Stories from Tuesday, July 7, 2020

An El Dorado Springs resident is in custody after being placed on the Vernon County’s Most Wanted list. According to Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher, detectives located 21-year-old Chad Ellison and were able to take him into custody Monday morning in the 600 block of West Garfield Street in Nevada...

Appleton City native Johnny Fennewald collected a sizable cash prize at Nevada Speedway Saturday night, edging out Fort Scott's Jerry Morgan for the Late Model division $850-to-win victory. With only a handful laps reaming in the night's marquee event, Fennewald took control of the race with a high-side pass of Morgan...

The 75th Annual Vernon County Youth Fair kicked off Monday evening with the opening of the Diner, non-livestock exhibits and conference judging beginning, and the Super Teen preliminary contest. The festivities will continue throughout the week, ending with the anticipated livestock sale on Saturday. ...