Stories from Friday, December 1, 2006

The first winter storm of the season came through with a vengeance, dropping some freezing rain before turning to heavy snowfall Thursday afternoon. By morning, the thick mass of snow was heavy and wet, leaving cars stuck in driveways and parking lots throughout the city. ...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The lights around the Square will be dark this year, expenses have eaten up the reserve fund that Main Street Nevada used to maintain them. "The city pays for the electricity, but they haven't paid for maintaining the lights," Main Street Nevada president Mike Seitz said. "We had a fund to pay for that, but the annual cost has been $1,700 to $3,000, and it just ran too low. It's amazing it lasted as long as it did."...

This vehicle, owned by Cecil Pritchett, caught fire early this morning, apparently after the gas line broke while he was stuck in a snow drift at the entrance to the Hardee's, where he works. Pritchett said snow plows on Austin had created the drift. "I'm walking today," Pritchett joked. He was guessing as to the cause of the fire that completely gutted the vehicle. "I had a tank full of gas and suddenly I didn't have any and it caught on fire," he said. The fire occurred at about 4:20 a.m...

Nevada Daily Mail One of the things that "Dangerous" Doug Harper plans to do with his Web site, www.localearmusic.com, is to continue to uplift the Nevada community, and continue promoting the downtown business district. Harper wants to give back to those who have supported him and those who continue to support his musical journey. ...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail "This is going to be the Ritz-Carlton of senior housing in Nevada," Stormy Purcell, property manager of Ash Place Apartments, said. When residents start moving into the Ash Place Apartments, 2005 N. Ash Street, in mid-December, it will have been nearly four years since the Nevada City Council gave its final approval on Dec. 17, 2002, for the sale of the Ozark Building to the Legacy Group for conversion into a senior living facility...

Nevada Daily Mail Due to the extreme amount of snow accumulation and the necessity to have public streets and lots completely navigable and safe for all participants, public safety officials and chamber officials have postponed the Vernon County Holiday Parade until next weekend...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Regional Medical Center and the Vernon County Relay For Life Committee would like to invite cancer survivors and their guest to a Christmas Tea to be held Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006. The Christmas Tea will be hosted by the Nevada Regional Medical Center in their reception area on the second floor mezzanine from 2 to 4 p.m...

Funeral services for Sharon "Ron" Amoss, 97. West Plains, will be at 2 p.m., Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, in the Rose Chapel, Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo., under direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home...

The commercial extravaganza of Christmas is upon us once again. All too often we complain as I have done many times about the way we observe Christmas. Sometimes we need to look back and remember just how much Christmas used to mean to us. I have many great childhood memories...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The heavy snows that infiltrated southwest Missouri over the past two days are threatening to white out a pair of basketball tournaments involving Nevada teams. The 60th annual Carthage Invitational, of which the Nevada boys are in the semifinals, postponed games Thursday and today, with a slate of five games now scheduled for Saturday...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School wrestlers were victorious in their season opening dual Tuesday, besting Butler 49-30. The Tigers had five pins and won two by forfeit to get by the Bears. Mason Heard (112 pounds), Matt Kennedy (145), Cole Bond (160), Ryan Herda (215) and Jerrod Alexander (heavyweight) all earned falls to lead the Tiger cause...