Stories from Wednesday, May 12, 2004

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Two of the projects the Nevada Planning Commission was scheduled to consider Tuesday afternoon during their regular monthly meeting were postponed because of legal issues. One of the projects is Marmaduke Estates; a housing development that Terry Hoeper wants to build on 50 acres of the property that the state gave to the city when they closed the Nevada State Hospital...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail As temperatures escalate, workers are hard at work finishing up final details at the Walton Pool while children -- and a few adults -- wait impatiently for opening day. "I've got people volunteering to be the first in the pool," said Carol Branham, director of Nevada's Parks and Recreation Deparatment. "Everyone I know is ready for it to open."...

By Nancy Malcom Nevada Daily Mail Over the years, the Bushwhacker Museum has become known in Missouri and neighboring states as the place to go, drawing hundreds of local visitors and tourists to the museum and jail each year. This year looks to be no different...

By Brian Johnson Nevada Daily Mail Maybe it was that time you were an apple in the third-grade pageant. Maybe you played the Stage Manager in your high school's version of "Our Town." Or maybe you even did Shakespeare in college. If you've ever been bitten by the acting bug, you can scratch that pervasive itch to be on stage by attending auditions that are being held at 7 tonight at the Fox Playhouse in Nevada...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail It is never easy for a Nevada High School sports team to play in Webb City -- and Tuesday was no exception with the Nevada Tigers boys' tennis team losing to the Cardinals 2-7. Nevada's only two varsity wins came from Adam Gullett, who won 8-4 and the doubles team of Derek Fast and Ryan Kimbrough who won 8-5...