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Editor's Note: The following was submitted by the Hume Lady Hornets Basketball Coach Justin Wehar. What a successful season it was for the Hume Lady Hornets basketball team. The Hume Lady Hornets team consisted of eight girls, four upper-classmen (seniors, Abby Harris and Autumn Smith; and juniors, Brecklen Morrison and Brileigh Rogers) and four freshmen (Evie-Lyn Lewis, Talya McFrederick, Kenzee Snider, and Dalley Steuck)...

The Nevada City Council is set to hold its regular session meeting this evening, at 7 p.m. During the meeting, various bids, ordinances, and resolutions will be considered. Consideration of Bids The first bid up for consideration is Resolution No. 1699, which involves the acceptance of a bid from Sign Designs in Joplin, Mo., for new exterior signage at the Police Department. ...

Truman Elementary School held a Family Night on Monday evening, March 20, at the Ella Maxwell Performing Arts Center. The event was for students and parents. Two volunteers from the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, Missy Criters and Nicole Cloud, spoke to the group about the different types of owls found in Missouri...

On My Own, Inc., of Nevada, Mo., is hosting an equipment drive during the month of March. Community members may donate clean, gently used and in working condition equipment. The organization is currently in need of wheelchairs, bedside commodes, shower chairs, shower transfer benches, knee scooters, rollators, portable ramps, and hospital beds...

On March 10, Nevada Police took a report of a burglary. It was reported that the suspects stole multiple pieces of property from a residence. Throughout the investigation, Nevada Police were able to identify two possible suspects involved in the burglary. ...

According to Nevada City Manager Mark Mitchell, City Hall (110 S. Ash St.) will be closed to the public on Friday, March 31. The City Hall staff will be conducting in-service training and working on unfinished projects. Due to the closure residents are encouraged to plan ahead if they need to conduct city business...

The Northeast Vernon County (NEVC) Board of Education met in regular session Thursday evening to go over several new business items. Starting off, Superintendent Chris Holcomb addressed the issue of substitute cook hourly pay. Holcomb noted that the current pay for a substitute cook is $10.60 an hour. He requested that the board raise this to $12 an hour. With a motion and a unanimous roll call vote, the request was approved...

The Nevada Middle School History Club, headed by Social Studies teacher Kim Greer, took a tour of the Nevada Daily Mail and Print Shop office Thursday afternoon. Nevada Daily Mail Publisher Lorie Harter guided the tour, stopping in each department to highlight the different aspects of the newspaper business...

Nevada High School Cheerleaders held their awards ceremony on Thursday evening, March 23. Coach Jackie Reed welcomed and thanked everyone for coming. She stated that it was a great year and thanked everyone for hanging in there with her as this was her first year coaching high school cheerleading. ...