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Contractors erected barricades at each end of Austin Boulevard railroad overpass late Monday morning. Work on the long-awaited deck replacement project is expected to be completed by March 2022. Nevada City Council member Richard Brockman commended the City of Nevada on preparing for the project during Tuesday evening's city council meeting. ...

Local commuters may be in for an unwelcome surprise when they return to work after Labor Day Weekend. That's why the City of Nevada once again wants to remind motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians that the Austin Street Bridge will be closed for repairs starting Tuesday, Sept. 7...

The Nevada Regional Medical Center Board of Directors met Tuesday evening in the Mezzanine conference room at NRMC. The area’s surge in active COVID-19 cases was a main topic of discussion. In the absence of CEO Steve Branstetter, Holly Bush gave the Administrator's Report, noting the following:...

Kevin Thomas was joined by several others Monday afternoon and walked down Austin Boulevard in Nevada, Mo., in a show of support for the 13 United States military service members killed in Afghanistan recently. Thomas said that while he is not a veteran, he has several family members in the military and is simply doing this as a show of support for the troops that have been lost...

The Nevada Area Habitat for Humanity will be bringing back its monthly potato luncheon from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 8. Due to high COVID-19 numbers in Vernon County, the organization will be holding the luncheon as a drive-through event. Being held at the First Christian Church fellowship hall building, attendees are asked to enter the church parking lot from Cedar Street, pick up their lunch, and exit onto Arch Street...

Among topics discussed Thursday morning during the monthly Coffee with the Mayor event was the recently formed Vernon County Meat Partnership. The partnership is a group of local producers studying the possibility of building a small USDA-inspected red meat processing facility in the area. This could potentially add value to livestock and locally grown produce and could add employment for eight to 10 skilled workers...

The Vernon County Health Department recently released an update to county COVID-19 numbers. The county's total number of COVID-19 cases is now at 2,742. There have been 85 new cases and of these, 56 are still active — having decreased from last week's active cases number of 58...

BRONAUGH — Bronaugh R-7’s inaugural Back to School Bash was a grade school smash, with scores of parents bringing their students on campus Monday afternoon to take advantage of free haircuts, dental screenings, eye exams, and more. Local sponsors helped counselor and teacher Whitney Hinkle organize the event, which was part of the district’s annual open house before the new school year begins on Tuesday. ...

Community members showed up in large numbers Thursday evening at the Ella Maxwell Performing Arts Center. The Nevada R-5 Board of Education held a special board meeting to hear public comments on a mask mandate for the first 10 days of the school year, and then re-evaluate the decision made in last week's board meeting...

A special meeting of the Nevada R-5 Board of Education was held Thursday evening in response to community outcry for parents to be heard in regards to the two-week mask mandate the board approved last week. The meeting was held in the Ella Maxwell Performing Arts Center and consisted of a period of 90 minutes for public comment — with a three minute time limit per speaker...

A gathering of community members, family, and co-workers gathered in the Vernon County Courthouse Tuesday afternoon to honor Vernon County Assessor Cherie Roberts during a retirement reception. Vernon County Presiding Commissioner Joe Hardin said a few words at the start of the reception, recapping Roberts' tenure with the county. Roberts was voted into the role of assessor in 2000...

On My Own, Inc., of Nevada, Mo., recently announced that it has been awarded $50,000 as part of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) 2020 High Impact Priority Quality of Life grants. Fifty-four agencies were awarded. ...

Students are headed back to their classrooms on Tuesday, Aug. 24. The City of Nevada has released a few reminders to help keep kids and families safe on their journey to and from school. • Driving: Drive the speed limit, obey signs, and expect more families and kids on our sidewalks and streets. The 15 mile per hour speed limits in school zones will be in effect on school days and when children are present...

In addition to the hotly debated mask mandate discussed at Wednesday's Nevada R-5 School Board meeting, several other agenda items were discussed and passed. Nevada High School Principal Will Darter had previously presented a Cum Laude model for NHS academic honors to the school board at the July meeting. It is Darter's vision to transition the high school from the current Valedictorian model to the Cum Laude model...

Tensions were high between community members and Nevada R-5 School District Board of Education members Wednesday evening over proposed district COVID protocols. Meeting in the Nevada Middle School library, a group of concerned citizens were present to voice their opinions on a potential mask mandate for district students. Board members Jay Sloniker and Lois Pendrak were not in attendance...

The Vernon County Health Department recently released an update to county COVID-19 numbers. The county's total number of COVID-19 cases is now at 2,554. There have been 86 new cases and of these, 42 are still active — having decreased from last week's active cases number of 64...

Former Missouri Sen. Ed Emery has died following a recent heart episode that put him in the hospital on Tuesday, according to several state government officials. He was 71. Emery was speaking at an event hosted by the Randolph County Republican Women in Moberly on Tuesday evening, Aug. 3, when he collapsed from a heart episode and was transported to the hospital...

Former Missouri Sen. Ed Emery has died following a recent heart episode that put him in the hospital on Tuesday, according to several state government officials. He was 71. Emery was speaking at an event hosted by the Randolph County Republican Women in Moberly on Tuesday evening, Aug. 3, when he collapsed from a heart episode and was transported to the hospital...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is offering a temporary program, the Emergency Broadband Benefit program (EBB), to reduce the monthly cost of internet service. This program will help provide you with discounted internet at home. If your household is eligible, you could get up to $50 per month off your internet bill. Internet service providers will help sign up eligible households until funding for the program runs out...

A project three years in the making fast-tracked to near completion Thursday at Bronaugh R-7 — and, going forward, students there should feel much safer because of it. Thanks to a donation by Peerless Products and the hard work of some community members, a new set of secure double-doors now greet all visitors to the main entrance of the school. ...

Federal agents have arrested a Nevada man who was involved in the storming of the U.S. Capitol during the insurrection that took place on Jan. 6, 2021. Isaac Samuel Yoder, of Nevada, Mo., has been charged with several different offenses, which include:...

Cottey College, together with the City of Nevada and the Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce, will host the 2021 Community Picnic and Partner Fair on Friday, Aug. 20, from 6-8 p.m., at the Franklin P. Norman Community Center. Local businesses, civic organizations, and churches are invited to register for the event that is designed to showcase the community to incoming Cottey College students and their families...

The Vernon County Health Department recently released an update to county COVID-19 numbers. The county's total number of COVID-19 cases is now at 2,468. There have been 107 new cases and of these, 64 are still active — having increased from last week's active cases number of 41...

"It has nothing to do with the pandemic," stated Vernon County Assessor Cherie Roberts when talking to the Nevada Daily Mail about property valuation increases. "We have nothing to do with property tax increases — it is valuation," noted Roberts. "On odd numbered years — which this is an odd numbered year — it is called reappraisal years. ...