Stories from Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Debora Kay (Anderson) Smith, 51, of Nevada, Mo., passed away at home on Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m., Aug. 6, 2015. Debora was born July 17, 1964, at El Dorado Springs, Mo., the daughter of Garold Anderson and Loretta (Simmons) Jones. Debora attended Bronaugh High School as a young woman. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Brayden Gast, a member of the Vernon County Country Clovers 4-H Club, took the Reserve Grand Champion pen of Chickens honor at the Missouri State Fair. Gast is the son of Bryan Gast and Michelle Branham. Brayden's Cornish Cross chickens weighed an average of 6.52 pounds...

Nevada Daily Mail After recent storms, the staff at the Vernon County Courthouse once again must deal with the issue of water leaking into the building, with the potential of causing damage to both the structure and equipment. Paula Messner met with the Vernon County Commission Tuesday morning to tell them about the water that leaked through the windows on the north side of the office she and GIS director Tim Bourassa share. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Planning Commission voted 9-0, to send a positive recommendation to the Nevada City Council on a proposed general ordinance to update the city's regulations on the spacing of group homes to comply with current federal and state laws...