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The City of Nevada City Council met in regular session Tuesday evening with a busy, but unremarkable agenda. With no proclamations on the agenda, the Council unanimously approved the minutes of the January 7 regular meeting - Councilman Ryan Watts was absent due to personal obligations...

On Jan. 14, Nevada Police executed a search warrant in the 300 block of East Douglas Street in response to reports of the distribution of illegal narcotics at that location. Detectives had developed information regarding a known male subject at that location that had reportedly been involved in illegal drug activity...

Since its inception in the late 90's the Girls' Empowerment Club has proven to be a valuable resource for Nevada Middle School students. This year's group, comprised of approximately 20 sixth-graders, meets once-a-month, providing a safe space for club members to become more educated on self-esteem issues and other topics pertinent to their daily lives, including how to be safe on social media...

The Nevada High School Fine Arts Department will host a free Meet the Choirs concert Thursday evening at the Ella Maxwell Center for the Performing Arts with shows beginning at 7 p.m. "It will definitely be an evening of entertainment," vocal director Wes Morton said...

A recent incident serves to remind homeowners to lock their doors and windows, even while at home. Amanda Farmer said, "We were alerted by our nest security cameras that there was motion in our backyard so when we looked at the footage it shows a man with a mask walking up by the garage door and then ran off when the lights came on. ...

While other students are busy engaged in athletic activities, or prepping for the next big Show Choir concert, a small contingent is gathered in the Nevada High media center sharpening their trivia brain via the Scholar Bowl team. The NHS Scholar Bowl squad has had a rugged start to the season, with a 2-10 overall record, but remains in high spirits...

A regular session of the City Council of Nevada was held in the council’s chambers Tuesday, Jan. 7. Mayor Dr. George Knox called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Council members Carol Clyde-Gallagher, Ryan Watts, Lyndon Eberhard, and Brian Leonard were all in attendance...

Two people have been taken into custody after a search warrant was executed at a residence on East Stockade Road in rural Nevada, Mo., on Friday afternoon. According to Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher, an ongoing investigation of narcotics led to the search warrant and seizure of suspected methamphetamines...

Girl Scouts, their families and friends from across Vernon County gathered at the fair grounds Friday evening for the annual Girl Scout Cookie Crunch Off – the traditional opening to the 103st cookie sales season. This year’s crunch off featured teams from Nevada Police Department, the Nevada High School Crimson Sound drum line, Girl Scout parents, and Full Health Wellness Systems...

Editor's Note: This is the second installment of a two-part series chronicling the retirement of Dr. Warren Lovinger. In this article, Dr. Lovinger reflects on changes in health care over the years. With his recent retirement from medicine and the closing of his doors at the Nevada Internal Medicine office on Dec. ...

Editor's Note: This is the first installment of a two-part series. This article focuses on the retirement of Dr. Warren Lovinger and the closure of Nevada Internal Medicine. See the Saturday edition for a follow-up article where Dr. Lovinger reflects on changes in health care over the years...

Editor's Note_: This is the first installment in a two-part series. “What is Christmas really about these days?” Summer Fogle asked in a recent interview. “Do we all celebrate as a family surrounded by all the sights, smells, and sounds of Christmas with everything picture perfect like in the books that tell you how to plan the 'Best Christmas Ever?'"...

In addition to receiving a clean audit, presented by B.G. Wolfe of DSWA Certified Public Accountants, other items were addressed by the Vernon County Ambulance District Board when they recently met. Those present were Jeanne Baldwin, Chris Mason, Joe Charles, Darrell Hillier, Jim Hibbs, Valerie Hardy, Denise Hopkins and District Director Leland Splitter. ...

Dates have been set for the annual Father-Daughter and Mother-Son dances hosted by Nevada Parks and Recreation at the Franklin P. Norman Community Center. Mothers, sons, grandmothers, grandsons, guest moms and guest sons are welcome at the 3rd annual Mother-Son Dance on Saturday, January 25, 2020 from 6-8 p.m...

The Hume R-8 School Board recently met in regular session at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 11, in the teacher workroom. Those present included Bryice Cannon, Brad Steuck, Steve Yarick, Greg Fillpot, Mark Byrd, Josh Rogers, Colby Sisson, Scott Morrison, and Melody Wikoff. Verne Wepener was absent. Board President Josh Rogers called the meeting to order...

The Hume R-8 School Board recently met in regular session at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 11, in the teacher workroom. Those present included Bryice Cannon, Brad Steuck, Steve Yarick, Greg Fillpot, Mark Byrd, Josh Rogers, Colby Sisson, Scott Morrison, and Melody Wikoff. Verne Wepener was absent. Board President Josh Rogers called the meeting to order...

The Council unanimously approved the December 3, 2019 Regular Session City Council Minutes. There were no appointments to Boards and Commissions to consider. There were no bids to consider. There was no scheduled public participation, communications or petitions...

A large crowd gathered Saturday morning to help place wreaths on headstones at the Fort Scott National Cemetery during the annual National Wreaths Across America ceremony. Enough funds were raised to purchase more than 6,000 wreaths for the event. Veterans of each branch of the military were remembered and honored through the placing of wreaths. This is the 12th year an area ceremony has been part of the national event...

Several dozen area golfers met in the clubhouse at the Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course on Thursday morning to discuss the city council's recent approval of the 2020 budget which calls for the course to be closed from November through March. Also in attendance was Mark Mitchell who was recently appointed as interim city manager following JD Kehrman's resignation. ...

Ebenezer Scrooge has spent his life collecting an enviable wealth at the expense of all meaningful human relationships and has unknowingly forged the chains of his own damnation in the process. A miraculous act of grace from beyond the grave by his dead business partner summons to him three Christmas spirits in hopes to change the course of Ebenezer’s life and shape of his destiny. ...

Osage Prairie YMCA CEO Jeff Snyder is a man on a mission. Overseeing the organization the singular focus for Snyder is to have the Y grow and thrive within the Nevada community. "We're here to serve the community," Snyder told the Daily Mail in an exclusive interview. ...

PITTSBURG, Kan. — It was an eventful evening on the hardwood for the Nevada Tiger and Lady Tiger varsity basketball teams Tuesday. The varsity twinbill opened with the Lady Tigers' decisive victory over the Pittsburg Purple Dragons, 61-34. In the nightcap, the Nevada boys withstood a furious Purple Dragon (21-0) fourth quarter run, holding on for the 65-61 victory...

“Sometimes you may think that you’ve got the common cold/your throat is really itchy and you’ve got a runny nose/your skin you need to scratch, and your eyes may start to swell — it’s an allergic reaction, which is why you feel unwell,” belted out Nevada High School junior Brenton Floyd, before breaking into the high-pitched chorus during the beginning of his unique solo performance on Halloween night at the school’s annual Anti-Van talent show...