Stories from Friday, February 10, 2012

Web site strategies can be vital to business success -- particularly in retail, hospitality and tourism businesses. University of Missouri Extension is offering a program to analyze businesses and business Web sites. The "What Do People Smell When They Get on Your Web Site: For Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Businesses" lunch and learn will be held Thursday, Feb. 16, at the Nevada Public Library community room. Those in attendance are asked to bring their own brown bag lunch...

Nevada Police Sgt. Steve Bastow was recently named Police Officer of the Year by the Nevada Benevolent Order of Elks, Lodge No. 564. Blaine Diehl, the Nevada Lodge Exalted Ruler, said Bastow was selected by the Lodge P.E.R. Association, which consists of the organization's past leadership. Steve Brooks, P.E.R. Association president, along with other past leaders of the local Lodge surprised Bastow with a plaque at a dinner held on Feb. 3...

Finally, enough preciptation has fallen in the area that open burning has been reinstated in the city of Nevada, effective immediately. The standard open burning rules, which are listed below, apply. For more information or to request permission for open burning, call the fire departments at (417) 448-2720...

The Nevada R-5 Board of Education will be holding a public hearing in March to let the public comment on the district's 2012 calendar. The public hearing will be held at 7:15 p.m., March 21, just before the March school board meeting, which was rescheduled to 7:30, March 21, because the regular meeting date would have been during spring break. ...

Nevada Mayor Brian Leonard presents a proclamation to Vernon County Farm Bureau representatives Mark Miller, center, and Tim Haner, left, in recognition of "Thank a Farmer Week," during Tuesday's city council meeting.

School official intervenes at chaotic wreck scene.

The Osage Prairie YMCA Board of Directors is hosting a reception to welcome the facility's new director, Jeff Snyder. Refreshments will be served and guests will have the opportunity to visit with Snyder and his family on Wednesday, Feb.15, 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at the Osage Prairie YMCA. Jeff began his position as the facility's new director on Feb. 6 and is looking forward to meeting people from the community, a press release said...

Wrestlers will compete at Clinton

Final chance to swim state-qualifying times

Bronaugh, Sheldon will play for conference tourney title on Saturday

Herald-Tribune NEVADA-- Lisa Pendrak is Nevada High School's latest selection to the Wall of Fame. A 2006 graduate, Pendrak was inducted last Saturday for her tennis accomplishments. Nevada High School's Wall of Fame was started in 1998 to recognize exceptional NHS athletes. ...

Former Bronaugh educator Lori Layher and her Kansas City, Mo., attorney Christopher Mirakian appeared in the Vernon County courtroom of Associate Judge Neal Quitno on Thursday, for a preliminary hearing on the six felony counts filed against Layher in November 2011...