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The Nevada Lady Tiger track-and-field team netted a runner-up finish at Friday’s eight-school Fort Scott (Kan.) H.S. Invitational. Paola High School’s girls’ team put fort a dominant performance, claiming first with 226 points, while Nevada slotted into second with 86, and Anderson County (Kan.), third with 61. On the boys’ side, Nevada placed seventh, with 36 team points...

With the warmer weather, Nevada postmaster Julie Mader has asked that area residents be conscious of their mail carrier when leaving their dogs outside or when answering the door. “They have to have control of their animal,” Mader said of dog owners in an April 2017 interview. “They can’t just be running loose.”...

Vernon County has ordered new election equipment. Current equipment was purchased with a grant through the 2002 Help America Vote Act. “I insisted and the [county] commissioners agreed that our new equipment will have paper ballots and none of our machines will be online,” said Vernon County Clerk Mike Buehler...

On Tuesday evening, the Northeast Vernon County R-1 school board held a succession of four meetings whose open sessions lasted a total of well over two hours before taking up personnel matters in closed session. The first was a special meeting on strategic planning which focused on the building improvement and comprehensive school improvement plans districts are required to prepare and submit to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education...

By Johannes Brann jbrann.ndm@gmail.com Across its history, he is arguably Nevada’s most distinguished citizen. The largest monument and statue in town is devoted to him. And he died 100 years ago today. To date, William Joel Stone is the only person who has served Missouri as governor, a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator...

The Nevada R-5 school board met for its regular session meeting at the central office board room Wednesday evening. Superintendent Dr. Tyson Beshore called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. and informed the board since there were only two candidates for two open positions no election had been required. The two candidates, Mike McCaffree and Monty Smith were sworn in by Board Secretary Melissa Hendrix...

Area civic leaders, first responders, victims advocates, victims friends and family members gathered near Arvest Bank Monday evening for the annual Crime Victims Rights walk. Escorted by Nevada Police Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol Officers, the crowd walked along Austin Boulevard to the Vernon County Courthouse where an awareness and remembrance ceremony was held in the courtroom...

The Nevada city council held a special meeting Monday evening to certify the results of last Tuesday’s election, to swear in the new council members and select a new mayor. The first order of business was certifying the results of the Tuesday, April 3, election. The board voted unanimously to certify the results...

On Wednesday morning, John Flynn, local realtor and formerly in insurance, presented the Vernon County commission with five large (26 in. by 22 in.) professionally matted and framed black-and-white photos having to do with this area. In June, Flynn plans to relocate to Albuquerque, New Mexico, prompting the donation...

By Gabe Franklin gfranklin.ndm@gmail.com Students from Nevada High School had the opportunity Wednesday to visit with US Army recruiters and get hands-on experience with several technology demonstrators. “We’re out here at Nevada with the STEM truck with students going through shooting simulations and the [Explosive Ordinance Disposal] robot,” Staff Sgt. ...

Here are the unofficial results for the April 3 Municipal Elections as of 10 p.m. Tuesday. Vernon County Health Department Board (two seats, two-year term) Shirley Gragg - 539 Kora M. Anderson (declared write-in) - 124 City of Nevada Councilperson (two seats, three-year term)...

This year, Dec. 31 is a Monday; it will be the last day on the job for Neal Quitno, associate circuit judge for Vernon County. On Monday of this week, the thoughtful and genial jurist sat in the circuit courtroom for an interview. And throughout, he focused on people. There were those he had worked with, those he works with at present and those he wants to give more time to in the years ahead...

Sunday is Easter, we hope you all have a good holiday!

Kelly Ast, program director at Healthy Nevada and Tori Schulze, assistant director of the Vernon County Health Department, presented an update on Vernon County’s participation in the St. Louis County prescription drug monitoring program to Southern Commissioner Everett Wolfe, Presiding Commissioner Joe Hardin and Northern Commissioner Cindy Thompson on Tuesday at the commission’s office. ...

The Hume R-8 English/Drama department held their annual dinner theater this past weekend with a showing of “My Fair Limey.” “A lot of people that showed up said it was a good performance,” director and English teacher Jaleana Wehar said. She said that more that 90 people attended each of the two shows — Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon — the proceeds of which will be split between After Prom and the English Department to help fund next year’s dinner theater...

The Nevada–Vernon County Chamber of Commerce held their annual gala and awards ceremony Friday evening at the Elks. Among the awards presented were Worksite Wellness, Large Business Pacesetter of the Year, Small Business Pacesetter of the Year, Agri-Business Pacesetter award and Community Involvement Pacesetter of the Year...