Stories from Saturday, May 6, 2017

The heavy rain that hit the area has all but stopped hunting and fishing. Stockton Lake, which had been five-feet low, is now more than eight-feet high. Pomme de Terre is more than 20 feet high and most streams and ponds have overflow conditions. Before the big rains hit, one of my great grandsons caught his first fish from our pond and was the happiest boy around and proud of his first catch –– a six inch bluegill...

Eva Conley LaMar Frazee will celebrate her 90th birthday with a reception on Saturday, May 20. Please drop in between 1 and 4 p.m. at the New Life Baptist Church, 19089 KS Hwy 152, LaCygne, KS, to wish Eva a happy birthday.

We are getting close to that time of year when many people will be graduating from high school or college, and making some very important choices that will dictate the direction their life will head. Change can be exciting, scary, and challenging, all at the same time. The best thing a child can have when making those decisions is the advice of a role model, a wise teacher, or a loving parent or family member...

Hi neighbors. May is here and what a month it will be! Two big holidays this month are Mother’s Day on the 14th and Memorial Day on the 29th. In case you’ve forgotten, both of these traditionally involve flowers. With all of our rain, I don’t know if the flowers in our yards will be blooming by the 14th and even the 29th is iffy if the rains don’t let up. Better plan ahead...

Chief Perkey is a native of Nevada. He is married to Jennifer Perkey and has two children, Hayden and Madelyn Perkey. He is the son of David Perkey, Nevada, and Suzan Pauley, Farragut, Iowa. He is a 2003 graduate of Nevada High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in August 2005 and completed Basic Training as well as Gas Turbine systems Technician “A” school at Great Lakes, Ill...

Missouri 31st Senatorial Dist. “Voting is a right best exercised by people who have taken time to learn about the issues.” Tony Snow For more than 10 years, Missourians have debated the issue of whether or not providing a form of photo identification should be necessary prior to casting ballots in an election. Previous legislative attempts and ballot initiatives have been unsuccessful due either to the stroke of a veto pen or an opinion of the Supreme Court...

SPRINGFIELD, MO. — Cottey College has won the Missouri Campus Compact Network Choice Award. This is an honorable mention award given in conjunction with the Be Bold Missouri Award, an award created recently to recognize and celebrate the achievements of member campuses in advancing higher education community engagement through innovation and creativity...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com Wednesday morning, representatives from the Vernon County Youth Fair Board appeared before the county commission and together discussed adding onto the Dining Hall, handicap compliance issues at the fairgrounds, upgrading the show arena, reviewing fees for facility use and a matter related to nearby Katy Allen Lake...

Nevada Middle School hosted its second track-and-field invitational of the season on Tuesday. Joining the Tigers and Lady Tigers at Larry Testman Track, were: Bronaugh, Sheldon, and El Dorado Springs. A top performer for Nevada was eighth-grader Ben Hines, who broke the NMS long jump record, leaping to 19’ 1.5” feet. ...

Nevada Tigers’ tennis players Sheel Patel and Gabe Barnes netted All-West Central Conference accolades for their play at Friday’s WCC Tournament in Warrensburg. Patel was named to the All-Conference team while Barnes was an honorable mention selection, according to NHS tennis coach Clayton Wheeler...

Despite an improved showing the Nevada Tigers fell short, 4-1, against West Central Conference power Smith-Cotton High School Friday evening in Sedalia. Smith-Cotton entered the contest 10-0 in WCC-play, defeating opponents by an average of 10 runs per game. In their first meeting this season, April 14 in Nevada, Smith-Cotton rolled to a 16-2 victory. With this loss Nevada falls to 7-5 overall (2-4 WCC), while Smith-Cotton improves to 14-7 (11-0 WCC)...