Stories from Tuesday, March 6, 2007

By Crystal D. Hancock Nevada Daily Mail Elmwood Estates of Nevada is undergoing a complete renovation process. Remodeling began in mid-January and the project completion date is aimed for October of this year. Licking Construction Company is in charge of the project, supported by the Missouri Housing Authority. Contractors said the apartments were in desperate need of a makeover, essentially requiring new windows, carpeting, paint, plasterboard, doors, cabinets, appliances, etc...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will be having the second readings of three ordinances during tonight's meeting dealing with the sale of the Key Manufacturing building on east Cherry Street. The first ordinance clarifies that the property includes the parking lot on the east side of the building as well as the building. ...

Editor's note: Second-year Cottey students are in Paris, France, on an annual trip filled with required educational modules and with opportunities for soaking up the local culture as well. This is the first of a series of reports on the experience from Cottey College's public information director Steve Reed, one of the chaperones for the trip...

By Crystal D. Hancock Nevada Daily Mail Spring forward, Fall back! Beginning this year, daylight-saving time is extended one month and begins for most of the United States at 2 a.m., on the second Sunday of the month, March 11. Daylight-saving time for the United States is not observed in Hawaii or most of Arizona. ...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail "Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping into the future." Steve Miller Band Daylight-saving time has slipped, it will now begin the second Sunday in March, March 11, and will end the first Sunday in November, Nov. ...

James Eugene Woods, 66, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, following a lengthy illness. He was born Aug. 22, 1940, in Orange County, Calif., to Eugene Millard Woods and Esther Marie Roe Woods. He married Mary Ann Wolf on Oct. 17, 1981, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

100 years ago New clock for new court house Vernon County's magnificent $75,000 new fire proof courthouse will have a handsome clock that will be in harmony with the splendid structure and this will be good new to every citizen in the county. When the plans were submitted to the building committee every member saw not only that a handsome clock would add much to the appearance of the building but felt that it was a necessity but when the bids were received the committee and county courts found that there would have to be eliminated, some thing although demanded.. ...

Nevada senior Bryan Campbell (pictured) was named the co-MVP of the Southwest Conference in boys basketball this season, along with Landon Zerkel of Webb City. Campbell, a 6-1 senior, led Nevada with a 15.1 ppg scoring average, and also averaged 2.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. ...