Stories from Friday, June 8, 2007

City of Nevada street department workers smooth freshly poured concrete on Lynn Street Friday morning. The road repairs are part of the city's annual street maintenance efforts.

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail "We estimate that each year the renovation of the city's wastewater treatment plant has been delayed has added about $1 million to the total cost of the project," Nevada City Manager Bill McGuire, said. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, which regulates wastewater treatment plants and oversees the states revolving loan fund program that the city is planning to use to finance construction, has estimated that it will cost around $15 million to build the new treatment plant, according to McGuire.. ...

By Crystal D. Hancock Nevada Daily Mail Plans are moving along as scheduled for the funding and construction of the new Vernon County Sheriff's Office and jail. "We are very pleased that we have been able to stay within our budget allotted for the construction of the new facility. ...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Walker Fun Days starts off at 5:30 p.m., today, with a hog roast and mountain oyster feed hosted by the Walker Community Enrich-ment Committee. This year, Fun Days is bigger than ever according to Daneta Jett, committee chairman...

Nevada Daily Mail Dogs will get the chance to put their best paw forward in the Wonderful Animals Giving Support dog show, at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, on the east side of the Square in Nevada. The show is quickly becoming a tradition, drawing every imaginable type of canine from miles away, in the hope of taking home first place honors in one of 22 categories...

Dawson Jimmy Williams, 64, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, June 7, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born Sept. 26, 1942, in Metz, Mo., to Dawson Roy Williams and Hazel Lucille Kleitz Williams. Mr. Williams was born and reared in this area and spent most all of his life here. He made his living as a mechanic primarily in the heavy equipment and agricultural area...

Casey and Angie Newton, Nevada, and Macey and Megan are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Logan Albert Newton. Logan was born at 10:53 p.m., June 4, 2007, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 20.5 inches...

Flag Day brings an opportunity to celebrate freedom Dear editor: On June 14, Old Glory will officially celebrate its 230th anniversary as our flag. It would be a fitting tribute for Congress to pass, on that day, an amendment that would outlaw the burning of the US flag in protests, riots, and other types of demonstrations...

100 years ago Raided a Missouri town DEEPWATER, Mo. -- The post office, K.C.C. & S. depot and office of the Deepwater Mercantile Company were entered early this morning. About $430 was secured at the post office and some small change taken from the Mercantile company. The depot safe door was blown off, but the inner lining held intact. The mail sack which came in on the night train and was left at the depot was ransacked and all the letters opened...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail While Webb City and Carthage are mulling offers from the Central Ozark Conference, and Nevada and McDonald County have at least the potential of joining the Big 8, where does that leave the fifth and final member of the Southwest Conference?...

Nevada Daily Mail EL DORADO, Kan. -- Ten errors in two games led to the downfall of the Nevada Griffons Thursday as they dropped both ends of a Jayhawk League doubleheader to the El Dorado Broncos. "We just gave both games away," Nevada head coach John Hill III said. "Any aspect of the game, we didn't do it very well."...