Stories from Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Nevada Daily Mail Yet another round of snow is expected in Nevada today, but accumulation should be light, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS is forecasting a total of up to two inches of accumulation from this event through tonight, but flurries on Thursday, Friday and Saturday are not expected...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Commission met at 10 a.m., Tuesday, for a public hearing on the 2007 budget. The county is estimating the proposed tax levy at $0.1466, down slightly from $0.1584 in 2006. The total budget of $5,831,128.25 includes money spent on bridge projects that will be fully funded by federal dollars when the projects are complete...

Nevada Daily Mail Missouri Senator Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, gave voice Monday to the anger of hundreds of thousands of Missouri utility customers fed up with living in the dark, according to a press release recently issued by Koster's office in Jefferson City...

Nevada Daily Mail Corn prices are on the rise. Ethanol and biodiesel plants are being built throughout the nation. bringing with them increased demand for corn and soybeans that can be used for fuels ot make up for shifts in the market for crops used for other products or for livestock feed as well...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Parks and Recreation board of directors plans to meet at 5:30, today, in council chambers inside the city's public safety building at Ash and Austin. The board plans to revisit fee structures after residents voiced concerns about some of the fees, especially those at the golf course...

Nevada Daily Mail There's still time to register to vote for the upcoming election narrowing the field of Nevada City Council candidates. Absentee ballots for the March 6, 2007, Nevada city primary election are available at the clerk's office, located in the Vernon County Courthouse, Nevada. Registered voters may request an application for an absentee mail-out ballot by calling the clerk's office at(417) 448-2500. The last day to request an absentee ballot by mail is Wednesday, Feb. 28...

William Gail Richardson, 41, was born Dec. 5, 1965, in Nevada, Mo. He passed to be with is savior on Jan. 23, 2007, at Cox South, Springfield, Mo. He was reared in Nevada, and lived in Tampa, Fla., and Brenham, Texas. He is survived by his parents, Charles and Dixie Thomas, Mount Vernon, Mo; sister, Darla Thomas, Mount Vernon; two brothers, Keith and Allen Asper, Miami, Fla.; two sons, Matt Trotter, Pittsburg, Kan. ...

Last week's discussion centered on the fact that having senior citizens retiring in our community and our state makes an economic impact. At present, many are going to other states to retire, because they do not have to pay income tax on their retirement. It becomes an investment to reduce their income tax and make Missouri one of the places where people want to spend their retirement years...

100 years ago Train goes through Drywood bridge M.,K. & T. extra freight running from Sedalia to Parsons, Kan., and in charge of Conductor Will Norton and Engineer Bowser, went through the Drywood bridges, on mile this side of Deerfield, this afternoon about on o'clock. The bridge gave away, but fortunately no one was reported injured. The engine passed over the bridge safely and the caboose remained on this side. Eleven cars went into the ditch...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- A 14-4 run in the fourth quarter and a perfect night at the free-throw line for the Mount Vernon Mountaineers allowed the top ranked team in Class 3 to pull away from the Nevada Tigers Tuesday, 61-51. The gamed was deadlocked at 38 going into the final period, but Mount Vernon's Tomas Brock took over, scoring 13 of his game-high 19 in the final period as the Mountaineers (17-1) showed why they were ranked so highly...

Nevada Daily Mail A 3-pointer with 30 seconds to play was the difference as the Pleasant Hill Chicks upset the Nevada Lady Tigers Tuesday, 42-41. With Nevada leading 41-39, Melissa Yount hit a trey to put Pleasant Hill on top and the Lady Tigers couldn't answer...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tiger wrestling team won another dual Tuesday, pushing their record to 7-1. The Tigers beat Carl Junction on their home mats, 40-24. Lawrence Shouse, Ryan Herda and Jerrod Alexander each won by pin, and five other Tigers earned victories, offsetting the first loss of the season by Nevada junior Spenser Daniels...

Nevada Daily Mail The Cottey Comets won their second straight with a 58-40 decision at Baptist Bible College Tuesday. The Comets used a tough man defense to frustrate the Lady Patriots, holding them to 14 points in the first half. Cottey struggled as well in the opening half, scoring only 26, but got Lacy Leonard untracked after the break and cruised...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tiger swimmers competed in the Springfield Invitational Saturday, a meet with 22 schools and 315 swimmers. The 200-yard medley relay team of Melanie Messick, Claire Hissink, Lindsey Webb and Abby Ruddick placed 13th...