Stories from Wednesday, November 14, 2007

"Visitors were up this summer," Pat Chambers, I.M.P.A.C.T. Nevada Tourism chairman, said during a special tourism committee meeting Tuesday night to consider their 2008 budget recommendations. However, even with an increase in visitors, the estimate for income generated by the city's 3 percent motel tax that funds the city's efforts to attract new visitors to Nevada is down...

On Tuesday, Nov. 6, the Vernon County Commission and Vernon County Sheriff Ron Peckman held a phone conference with representatives of JE Dunn, the construction company charged with the task of building the new Vernon County jail. Representatives of Goldberg, Sullivan and McCrerey, the county's construction managers for the project, also took part in the discussion of two major topics...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Barbara Long, Community Outreach director, is thankful for what the community has done but says the need is still great. "The food pantry is grateful for what we have but we could always use more," Long said. "This is a great community with a lot of generous people, and that's just what we need now."...

Weldon B. "Buck" Rogers, 87, Humansville, Mo., died Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, at Citizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, Mo. Weldon was born Sept. 20, 1920, in Vernon County, Mo., to Delbert and Cora (Crum) Rogers. He lived in Vernon County, until moving to Kansas City in the early 1940s. He Married Patricia Journey Dec. 26, 1942, in Carthage, Mo...

About 50 to 70 years ago and years before that, it was certain death for a child to have Type 1 diabetes and for people who developed Type 2. In recent years it has been possible to provide care that helps people with diabetes. Many are now able to live a normal life by keeping the diabetes under control...

Nevada Daily Mail LAMAR -- Nevada Middle School's A-Team defeated Lamar 32-23 in eighth grade girls basketball Tuesday night. Paije Gibbs was leading scorer for the Lady Tigers (7-2). Bailey Harbit had six points as Nevada B posted a 17-6 victory in a two-quarter contest. Nevada B improved to 6-2...

Nevada Daily Mail Mason Benn, a 2006 Nevada High School graduate, has enjoyed a tremendous fall of running cross country for Allen County Community College in Iola, Kan. Benn ran the 8-K race in 27:58.04 to place 15th out 38 Eastern Division runners at the 2007 NJCAA Region VI Championships. This also allowed him to place 31st out of 73 runners for all of Region VI...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada High School had six players named to the 2007 All-Southwest Conference football team. The Tigers' defense was well represented with senior linebacker Ryan Herda named co-Defensive Player of the Year. Herda made an incredible 189 tackles, including 77 solo...

Cottey College used good ball movement and balanced scoring to notch its third consecutive decisive victory to open the season. Sophomore forward Elizabeth Wagoner scored 20 points and handed out five assists as Cottey rolled past visiting Mid America Nazarene University junior varsity 70-51 Tuesday night in the Hinkhouse Center...

Nevada Daily Mail Following Nevada High School's ceremonial Eleven Bells on Friday, community members along with NHS students honored 30 Vietnam Veterans during the school's Veterans Day assembly. The NHS JROTC kicked off the event with a Posting of Colors flag presentation followed by the Tiger Band playing the National Anthem...