Stories from Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Molly Yokley, 88, of Moundville, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2008, at Christian Health Care, in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born on Jan. 24, 1920, in Wansford Yorkshire, England, to James Cherry Aconley and Ann Story Aconley. Molly grew up in England. ...

Hazel Alta Clark Leonard, 93, Nevada, left us to be with Dad and Grandpa on Friday, Feb. 29, 2008, at Christian Health Care, in Nevada. She was born April 24, 1914, in Metz, Mo., to Henry Benjamin Clark and Ada Anna Mowry Clark. She married Otis Leonard on Oct. 13, 1934, and Otis preceded her in death Jan. 28, 1970...

The place to be in Nevada Saturday night was at the Eagles Lodge for the annual chamber of commerce banquet with a theme "Aloha Nevada." Kathi Wysong, director, described the even as great food with tremendous chamber enthusiasts. The pacesetter awards are a great way of recognizing special businesses, organizations and persons who are outstanding. ...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Monday night the Nevada parks board approved having Allegier Martin take a look at the community center to see if it is feasible to renovate the current facility and then add a new gymnasium on the north side of the building...

By Justin Messner Nevada Daily Mail A number of water drainage issues have caused delays in the progress of Vernon County's schedule for constructing a new jail. It was recently discovered that the construction site sits near a drainage pond and has several inlets were water runs from neighboring structures and parking lots on to the property. ...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail It was all caused by a miscommunication, Nevada City Manager Bill McGuire told the city council Tuesday night about outcry relating to a proposal to purchase a new street sweeper with money from the city's 1/2-cent transportation sales tax...

By Chris Patch Nevada Daily Mail Head coach Scott Morrison didn't sum up Hume's 54-39 loss to Fair Play Tuesday in the Class 1 sectional with X's and O's, but rather with raw arithmetic. "It's just fatigue, you know, numbers." Morrison said exiting the Hume locker room following the loss...