Transportation Accidents

Airport terminal building project makes progress (04/23/08)
"Slowly but surely," Jody Bryson, airport manager, told the airport board Monday, referring to progress on the new terminal building at the Nevada Municipal Airport. Bryson said that last Monday the metal siding on the east side of the building was installed, but it has been too windy since then to work with the large pieces of metal...

Missourians should take safety precautions if more record heavy rains fall (04/02/08)
Heavy rainfall resulting in flash floods and persistent flooding throughout Missouri has prompted much attention from a variety of government agencies and branches. So far, a total of 35 counties have been added to the list of those eligible for disaster assistance -- with Vernon County still not among them. But flash flooding has already created its share of problems, with U.S. 71 shut down to one lane for a short period on Monday as a storm tore through the area...

Council expresses support for group home proposal (04/02/08)
Nevada may soon be the location of five new group homes for developmental disabled adults. The Nevada City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to support the efforts of Community Support Services to build the group homes in Nevada and directed Jhan Hurn, Community Support Services executive director, to negotiate with the parks and recreation board to purchase property for the facility...

City council slated to discuss airport deadlines and ordinance issues (04/01/08)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will be considering the first reading of an ordinance during Tuesday night's council meeting which would extend the completion deadline for Nevada's new airport terminal building to June 15. It would also authorize the city manager to approve a change order to move the electrical services entrance and the HVAC condensation unit for the building...

March weather arrives late in Southwest Missouri (04/01/08)
Nevada Daily Mail Radar images depicting tornado watches and severe weather warnings are not uncommon in the month of March, especially in Southwest Missouri. However, this year's storms came quite late in the month -- the last day possible, in fact...

Missouri Highway Patrol to participate in Operation Orange (04/01/08)
Nevada Daily Mail Colonel James F. Keathley, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, would like to make the public aware of National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week, April 7-11, 2008. During that week, the Patrol's General Headquarters and any troop headquarters with outdoor lighting will use orange, rather than white lights. Operation Orange, as it is being called, is meant to remind motorists of the need to drive safely in highway work zones...

Ambulance service contract up for review by city of Fort Scott (03/29/08)
Fort Scott, Kan. -- On Tuesday, Fort Scott City Commission members are expected to vote on a contract between the city and Mercy Health System of Kansas to provide ambulance services in Bourbon County. The meeting will start at 6 p.m., Tuesday, in the City Commission Room inside City Hall, 1 E. Third St...

City officials recommend 'shelter in place' during severe storms (03/25/08)
The next time the tornado sirens blow, local residents should not head for the Water Treatment Plant looking for shelter from the storm. Instead, the city of Nevada and the National Weather Service says residents should stay where they are and "shelter in place."...

Deadline is March 31 for Red Cross emergency shelter training (03/21/08)
March 31 is the sign-up deadline for a free American Red Cross training course to certify area residents to volunteer in both general population and special needs emergency shelters. To help build the number of trained volunteers needed to operate Emergency Shelters in Vernon County that open in response to tornados, flood, ice storms and other disasters that could impact Nevada and Vernon County, the regional Independent Living Center On My Own, Inc. ...

Rome with a view (03/20/08)
Editor's note: Cottey College students have returned from a trip to Italy, where educational modules, sight seeing and immersion in the culture offered a unique learning opportunity for second-year students. Cottey public information directer Steve Reed has kept folks at home posted on the happenings of the trip, in the form of letters to Mama. This is the final letter...

Arson suspect faces additional charges in Cedar County (03/20/08)
A Stockton man accused of setting a fire inside a Nevada woman's home was released today from the Vernon County jail on his own recognizance so he could be transferred to Stockton Court and face nine other criminal charges. Patrick Ellis, 30, was granted a release from his $50,000 cash-only bond Thursday afternoon during a pre-trial hearing by 28th Circuit Judge Neal Quitno, only to be transferred across the Cedar County line, where a $100,000 bond awaited him...

Governor seeks flood and storm assistance for 70 counties (03/20/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- On Wednesday, Gov. Matt Blunt asked President Bush to quickly approve disaster declarations for both individual assistance and public assistance for 70 Missouri counties and the city of St. Louis as a result of flooding and severe weather across the entire central and southern parts of Missouri, including Vernon County...