Stories from Saturday, November 30, 2013

By Nancy Malcom Hi neighbors. With the last weekend of November bringing an end to one holiday and the beginning of another with Black Friday, it is time to reflect on what we want for Christmas. As a young girl growing up in Wichita, Kan., I remember that every birthday wish and every Christmas wish included some type of horse or pony. At 10 years old, I could think of no better job than growing up to be a stable hand and cleaning out stalls at a horse ranch...

Looking back on change, look ahead to more change Progress is impossible without change, without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. -- George Bernard Shaw There have been a lot of changes at the Sheriff's Office this year, but more changes are still to come. One of the most challenging parts of trying to improve something is remembering that nothing is ever complete; everything and anything can always be improved...

Guard against growing problem of identity theft Those of us here are beginning to learn what some of our big city brethren have learned -- identity theft is a growing trend. Law enforcement, credit agencies, banking and lending institutions and chambers of commerce across the state have been getting out the word that each of us needs to be more careful...

Nevada Daily Mail As the Christmas season gears up, an often overlooked group will receive acts of charity they'll never forget. For the fifth year, the Lions Club manages the Teen Angel program, in Nevada. The program provides gifts for impoverished teenagers, ages 13 to 18...

A Nevada resident was injured in a two-car collision that happened at 6:30 a.m., Wednesday morning, on Stockade Road, about two miles south of Nevada. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper Justin Leemaster, Aron G. Gruenhagen, 36, received minor injuries when a northbound 1989 Ford Bronco driven by Jesse D. ...

Nevada Daily Mail In the midst of the Cold War, tensions ran high, especially in the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the U.S. arguably came the closest to nuclear war with the USSR and Cuba. Though scared, Reba Piper, of Bronaugh, didn't hesitate to join the Air Force in 1962, at the age of 18...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Habilitation Center has recently made new strides by going back to the past. Linda Chesnut, who works as the chairman of the employee relations committee, said the center is promoting a history book about its own background, which was published in mid-October...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Commission voted to amend the 2013 budget on Tuesday, to allow the sheriff's office to purchase a new vehicle. After meeting with Sheriff Jason Mosher and discussing options for buying a new car to replace one that was destroyed last month, the commission voted to use the insurance money received for the damaged car to make the initial lease payment on a new SUV, similar to the one the sheriff drives...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will hold the first reading of the city's 2014 municipal budget during Tuesday night's meeting. It will also be holding the final reading of an ordinance accepting the bid from R.E. Smith Construction Co., Joplin, to build two public safety buildings...

If Nevada area residents were in need of a place to eat a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner, or just did not want to spend the day alone, there were two organizations providing a free Thanksgiving dinner. The American Legion, 402 E. Cherry St., and the Nevada R-5 school district at the high school, 800 W. Hickory St...