Stories from Tuesday, October 2, 2007

The Nevada City Council will be looking at a short agenda when they meet at 7 o'clock tonight in the city council chambers, 110 S. Ash Street. The council will be holding the second reading of an ordinance setting the 2008 municipal and primary elections, as well as ordinances amending the 2007 budget for the public safety department, annexing property owned by J.C. ...

October 8-13 is National 4-H Week and Vernon County Extension 4-H Youth Specialist Carol Parmenter wants to publicize all that the organization has to offer. "4-H has so much to offer young people but we need to get the word out," Parmenter said. "Parents can get involved, too; we need volunteers."...

An awareness campaign focusing on improvements being made to increase Nevada's compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act is under way. Citizens for Safety is an ADA Advisory Committee appointed by the Nevada City Manager in late 2005 to help the city improve compliance with the requirements of the 1991 civil rights legislation. ...

The Vernon County Domestic Violence Task Force and the families and friends of victims gathered on the courthouse lawn on Monday to honor those murdered by domestic violence and to raise the community's awareness of the impact of domestic violence on lives it touches...

The Nevada seventh grade volleyball team gleaned a victory in two games in the Tri-County tournament in Webb City on Monday, when they played Joplin North. The win came with scores of 25-17 and 25-18. Nevada will advance to the semi-finals at 5 p.m., today, when they will face the winner of Monday's Joplin South/Joplin Memorial game...

The Class 1, District 7 MSHSAA Championships were held on Monday, at the Sedalia Country Club. Senior Heather Klingaman led Nevada with a score of 102 and placed her in a tie for 10th place (out of 46 golfers) with Clinton's Amy Benson. Her 10th place finish qualified her for the Class 1 State Championships which will be held Monday, Oct. ...

Only three of the original four teams could make-up the Clinton Tournament that was postponed because of rain three weeks ago. Nevada struggled against Warsaw in their first game. The Lady Tigers got behind early and a good Warsaw team (16-2) kept Nevada at bay. ...

Certainly, you have heard about the addition of a swimming pool to the YMCA. The original plan, as indicated by a brochure on my desk, included a six-lane pool, 25 yards in length, which could have been used for competition events. Several individuals made concentrated efforts to raise the funds for what was expected to be the cost at that time. ...