Stories from Friday, April 7, 2006

Since a March 22 meeting when a group of citizens insisted that their concerns be heard that night, despite the cancellation of the city council meeting that had been scheduled, many opinions and questions have surfaced relating to the propriety of the meeting and the role of councilman Jim Rayburn, the lone council member present that night, who opened the doors to accomodate the meeting...

This cattle truck, driven by Scott Vance, New Haven, Mo., was eastbound on Austin near Cedar Street when it lost two of the tires from the tractor. No other vehicles were damaged, but one of the tires crossed Austin, the parking lot of Washington Square and crossed Washington Street before striking the entrance to the corporate offices of Wilkinson Pharmacy. ...

Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Thomas Dorr announced funds are available through two USDA demonstration programs to help ensure the continued quality and affordability of rural rental housing complexes. Residents of rural rental housing properties financed through a Rural Development loan may be eligible for a short-term rental supplement, while owners of Section 515 rural rental housing complexes can apply for restructuring assistance for renovating complexes...

Swearing in of new members and recognition of outgoing Mayor Brian Leonard are the items the agenda of a special meeting to be held at 7 a.m., Monday, in council chambers, located inside the Public Safety building at Ash and Austin, Nevada. On Tuesday, voters elected three new council members. ...

Professional author Robert Collins will discuss his latest book, "General James G. Blunt -- Tarnished Glory" at the Historical Society meeting held at 2 p.m., April 9, in the Bushwhacker Museum, 212 W. Walnut. Collins lives in Andover, Kan., and has only recently turned his hand to biographies of historical people. His prior published works include more than 60 short science fiction stories...

Editor's note: The following is an open letter read during a meeting of the Nevada City Council on Tuesday, by outgoing councilmember Tim Moore, on election night, as he prepared to relinquish his seat on the council. --- Mayor, Council, City Manager, City Staff,...

Last week in the Daily Mail section, "The Way It Was," there was this compelling article regarding a young criminal from Schell City. I read the article from the 100 years ago portion, then a few days later I read it again as it just would not leave my mind. It got me to thinking about crime and how we deal with law breakers...

Mrs. Rose defeats habeas corpus case The habeas corpus proceedings brought before the county court by W.M. Rose for the custody of William and Edna Rose, were dismissed, the judges of the county court holing that they have no jurisdiction over the case. ...

Another severe weather system, more changes in the 2006 spring sports calendar for Nevada High School. A weather system that hit southwest Missouri Thursday evening caused many events to either be postponed or canceled. Nevada' baseball team was scheduled to participate in the consolation bracket of the Bill O'Dell Baseball Tournament in Carthage Thursday, but with forecasters predicting rain, hail and the threat of tornadoes, the game was moved to Saturday morning...

JOPLIN, Mo. -- After a lighting delay of almost 45 minutes, the Nevada Tiger golf team put in 18 holes at Twin Hills Golf and Country Club Thursday. Unfortunately, Nevada's scores were only low enough for 10th out of 14 teams. Nevada shot 381, 72 shots behind Glendale, which won the team title easily...