Stories from Wednesday, March 1, 2017

On Aug. 23, 1863, Col. William C. Quantrill and his band of Confederate guerrillas attacked and destroyed much of Lawrence, Kan. This was one of the, if not the most successful Confederate raids in Kansas during the Civil War. Much has been written about the "sacking of Lawrence," but very little has been published about the pursuit of Quantrill and his band as they returned to Missouri after the raid. ...

The Jan. 21, "Daily Mail" contained an article on the use of silver solutions for the prevention and treatment of infections. This piece will expand on that with an emphasis on safety issues. Although the use of ionic and colloidal silver solutions is quite safe, there has continued to be concern over the one major complication of silver usage, namely argyria...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com After serving 16 and one-half years as Vernon County's Chief Deputy Assessor, Feb. 28 was Cheryl Haner's last day. "While I enjoyed the job and especially working alongside Cherie Roberts, it's time for me to retire," said Haner...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com On Monday, Daniel A. Crawford, 37, of El Dorado Springs, was sentenced in Springfield by U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips to 19 years in federal prison without parole. "The prosecutor and judge were impressed that a number of us from the communities affected and involved with these crimes showed up," Vernon County Sheriff Mosher, who was present at the sentencing, said. ...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com On Jan. 30, during his review of hospital finances for the board's finance committee, Mike Harbor, chief financial officer said, "While the covenant we have with our bond holders requires us to have 70 bond days cash on hand, we ended December with 23.6 days."...

To say the Cottey Comets softball team entered the season in "rebuilding-mode" would be an understatement. Over the past three seasons (2014-16) the Comets were 3-85 overall. Enter first-year head coach Mark Skapin, who through the first 10 games of the season has already guided the Comets to four victories...

The Nevada High School powerlifting team placed second overall at its Feb. 25 meet at Girard (Kan.) High School. NHS results Jaren Powrie, 142-158 pound division: Second-place in vertical jump, 20-yard dash, pro agility, and bench press; Colby Jones, 159-175 pound: First-place in pro agility, second-place in 20-yard dash and bench press, and third-place in vertical jump; Blake Majors, 159-175 pound, third-place in 20-yard dash and bench press; Ben Satterfield, 159-175 pound: First-place in power clean and second-place in power squat; Zach Gardner, 220-225 pound weight division: First-place in vertical Jump, 20-yard dash, pro agility, squat, power clean, and second-place in bench press; Peyton Denny, 226-pounds and up, tie for first in squat; and Jordan Peckman, 226 and up, tie for first in squat.. ...

After a 40-year absence, Bronaugh's return to the state tournament didn't go as planned as the Lady Wildcats were defeated 59-25 by three-time defending state champion Walnut Grove in the Class 1 sectional-round Tuesday night in Webb City . Bronaugh (22-6) started off cold from the field, as Walnut Grove opened the game on a 9-0 run. The Lady Wildcats then responded with a 6-0 spurt, courtesy of a pair of buckets from senior Katey Rider and one from sophomore Riley Knapp...

The second-seeded Nevada Tiger basketball team defeated fourth-seeded Warrensburg 51-42 in the semifinals of the Class 4 District 12 Tournament Tuesday night in Clinton. The victory was Nevada's 18th in a row, as the Tigers advance to face top-seeded Grandview in the district title game, with tip off slated for 7:30 p.m. Friday...

The Cottey Comets are moving on to the NJCAA Region 16 Division II basketball tournament semifinals, after hammering Wentworth Military Academy 79-39 in Tuesday night's home play-in game. "We did a great job playing as a team this evening," Comets head coach Stephanie Beason said. "It was also nice to send the sophomores off with a win on their last opportunity to play on their home court."...

The 1990-91 Nevada High School boys' basketball team was unquestionably the greatest in the 79-year history of the program. Guided by former head coach Dave Adams, the Tigers won their first 30 games of the season before falling in the Class 3A State Championship game to Festus, 77-63 in Springfield...