Stories from Tuesday, February 24, 2004

The Nevada Senior Center, soon to be operating in the new Neal Center, constructed by the city of Nevada, will hold a Sneak Preview on Sunday, Feb. 29, from 1 to 3 p.m. "This will be an opportunity for the senior center to thank the city of Nevada, its leadership, its citizens, the state of Missouri, the board of Vernon County Seniors, Inc. ...

By Justin Baldwin It's that time of year again. As the days become warmer, Vernon County agriculture producers look to preparing for spring planting. For about 20 local producers, Friday morning the first step was procuring or renewing their Missouri state pesticide applicator's license...

Viola Holman, 94, former resident of Bronson, Kan., more recently of Fredoina, Kan., died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004, at the Chanute Health Care Center in Chanute, Kan. She was born March 30, 1909, in Ava, Mo., the daughter of Walter and Sarah Kilburn. ...

By Larry Lewis COLUMBIA, Mo. -- In a battle of two undefeated combatants at the summit of their sport, only one arm can be raised in victory. However, the loss certainly doesn't diminish the accomplishments of the other. So it is with Nevada High School's outstanding wrestler Zach Walrod...

North Central Missouri College ended the Coney College Comets' modest winning streak 61-79 on Friday night in the Comets' final game of the regular season. Cottey had put together a nice two-game winning streak at the end of the season before the trip to Trenton, Mo...