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FSHS musical comedy opens Nov. 10
(11/07/09)FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The Fort Scott High School auditorium will be filled with singing, dancing and laughs as students present "Crazy For You." The show will open at 7 p.m., Nov. 10, and run at 7 p.m., Nov. 12-14. Nearly 50 students and staff are involved in the production, according to director Patty LaRoche. They began rehearsals for the show in September...
Students to take the stage with 'Wizard of Oz'
(11/07/09) Nevada, Mo. -- The Nevada High School Fine Arts Department entertains audiences of all ages with its upcoming production of "Wizard of Oz." Performances are at 7 p.m. on November 19, 20, and 21 in the NHS Auditorium. Nearly 50 students bring to life the musical based on L. Frank Baum's original novel and MGM's 1939 motion picture with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg...
Vernon County Health Department to offer patrons the H1N1 vaccine
(11/07/09) The Vernon County Health Department will be giving the H1N1 vaccine to anyone requesting it, at the department's offices at 301 N. Washington, during their regular hours of 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Friday. The department expects to receive weekly shipments of the vaccine, and at this time no shortages are expected...
Cottey presents 'Troy Women' next weekend
(11/07/09) Nevada, Mo. -- The Cottey College Department of Theatre will present Troy Women on Friday and Saturday, Nov, 13 and 14, at 8 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts. This production is a modern poetic adaptation of Euripides' classic tragedy, "The Trojan Women," which was written in 415 B.C. ...
Habitat luncheon Nov. 11
(11/07/09) The Habitat for Humanity Baked Potato Luncheon will be held Wednesday, Nov. 11, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall at the corner of Austin and Cedar streets. Visitors should enter through the south door. Deliveries can be ordered Tuesday, Nov. ...
Texas Hold 'em tournament Saturday
(11/07/09) A Texas Hold 'em Tournament benefitting cancer research is slated for 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the American Legion Post No. 2. Sponsored by the Ramey Relay for Life Team and the American Legion, a $20 entry fee will be charged with $10 going to the American Cancer Society and the other $10 going to the cash prizes to the top four competitors. Prizes will be determined by the number of participants, and door prizes donated by local businesses also will be awarded...
Sheldon man arrested on stalking charge
(11/06/09) Kirk Davisson, 49, Sheldon, was arrested Nov. 3 on a charge of aggravated stalking, a Class D felony. Davisson is alleged to have repeatedly followed a 14-year-old girl and driven past her residence. The probable cause statement by Vernon County Deputy Pat McCarty lists several incidents, some observed by others, where Davisson is said to have slowed down and stared at the victim at a bus stop, several times in one day...
'The Housekeeper' good for many laughs
(11/06/09) I arrived early at the Fox Theater Wednesday night to review the play, "The Housekeeper." I wanted time to look over the program and get the background on the actors before enjoying the play. To my surprise, that didn't take long. There are only two actors and only two acts -- no scenes within the acts. My first thoughts were that the actors would have to be very good or the play would not be very interesting...
Parks board holds line on most fees
(11/06/09) "We need to take the economy into consideration when we're setting the fees. We can afford $1 more to do something, but a lot of people only get $600 or $700 on Social Security to live on," Jeff Post, parks board president, told the board during a recent meeting when they looked over the fees to charge during 2010 for using various city facilities...
Experts recommend creating a disaster kit, bit by bit
(11/06/09) Residents of southwest Missouri know spring and winter weather is unpredictable. To help protect your family during the winter, Amanda Marney, an agriculture preparedness specialist with University of Missouri Extension, recommends packing a disaster kit now...
Web site comments spiral out of control
(11/05/09) An Oct. 30 news story about a home football game has sparked an exceeding amount of community attention on the Nevada Daily Mail, leading the newspaper's management to put a stop to comments for that story. The game -- Nevada vs. Carthage in the season finale at Logan Field -- was an intense contest that featured a number of flags on both sides of the field, some of them for unsportsmanlike conduct... 
CCPA comedy opens tonight
(11/05/09)The Community Council on the Performing Arts will present "The Housekeeper, a comedy by James Prideaux, Nov. 5-8 at the Fox Playhouse, 110 S. Main, with performances at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. with the box office opening one hour prior to each performance... 
Proud to be a part of SADD
(11/05/09)Students at Northeast Vernon County R-I High School have joined Students Against Destructive Decisions, a peer leadership organization dedicated to preventing destructive decisions, particularly underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving, teen violence and suicide. ...
Energy Resource Fair set for Nov. 13
(11/05/09) Kansas City Power and Light is hosting an Energy Resource Fair in Nevada Friday, Nov. 13 at On My Own, 428 East Highland from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The resource fair is part of a new Connections program, designed to help its customers reduce energy usage, access community resources and address payment issues...
Election results certified; Kraft has 30 days to ask for recount
(11/05/09) Only two small changes in the numbers from Tuesday nights election did not change any race. Vernon County Clerk Tammi Beach certified Tuesday's results after checking the results from the polling place at the home economics building at the Vernon County fairgrounds...
Habitat luncheon set for Nov. 11
(11/05/09) The Habitat for Humanity Baked Potato Luncheon will be held Wednesday, Nov. 11, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall at the corner of Austin and Cedar streets. Visitors should enter through the south door. Deliveries can be ordered Tuesday, Nov. ... 
Proposition 1 passes by wide margin
(11/04/09)Unofficial results of Tuesday's election released last night indicate the Nevada R -5 Proposition No. 1 passed by a wide margin. With 1, 353 yes votes and 382 no votes,7 7.98 percent of voters chose to continue the Proposition C rollback waiver, a tax provision that has been in place for the past 10 years. ...
Leonard, Steward elected to Nevada City Council
(11/04/09) Brian Leonard and Sherry Steward have emerged as the tentative winners of two open seats on the Nevada City Council. Leonard received 523 votes, winning one seat; and Sherry Steward appears to have won the other open council seat with a total of 413 votes. Joe Kraft was close behind with 411 votes and Amyl Bishop garnered 349 total votes. Voter turnout for this election was 13.56 percent of registered voters...
Wet weather complicates harvest; MoDOT to allow heavier truckloads of row crops
(11/04/09) A wet and chilly October means farmers are now scrambling to get the harvest of soybeans and corn completed. According to Pat Guinan, University of Missouri Extension climatologist, statewide rainfall averaged more than 10 inches -- the wettest October in 68 years and the second wettest in history. This year's statewide average precipitation was about 10.17 inches, near the 10.47 inches recorded in 1941 and well above the second-wettest October. In 1919, 7.23 inches were recorded... |
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