Stories from Friday, August 4, 2017

The Nevada Neptunes swim team hit the pool last weekend in Pittsburg, Kan., for the Tri-State B-Championships. The Neptunes, coached by Samantha Short, placed fifth at the 11-team championship tournament, with a team score of 291. In addition, a trio of Neptune swimmers collected High Point awards: Braden Russell, boys 15-18 year-old division; Rowan Johnson, girls 9-10 year-old division; and Mary Kate Russell, girls 9-10 year-old division...

Many of my fellow senior friends tell me how much they enjoy the memories of our youthful days from Nevada’s past. In a recent discussion I was asked if I could remember the free summertime movies at the Fox Theater. These are the recollections I have from that time...

Editor’s note: This column originally ran in the Aug. 1, 2002 edition of the Daily Mail. This has been a week of renewed friendships for me. Since I have begun writing these columns, and had books published from the columns, I have enjoyed making many new friends. ...

As the summer comes to a close, families now turn their attention to the annual tradition of getting their kids ready to go back to school. For parents, this means buying new school supplies, electronic devices and clothes to get their children ready for the classroom. To help with this process, Missouri has a three-day back-to-school tax holiday that exempts everything from school supplies to computers from sales tax...

According to reports from media sources, at 11:15 p.m. Thursday the KBI was asked to assist the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office following an officer-involved shooting that occurred at approximately 10:45 p.m. in Fort Scott. KBI agents and a crime scene response team responded to conduct the investigation...

The Vernon County Cancer Relief organization will hold its 10th annual August fundraising dinner on Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Eagles Lodge. The social hour begins at 6 p.m. with the meal at 7 p.m. The evening will include a raffle as well as silent and live auctions...

Earlier this week, we published the stories of Brylinn Leer and Mia Jackson — 4-Hers just getting started and showing for the first time at the Vernon County Youth Fair. This is the third and final installment of that series and details the experiences of JD Byers who showed at the fair for the last time this year...