Stories from Saturday, December 17, 2016

We have given tips, advice and "what-not-to-do's" to some of our regular customers, but with some recent incidents taking place, I think we also need to cover some basic physics, and laws of nature, and maybe laws of the jail too. So, let's cover some fun facts!...

Hi neighbors. I hope many of you got to attend the Christmas parade this year. Although it was cold, there wasn't any snow or ice as is too often the case. Unfortunately, it was too cold for me to venture out; but I did enjoy the nice photos in the Nevada Daily Mail...

By Christmas Day in 1863, the Civil War had long since become a long war of attrition that was going to be waged to the bitter end and one side became the totally defeated vanquished foe. Gone were the days and thoughts of a short war where both sides would agree to peace and the United States and the Confederate States of America would live happily ever after!...

ndmeditorial@gmail.com The Nevada R-5 Board of Education voted 5-0. With board members Mike McCaffree and Chris Dryer, absent, to add a Maker Lab class at the Nevada Regional Technical Center and to add Edgenuity courses to choices available to students. The use of Edgenuity will provide a larger number of courses for students to choose from...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com While Thursday's meeting of the Bronaugh R-7 school board spent a bit more time hearing a technology program evaluation, selecting a nominee for a scholarship competition and looking over the fourteen new and revised policies it adopted, the most important item acted upon was the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com The Vernon County Ambulance District selected an auditor for the 2015-16 financial audit and honored two employees as EMT and paramedic of the year at Thursday evening's meeting. "I can't justify the $14,000 for the Joplin CPA firm," treasurer Chris Mason said...

Nevada Regional Technical Center Students in the Construction Technology program are learning much more than how to drive nails at Nevada Regional Technical Center. Their career and technical education program provides hands-on training in the world of work...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Parks Department announced Thursday due to winter expected this weekend, Lights at the Lake will be closed Saturday thru Sunday. The drive-through Christmas light display will reopen Monday.

In its annual red-green Christmas game, Bronaugh bested Hume in both games of a boys-girls varsity basketball doubleheader Friday night in Hume. The Wildcats toppled Hume 45-21 while the Lady Wildcats stung the Lady Hornets 51-22. With the conference victories, the Lady Cats' improve to 7-1 overall and 3-0 in the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference, while the Bronaugh boys are now 3-5 overall (2-1 GVVC)...

The Nevada Tiger varsity boys basketball team was defeated 60-45 in a West Central Conference road matchup Friday night against Warrensburg. With the loss, Nevada moves to 5-3 overall and 2-3 in the West Central Conference. Warrensburg jumped out to an 18-9 first quarter lead...

While at the grocery store this week, I ran into several hunters who had just ended the 2016 antlerless firearm season. After discussing their hunting adventures the conversation turned to the fact that Christmas is fast approaching. "I'm not going to be one of those last minute shoppers!" one hunter had said, while another commented that shopping for an outdoor enthusiast is easy today with all the items available in so many retail stops, big department stores as well as online shopping...

Nevada Tigers senior point guard Matthew Sommer is the newest member of the school's 1,000 point club. Sommer achieved the milestone during Friday night's West Central Conference road contest against Warrensburg. A third quarter 3-pointer put Sommer over the top...

The Nevada Tiger freshman basketball team defeated Warrensburg 56-33 Friday night for its fourth victory in five games this season. The Tigers (4-1) were led by forward Austin Bash who dropped in a game-high 24 points, while forward Dalton Gayman chipped in 20, with 10 of his points coming in the fourth quarter.