Stories from Wednesday, June 25, 2003

The Nevada Regional Medical Center board met last night with a short list of items on the agenda. Phil Vinyard, board president, wryly observed that with such a short agenda the meeting would probably last for four hours but was proved wrong as the board managed to conduct the meeting within an hour. ...

Nevada's Tax Increment Financing Commission held their first meeting Tuesday and are now ready to get down to the business of helping developers finance new projects in Nevada. The TIF Commission, which was established in February 1995 and had never been formally organized until Tuesday, serves as an advisory panel for the city council, concerning tax increment financing proposals from developers. ...

Goat enthusiasts and those brimming with curiosity gathered Saturday, June 21, at the Crowned with Goodness Farm, in Milo, to experience firsthand the excitement and intricacies of a working goat dairy. There are several types of goats. Like cattle, they are divided into meat and dairy breeds, but goats can also be found in fiber-producing breeds. ...

100 Years Ago -- June 25, 1903 The new Marmaton Road will be built and what has been needed for years and years will now be supplied. The route taken which is conceded to be the shortest and best will be the route east from the Allisson Mill. This will necessitate the building of a half-mile of new road and the building of two new bridges but the investment will be a dividend payer and the trade that is not only leaving Nevada but Vernon County and going to Kansas will again be brought back. ...

During their summer vacation from school, many youth are taking advantage of camps and conferences. There are a wide variety of things available to young people to choose, including sport camps, music camps, youth group camps, including church youth camps and subject matter camps such science camp and many others. ...