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Rising gas prices continue to put pressure on pocketbooks of area consumers
(State News ~ 07/12/06)
Nevada Daily Mail Hopes of motorists at the gas pumps that some relief from soaring fuel prices would come with the passing of the Fourth of July holiday were quashed under the weight of even higher prices than prior to and during the holiday weekend...
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Non-livestock entries judged
(Local News ~ 07/12/06)
Nevada Daily Mail On Tuesday, participants learned how their entries fared, and whether they'll be going to a district or state fair. More than 50 entries were chosen to go on to the state fair, and 67 will take projects to a district event. Some youth fair participants exhibited more than one project. ...
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Planning Commission OKs Clark Avenue development plan
(Local News ~ 07/12/06)
By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The future of Barry Clark's commercial development north of the Wal-Mart SuperCenter is now in the hands of the city council. Tuesday evening, the Nevada Planning Commission voted to send the city council positive recommendations on the final plat for Clark Avenue and on all but one part of an amended development agreement for Clark Avenue. ...
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Youth Fair royalty crowned (Local News ~ 07/12/06)
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Lucille K. Holcomb
(Obituary ~ 07/12/06)
Lucille K. Holcomb, 89, Nevada, Mo., died Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at McCune Brooks Hospital Carthage, Mo., following a brief illness. She was born on July 27, 1916, in Hillsboro, Ill. She and Howard R. Holcomb were married on Dec. 9, 1937, in Nevada. He preceded her in death on Sept. 5, 2001...
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Victor Henry
(Obituary ~ 07/12/06)
Victor Henry passed away at his home in Prescott Valley, Ariz., on Friday afternoon, June 2, 2006, at the age of 91. He was born in rural Harrison County, Mo., on July 21, 1914. The son of John and Effie Davis Henry, he was united in marriage to Christine Davis in Fort Scott, Kan., on Aug. 1, 1939...
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Pauline D. Tyson
(Obituary ~ 07/12/06)
Pauline D. Tyson, 87, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 21, 1918, in Fordland, Mo., to Paul Mitchell and Lula Mae Nash Mitchell. She and Coy R. Tyson were married in 1974 in Wichita, Kan. He preceded her in death in 1983...
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Keep your eye on the target and shoot straight
(Column ~ 07/12/06)
The career of a volunteer 4-H shooting sports leader came to an absurd ending last week when David Rutledge left this life experience. He told me that he was going to discontinue being the Vernon County 4-H shooting sports coordinator. He felt it was time for someone else to pick it up. It is understandable that a person after serving as long and in a dedicated manner as he did would be ready to retire...
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The Way it Was
(Editorial ~ 07/12/06)
100 years ago At the Butler gas well Work at the gas well in J.P. Edwards pasture was stopped at 10 o'clock last night, the driller's giving a reason they could not go any deeper until the well was cased and casing which had been ordered from the factory had failed to arrive. Mr. Martin went to Kansas City at noon today to hurry up the supply of casing, says the Butler Democrat...
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Liberal stingy on the mound in Griffons sweep
(Community Sports ~ 07/12/06)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Griffons were held to five total hits in 14 innings of play as they lost both ends of a Jayhawk League doubleheader in Liberal Tuesday, 8-0 and 7-1. Dylan Moseley pitched the first game, allowing only a single Nevada hit as the BeeJays continued their mastery over the Griffons with an 8-0 decision...
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Nevada Neptunes results from Springfield and Lamar
(Outdoors ~ 07/12/06)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Neptunes competed in Springfield on July 1-2. Kristen Badgley won four events and finished second in another to lead the team. Badgley also finished fourth in one event and sixth in another to earn the Neptunes 51 points by herself...
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