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Cross country team runs at MSSU Invite
(High School Sports ~ 09/01/11)
Nevada Daily-Mail JOPLIN -- Alex Bledsoe led the way for the Nevada High School cross country team at the season-opening MSSU Invite in Joplin on Tuesday. A senior, Bledsoe finished fifth overall at the meet, which also featured Joplin and Carthage...
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Tigers softball team tops Seneca, now 7-0
(High School Sports ~ 09/01/11)
Nevada Daily-Mail SENECA -- The Nevada High School softball team used a four-run fourth inning to pull ahead for good in a 7-4 win over Seneca on Tuesday night. With the win, the Tigers improve to 7-0 on the season. Nevada junior Christian Novak earned the win on the mound. She struck out nine, walked none and allowed five hits...
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NHS volleyball begins new era with a win
(High School Sports ~ 09/01/11)
Nevada Daily-Mail JOPLIN -- Ashley Thoreson's coaching debut definitely went well. The Nevada High School volleyball team began the 2011 season with a 25-15, 28-26 win over host College Heights on Tuesday night, giving the team's new head coach a victory the first time out...
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Police Reports August 12-August 19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/01/11)
August 12 11:22 p.m.: An accident occurred at Washington and Highland streets involving an unknown vehicle and an SUV owned by Sherrill L. Helzer, Torrington, Wyo. Accident is still under investigation. August 13 8:05 p.m.: An accident occurred at 2250 E. Lincoln Avenue involving a pickup driven by Amanda A. Hall, Sheldon, Mo., and a pickup owned by Rose M. Otter, Nevada. No injuries were reported...
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Joplin man indicted for bank fraud scheme; targeted tornado victim
(Local News ~ 09/01/11)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Joplin, Mo., man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a bank fraud scheme that targeted a woman whose home was destroyed by the May 22 tornado, according to an announcement from Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri...
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Elks propose partnership for projects at Davis Park
(Local News ~ 09/01/11)
The Nevada Elks Lodge is interested in forming a partnership with the Nevada Parks Board and parks department to jointly develop the Davis Park area into a military-themed park, local chiropractor Dr. Jason Meisenheimer told the parks board last Thursday evening...
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Cottey student places in top 15 in national competition
(Local News ~ 09/01/11)
Cottey College student Tiara Atkins placed in the top 15 in the "Business Presentation" event at the National Phi Beta Lambda Competition held in Orlando, Fla. Phi Beta Lambda is a competitive collegiate business organization. Approximately 2,000 students were in attendance at the conference. The competition was tough against students from four-year colleges and universities as well as community colleges from across the United States...
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Police looking for information on theft
(Local News ~ 09/01/11)
Nevada Police are looking for the man on this blurry image from a surveillance video, who police say might have information relating to a theft that took place at a business in the 300 block of Cypress, Aug. 28, during the "early morning hours," a press release said. A battery charger and six gallons of paint were stolen, and police said they want to identify the man, who may be "a possible witness."...
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Endangered prairie chickens get a nesting boost from weather
(Local News ~ 09/01/11)
Missouri's endangered prairie chickens got a major lift this summer from dry weather in June and continued refinement in how native grasslands are managed. The population dipped to a critically low number of about 100 prairie chickens sighted on mating grounds this spring, in a state that once had hundreds of thousands. However, favorable weather helped hens on MDC-managed prairies hatch and rear their young this summer...
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Sealing project under way
(Local News ~ 09/01/11)
Dennis Nelson, left, and Gary Richmond seal cracks in the 700 block of North Washington Street Wednesday afternoon. The city is planning on sealing the cracks in 50 to 75 blocks of streets this fall. The crack sealing program can extend the useful life of a street by several years...
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