-1 overall (4-1 WCC)...