Stories from Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Once a year, the Vernon County Centennial Fairgrounds come alive; barns are cleaned and animals moved in — horses, sheep, swine, cattle and others — and projects of every shape and size arrive at the Home Ec. Building. For a week in early July, the fairgrounds hum with activity during the Vernon County Youth Fair, the highlight of many 4-H’er’s year and their opportunity to showcase the fruits of their labor...

The Nevada Griffons and Jefferson City Renegades are set to clash tonight in the opening round of the MINK League playoffs. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. from Lyons Stadium. The winner advances to face South division champ Ozark on Thursday, with the first pitch slated for 7p.m. in Springfield...

A football equipment meeting for Nevada Middle School student-athletes has been set for Wednesday, Aug. 8, and will be held at the NMS gymnasium. Football equipment will be issued to seventh-graders beginning at 5 p.m. That will be followed by a 5:30 meeting with parents of NMS football student-athletes. NMS eighth-graders will then be issued equipment at 6 p.m...