Stories from Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Nevada Daily Mail The city of Nevada received a grant from the Richardson Foundation to purchase furniture for the new police station and recently requested bids for the needed furniture. Tuesday night the Nevada City Council, after an extended discussion about some concerns about the transparency of the bidding process, voted 4-0 to reject the bids for stackable chairs, with council member Blake Hertzberg abstaining because Hertzberg Furniture had bid on the furniture...

Nevada Daily Mail By partnering with Sprocket LLC, the Vernon County Sheriff's Office will soon have the equipment needed to track department vehicles on patrol. Using Google Maps, Sprocket's Rural First program provides devices and software that will allow the Sheriff's Office to know where each of its vehicles are located, anywhere in the country, as long as they are within an area with cell phone coverage...

Nevada Daily Mail Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. And this is the case for the Nevada fifth and sixth-grade girls who together, have participated in youth basketball in recent years. Tigers youth basketball Under the coaching and leadership of Travis Duncan and Joe Heathman, the Tiger girls have recently closed out their final season together...

Nevada Daily Mail The fifth-seeded Nevada Tigers basketball team was defeated 51-47 by the fourth-seeded Pleasant Hill Roosters, in the opening round of the Missouri Class 4 District 13 boys basketball tournament in Warrensburg, Tuesday. The game was close throughout, with multiple second-half ties and lead changes...

Nevada Daily Mail This is the first of a two-part story, with the second installment focusing on Nevada High School During his college days in the late-80s, Nevada Lady Tigers head basketball coach Brent Bartlett never imagined he would be coaching girls basketball at any level. But 21 seasons and 368 victories later, Bartlett's outlook on the sport has drastically changed...