Stories from Friday, February 2, 2007

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The fees at the Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course will likely be increased by about 20 percent when the Nevada City Council meets on Feb. 6 and considers a recommendation from the Nevada Parks Board to raise fees, for the first time since 2001...

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail "Whatever was good for Nevada was what Marie wanted," said Mary Ireland, of Marie McCullough's long history of service to the community. This service, her character and her many contributions over the years led to her selection as Citizen of the Year, announced Thursday at a Nevada Rotary Club Luncheon...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Police Department released its annual report detailing numbers of various types of incidents for the past year. Public Safety Director Gary Herstein pointed out that in a small community like Nevada even small changes in the number of events can show significant changes on a report...

Like many of you, I have long since tired of this winter. I am disconsolate to the point of being cranky with just about everything and everyone. It is on a day like this that I find solace in a good read. No person of any literary experience can find a better place to start than Robert Frost. I am including all of his greatest poem in this story...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- For those who showed up late looking for the Nevada-Buffalo wrestling match at Wynn Gymnasium Thursday, they were out of luck. With only two JV matches and only one varsity match lasting past the first round, the Nevada Tigers pulled off a rare 84-0 drubbing of the Buffalo Bison...

Nevada Daily Mail With all the postponements and changes due to weather, there has been some confusion as to the Nevada basketball schedule for the rest of the season. Here is an updated list of the remaining games: Parents night will be Feb. 7, while senior night will be Feb. 16...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Youth Wrestling Club was in Lee's Summit and Ray-Pec on consecutive weekends recently. The wrestlers went to Lee's Summit West on Jan. 20, with 12 competing. Three came home with medals, as Skyler Scotten, Channing Nielson and Colby Smith each placed third in their classes...