Stories from Friday, April 2, 2010

March 23 An accident occurred at 12:44 p.m., at U.S. 71 Highway and Barrett, involving a car driven by Margi L. Johnson, of Nevada, and a car driven by Roberta S. Lawler, of Milo. Both drivers were listed with evident, but not disabling, injuries. The accident occurred as the westbound Johnson vehicle was making a left hand turn onto Barrett and the Lawler vehicle was traveling eastbound...

The Missouri Department of Mental Health announced on Wednesday, March 31, that it plans to close the Nevada Habilitation Center by the year 2012 as a response to the state's ongoing budget concerns. According to a report in the Springfield News-Leader, 60 of the facility's 90 patients will be relocated to a number of group homes in southwest Missouri. The article says that the "remaining 30 patients will be transferred to other, larger facilities in the state."...

With the April 6 election fast approaching, Rob Barrett, patron of the Northeast Vernon County district, feels both sides of the issue haven't been fully explored in the pages of the Daily Mail. Responding to a story published in yesterday's edition, Barrett said his opposition to the Northeast Vernon County R-1 district's proposed bond issue is, primarily, financial in nature...

Editor's note: five candidates, incumbent Joy Hawks, Claudia Caldwell, Amanda Fisher, Bill Fleming and Tim Moore are seeking election to one of two seats on the Nevada R-5 Board of Education, in the April 6 election. The Nevada Daily Mail asked each candidate identical questions. Responses are published below...

Women have endured more than just a little discomfort to obtain curls in their hair. The ancient Egyptians heated irons to curl royal wigs and the Greeks used rollers to curl hair. In 1905, an Englishman created the first permanent wave machine that involved winding the hair around a rod and coating it with an alkaline paste enclosed in hot clamps. ...

The Nevada Tigers tennis team got the week off to a rough start with two consecutive home matches. On Tuesday, the Tigers hosted interstate rivals Fort Scott before taking on Monett the very next night. Both matches ended in similar fashion as the Tigers were on the short end of a 7-2 score on both days...

For the second time in four days, Lyons Stadium played host to a clash between Tigers of different colors Thursday night. The Nevada Tigers entered Lyons Stadium looking for their second win of the year as they took on former Southwest Conference rival, Carthage...

The preschool and kindergarten teachers at Northeast Vernon County schools are looking for a few good "Knights" to enroll for the 2010-'11 school year. Registration time has arrived for children in the district who will be age 4 or 5 by July 31, according to a press release from the district...