Stories from Thursday, February 15, 2007

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail On Jan. 26, Lynn M. Ewing, Vernon County Prosecuting Attorney, sent a letter to the city of Nevada putting them on notice that he is considering filing suit against the city council, the city manager and the city of Nevada for allegedly violating the Missouri Sunshine Law...

A westbound tractor-trailer, driven by Gerald L. Reasoner, Shertz, Texas, was struck while in the left turn lane on Austin Boulevard at Johnson Drive by a car driven by Brittney N. Callaghan, Nevada, Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened at approximately 4:20 p.m. Callaghan and three juveniles, who were also in her vehicle, were listed with evident, not disabling injuries by the Nevada Police Department...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Five students were injured Wednesday afternoon when a Lamar school bus, eastbound on Barton County Route C two miles east of Irwin overturned in a one-vehicle crash. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the bus was carrying nine students when the driver lost control and the bus flipped on its side. ...

The community of Nevada has lost a strong supporter. When Nelle Hillier became ill recently and died last week everyone kept commenting on how badly she would be missed. In her neighborhood, her church, around Nevada, in her home community of Avola, in PEO, Meals on Wheels, at the Bushwhacker Museum, Habitat for Humanity and on and on, the constant refrain was, "We could always depend on her to help." This sense of loss might be hard for an outsider to understand because Nelle never took positions of leadership. ...

100 years ago Effect of the food law The pure food and drug law, which went into effect the first of January, has already shown the good that will follow its enforcement. Man worthless remedies that have been advertised for the cure of catarrh, a disease that is universally prevalent, have been driven out of existence by the pure food law...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- Melissa Hedges and Lacy Leonard combined for 11 points during a 14-2 run as the Cottey Comets knocked off the Penn Valley Scouts 77-55 in NJCAA Region 16 action Wednesday at the Hinkhouse Center. Leonard had six points and Hedges five during the decisive run, which turned a two-point Cottey lead into a 49-35 advantage with 12 minutes to play and the Scouts didn't threaten the rest of the way...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail A first-of-its-kind recall for peanut butter is under way in the wake of a salmonella outbreak that has slowly built in the United States from the first cases reported in August. Nearly 300 cases reported in 39 states have been linked to tainted peanut butter...