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Gentry Finis Malcom
(Obituary ~ 09/12/14)
Gentry Finis Malcom, 71, of Nevada, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at the Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. He was born Sept. 18, 1942, in Nevada, the son of Asa Clinton and Leta Bell (Dotson) Malcom. Gentry grew up and worked diligently on the family farm in the Metz area. ...
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Douglas M. Beeman
(Obituary ~ 09/12/14)
Douglas M. Beeman, 46, Nevada, Mo., died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Family information and arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...
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Bronaugh water project on hold
(Local News ~ 09/12/14)
Nevada Daily Mail Bronaugh's project to refurbish the water treatment plant's clear well, replace an aerator, install a pair of high velocity service pumps, build connection lines and tie everything together with electric controls experienced a setback since bids came in considerably higher than estimated...
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Nevada man receives minor injuries in wreck
(Local News ~ 09/12/14)
Nevada Daily Mail A Nevada man received minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident on Route E, 7 miles east of Milo on Tuesday morning. Anthony Cochran-Hoskins, 19, was driving a 1997 Chevrolet Suburban eastbound when the vehicle ran off the right side of the road, the driver then overcorrected and traveled off the left side of the road and then overturned, according to the Highway Patrol report...
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City starts work on 2015 street projects
(Local News ~ 09/12/14)
Nevada Daily Mail Tom Hutchison, Nevada's recently hired director of field operations told the infrastructure committee during its meeting Wednesday evening that he would like to have everything ready so the contractor hired to do the annual road construction could begin paving in the spring and be finished by the time school lets out...
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Safer roads for bicyclists -- priceless
(Local News ~ 09/12/14)
Special to the Daily Mail Can we put a price tag on a life ... your life, mine, anybody's? Of course not and I know everyone feels that way. It's the very reason I took on the project to establish reserved bicycle/pedestrian lanes along U.S. Highway 54 and provide "SHARE THE ROAD" signs. I'm a concerned citizen about the potential for loss of life and I know you are, too...
- Second annual Respect Day (Local News ~ 09/12/14)
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After slow start, Nevada cruises past Center
(High School Sports ~ 09/12/14)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers volleyball team slowly thawed after a cold start to Thursday's home-match against the Kansas City Center Yellowjackets, winning in two sets, 25-14 and 25-17. With the win, the Tigers move to 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the West Central Conference...
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What matters most when hiring deputies?
(Column ~ 09/12/14)
When hiring deputies at the Sheriff's Office, there are certain things we look for during the interview process. Beside the normal qualifications and background checks they must pass, we also try to determine the real reason the applicant got into law enforcement and what their motives are for wanting to be in this career...
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A death in the family, Gentry Malcom
(Column ~ 09/12/14)
Hi neighbors. It has been a sad week for members of the Malcom family as my childrens' father, Gentry Finis Malcom, passed away suddenly on the 9th. Like most families facing a tragedy, they found themselves unprepared for the event of their father's passing so suddenly. He had been ill for the last year or more, but was in a nursing home and seemed to be stable...
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Remembering the sacrifice and heroism of many
(Column ~ 09/12/14)
The world has changed, for each of us. We were forced to come to grips with the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001. The aftermath of that day ripples still and has forever altered our national psyche. Much like the Oklahoma City bombing left its mark on us in 1995 and we were faced with the unthinkable, before hoping that surely, events like this wouldn't happen again, still more has happened...
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Memorial needed in Nevada for veterans of all branches of military
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/12/14)
Dear Editor: After visiting my hometown and home region the past five weeks, I noticed something that Nevada is lacking... a real nice state of the art memorial to veterans. Many area towns, like Adrian, Butler, Lamar, Fort Scott and others have really neat monuments and markers to war heroes and people who served in the Armed Forces...
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