Stories from Saturday, April 15, 2017

The first time I chased a car into Kansas, they suddenly pulled over and turned the car off and stuck their hands out of the window before they had even driven a mile into Kansas. I remember being surprised and thinking the car pulling over and giving up was the best-case scenario in a pursuit. After contacting the driver, he told me that he didn’t keep running because he realized I was not stopping at the state line. He thought that if he could make it into Kansas, he would be okay...

Hi neighbors. It is Easter weekend and many of you may be busy boiling eggs or stuffing candy into little plastic eggs for hiding. Coloring Easter eggs is easier than ever with many colors and stickers to choose from. Grandchildren enjoy decorating the eggs as much or more than finding them on the Easter egg hunt...

Missouri’s 31st Senatorial district “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom” – George Washington Carver For the past three years, the Senate has worked on measures that would address one of the most important problems facing our state, the imperative to provide children equal access to a quality education. Unfortunately, for the last three years we had a governor who disagreed with each approach and vetoed vital legislation...

The Bushwhacker Days Royalty Pageant Committee and the Elizabeth Carey Chapter DAR announce plans for the 2017 Bushwhacker Days Royalty Contest. Entry forms for candidates are available online at the Bushwhacker Days website, www.bwdays.com, at the Nevada/Vernon Co. Chamber of Commerce, local schools and the University Extension Center...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com While this group just began meeting in January, it has quickly set ambitious goals and is working hard to achieve them. Named the Vernon County Resource Team and led by Pastor Chad Bailey of Pine Street Baptist Church and director of New Life Shelter, some 25 people gathered Tuesday at noon for the group’s fourth meeting...

Nevada Daily Mail For the past several weeks Nevada Police Department officers have been developing information on a residence inside Nevada regarding the distribution of methamphetamine. Throughout this time detectives had been conducting follow up leads and surveilling the residence in question...