Stories from Saturday, January 27, 2018

In 2016, when Cindy Thompson ran for her present position as Vernon County northern district commissioner, one issue she campaigned on was economic development. “Clearly, doing nothing about this is not working; we must be deliberate, we need a plan,” said Thompson...

Back when I first started hunting rabbits, it seemed that there would always be plenty to hunt, but times have changed. Cottontail rabbits were so plentiful around our house and garden it was no trouble shooting enough to feed our family and neighbors. ...

Most of our readers probably remember the radio show “The Rest of the Story,” with Paul Harvey. Each episode would detail little-known facts about stories encompassing a wide range of topics, and would end with Harvey and his iconic voice stating “and now you know … the rest of the story.”...

After back-to-back weeks of tournament action, Bronaugh’s boys and girls basketball teams resumed conference play Jan. 23, with the Wildcats and Lady Wildcats sweeping the Miami Eagles in a Golden Valley Vernon County Conference twinbill in Amoret. The Bronaugh boys prevailed 45-42, improving to 2-15 overall and 1-4 in GVVC-play — while the Lady ’Cats earned a decisive 46-25 victory to improve to 6-12 overall and 2-3 in the GVVC...

In Friday night prep hoops action the Nevada Tigers rolled to a 55-42 non-conference road victory over Carthage. The victory improves Nevada to 15-3 overall. The Tigers flexed their muscle defensively, holding Carthage to just 12 points in the first half. Nevada forward Clay Gayman led all scorers at the break with 10 points, including four first quarter buckets...