Stories from Wednesday, August 16, 2006

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail For the first time since the Nevada City Council began voluntarily reducing the property tax levy in 2002, the council voted Tuesday night to raise the levy to the maximum rate permitted by the state. This increase in the levy will put about $100,000 in the city's depleted coffers which are currently estimated to have about $10,000 to carry over in January 2007...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Jeff Feuquay, who challenged incumbent Vernon County Prosecutor Lynn Ewing III in the Aug. 8 Democratic primary, has petitioned for a recount of the election. The two-vote margin was less than one percent of the vote and in such cases a recount is generally granted -- if the losing candidate challenges the election as Feuquay has done...

By Colette Lefebvre Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Commission met with Mike Mitchell on Tuesday to discuss county sewer systems. Commissioners also serve as the trustees of the county sewer commission -- sewage investigators and problem solvers...

Nevada Daily Mail During a meeting Tuesday night, the Nevada City Council voted 3-2 against hiring the Robert J. Saunders Organization to recruit a city treasurer. The city has contracted with the Liberty-based search firm to find a city manager. Work sessions identifying what sort of background and experience the council would like a new city manager to bring to Nevada have already been conducted. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development has approved a $60,000 loan for Schell City, to be used to make improvements to its water system. Schell City Mayor Dale Haddix said, "We are pleased to receive this loan. Water quality is important to our citizens and additional funds will allow us to complete improvements that will ensure a safe and reliable water supply."...

Tavis and Jennifer Westphal are proud to announce the birth of their son, Grady Lynn Westphal. Grady was born July 19, 2006, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. He weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 20 inches. Paternal grandparents are David and Mary Kay Westphal, Seminole, Okla...

100 years ago Assaulted and robbed Roy Houd, a farmer boy from Metz township, is staying with Dr. Petty and spending a few days at the reunion. Last night about 10 p.m., as he left the grounds he was assaulted and robbed by two young men just after having passed the supply store. ...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail On the heels of winning the Southwest Conference girls tennis title, the Nevada Lady Tigers step on the court this fall with big holes to fill. The Lady Tigers lost their top three players from 2005, one of them a college-caliber player who took her wares to Northwest Missouri State on a tennis scholarship...

By Gail Agee Track Reporter The Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints visited Nevada Speedway on Saturday. An exciting evening or racing was on tap for the fans. During the heat race Kenneth Pike gave everyone a real scare as his car went into the retaining fence and stopped almost on its side. ...