Stories from Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade basketball teams got back into action Monday night, taking on Carthage Middle School at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center. Nevada's A team entered the contest with seven wins in eight games on the season and was looking to improve upon a five-game winning streak. That winning streak extended to six games in dominant fashion as Nevada's A team took a 29-10 victory to improve to 8-1 on the year...

Nevada Daily Mail Despite chilly temperatures Saturday morning, Nov.17, 90 eager participants took part in the DECA/Stand Up to Cancer Fun Color 5K event. The event was sponsored by the Nevada Regional Technical Center's DECA chapter and Nevada High School Stand Up to Cancer club. ...

When I was a senior in high school in Washington, D.C., I did not have anything like a Senior Trip. The best we got was the permission to eat our lunch outside the building. But my friends here in Vernon County sometimes actually went somewhere together. They had a Senior Trip, maybe even for an overnight stay somewhere. Last week I finally was able to take my Senior Trip...

Dear Editor: We want to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday from the practical nursing class No. 49 at the Bowman Building with this poem. By Judith A. Lindberg T is for the trust the pilgrims had so many years ago H is for the harvest the settlers learned to grow...

The Nevada City Council are planning to hold special council meeting at 9 tonight to try and restart the process of issuing a new set of certificates of participation to pay for the construction of a new public safety facility. Because of a vacant seat on the council there are only four current council members, and last night, James McKenzie was unexpectedly called to work, leaving three council members to conduce. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Missouri Legislative Rail Caucus has parked its plan on a side track to extend passenger train service to Springfield, Joplin and St. Joseph while upgrading the state's twice-a-day service between Kansas City and St. Louis. State Sen. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Thursday's turkey, dressing, football games and other Thanksgiving fare will be transitory memories for Black Friday shoppers venturing out before daylight to take advantage of Christmas season-opening sales in Nevada. Wal-Mart Supercenter No. 34 at 2250 Lincoln Ave. will warm up for the big day with sales on a variety of items at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., Thursday, including the four-gigabyte Xbox 360 video game setup with a Skylander bundle for $149, at 8 p.m., Thursday...

Nevada Daily Mail Students in the Nevada Regional Technical Center's culinary arts program get plenty of hands-on experience, preparing all sorts of items for the student operated Cafe 27 in the Bowman Building. But this week, they've been assigned another project. They're preparing pies for a free community Thanksgiving dinner to be served in the commons area at Nevada High School on Thursday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m...

Nevada Daily Mail The holiday season is in full swing as Cottey College prepares for the Hanging of the Greens celebrations. This three-part festivity includes an informal Christmas Choir concert on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 5:30 p.m. in Raney Dining Room; the Hanging of the Greens on Friday, Dec. 7, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the chapel; and the Hanging of the Greens semi-formal dance on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 9-12 p.m. in Hinkhouse Center...

The Archer Daniels Midland bio-diesel plant at 17700 S. T Highway, near Deerfield, is staging a Christmastime fundraiser for the Community Outreach and Beacon food pantries in Nevada and Fort Scott. Formerly known as Prairie Pride Inc., ADM's soybean-crushing operation will sell raffle tickets for $1 each or six tickets for $5 and then will raffle items donated by its vendors, a spokeswoman said Thursday...

The Vernon County bridge crew reported Tuesday that a portion of 550 Road, between Chouteau Road and Dawes Road is now closed. The crew is replacing a bridge in that area, and the road will be closed until further notice. Vernon County commissioners have been attending a Missouri Association of Counties annual conference in Osage Beach, but expect to be back in town today, to meet with sheriff-elect Jason Mosher...

By Eric Wade Nevada Daily Mail "It's a good working bunch. They work hard. They do pretty much everything I ask and they don't question it." Nevada Tigers head wrestling coach Devin White said that despite having the highest numbers he's ever seen in his coaching career at Nevada High School, the biggest positive he has seen from this year's team isn't how many he has or how good they are, but simply the work ethic his wrestlers have shown...

Nevada Daily Mail NEOSHO, Mo. -- The Nevada Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade girls' basketball teams headed back out on the road Tuesday night to take on Neosho Middle School and came back with far less than favorable results. Neosho didn't have much trouble putting up points in any of the four games that were played on the night, but the same couldn't be said for Nevada. ...

As I'm sure all National Football League fans know by now, Commissioner Roger Goodell and other officials around the league have made a point recently of stressing efforts to improve player safety. Personally, I think all the new efforts that are being taken to prevent and effectively treat head injuries are great, but a piece of news came out of the NFL Tuesday that left me puzzled, to say the least...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers varsity volleyball team hosted its annual end of season awards banquet on Nov. 14. Directly following the dinner provided by the parents of the players, Lady Tigers head coach Ashley Thoreson and assistants Megan Fischer and Ranea Schulze handed out season awards to seven players. Among the awards given were Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year and the Leadership Award...