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Tornado leaves damage as it travels through Vernon County (4/3/25)Several Vernon County residents and business owners are beginning the recovering stage following an early morning tornado that raced across the county Wednesday, April 2. For complete story, see the print or online edition of the Nevada Daily Mail
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Nevada pitching solid, but offense falls flat in loss at Frontenac (4/1/25)The Nevada Tigers were able to hold Frontenac to one lone run, but it was all the Raiders needed in a 1-0 win Monday at the Frontenac Sports Complex. For complete story, see the print or online edition of the Nevada Daily Mail
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List of streets to be milled, overlayed goes before city council (4/1/25)The Nevada City Council on Tuesday evening, April 1, approved the street improvement plan for 2025. Public Works Director Tim Wiggans said a previous city manager had a company survey Nevada’s streets. That survey is how it was determined which streets will be milled and overlayed...
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Community, business leaders recognized during annual Chamber banquet (3/31/25)The Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce annual community awards banquet was held on Friday evening, March 28, hosted at the Nevada Eagles Lodge. "Passport to Adventure” was the theme of this year’s event. For complete story, see the print or online edition of the Nevada Daily Mail...
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Nevada Tiger Golf opened its season Thursday against Pleasant Hill (3/28/25)The Nevada Tiger golf team traveled north of Harrisonville to the Country Creek Golf Course to compete against Pleasant Hill in their first contest of the season. The teams played the front nine of the Rock Course which is a Par 36 layout. For complete story, see the print or online edition of the Nevada Daily Mail...
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Nevada couple finds their purpose is helping kids (3/28/25)From under a tree, to an open dirt pole barn, to what is now a set of twin two-story buildings, Nevada resident Pam McCormick, also known as the “accidental missionary,” has been celebrating her Ugandan school’s success. For complete story, see the print or online edition of the Nevada Daily Mail...
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Man who allegedly abducted child is pursued 40 miles to Fort Scott (3/27/25)A man accused of abducting a child at gunpoint Wednesday, March 26, led law enforcement officials on a 40-mile pursuit from El Dorado Spring, Mo.,through Vernon County and to Fort Scott, Kan., where he was stopped and arrested. For complete story, see the print or online edition of the Nevada Daily Mail...
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Five Nevada basketball players receive All-District selection; Ast named co-player of the year (3/25/25)Three Nevada Tigers and two Lady Tigers added to their post season basketball honors. The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association released All-District selections on Monday. The selections are based on the full season of work and voted on by the coaches in the District...
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NRMC will begin moving forward to promote hospital district (3/25/25)The Nevada Regional Medical Center Board of Directors on Tuesday, March 25, voiced no opposition to a recommendation to have a committee begin work to ask Vernon County voters to approve a county-wide hospital district. For complete story, see the print or online edition of the Nevada Daily Mail...
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Vietnam Vet prepares annual remembrance (3/24/25)Although March 29, 1973, was the day the last remaining American troops left Vietnam for home, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War’s official end in 1975. For complete story, see the print or online edition of the Nevada Daily Mail...
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LeRoy D. PollardLeRoy Dean Pollard, 82, of Bronaugh, Missouri, passed away Monday, March 17, 2025, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. LeRoy was born in Kansas City, Missouri on January 3, 1943, to...
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Pamela Suzanne HuffmanPamela S. (Beisner) Huffman, 59, joined our Lord in heaven March 31st, 2025 at El Dorado Springs Residential Care Facility following a brief illness. Pam was born July 7th, 1965 in Joplin, Missouri...
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Lois Irene CroweLois Irene (Curless) Crowe, 95, passed away on March 29, 2025, in Lee’s Summit Missouri. Lois was born on May 14, 1929, in Pittsburg, Kansas, to Frank George “Happy” Curless and Mary Belle...
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Yvonne Ann Chrisenbery (4/1/25)Yvonne Ann Chrisenbery, 65, Richards, MO passed away on Monday, March 31, 2025 at her home in Richards following a lengthy illness. Yvonne was born October 28, 1959 in Camdenton, MO to Robert Anthony...
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Maddisen Lee Cooke (4/1/25)Maddisen Lee Cooke (Maddie), born on March 14, 1997, in Nevada, MO passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Maddie was a light in the life of everyone who knew her. Her warmth and...
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Phyllis "Jeanie" O'Brien (4/1/25)"It is more blessed to give than to receive." Acts 20:35 "Rest among the angels, dear sister. I will listen for your whispers on the wind." Phyllis "Jeanie" O'Brien (69) died on Monday, January...
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- Man who allegedly abducted child is pursued 40 miles to Fort Scott
- Nevada Tiger Golf opened its season Thursday against Pleasant Hill
- Community, business leaders recognized during annual Chamber banquet
- Nevada pitching solid, but offense falls flat in loss at Frontenac
- Five Nevada basketball players receive All-District selection; Ast named co-player of the year
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