Stories from Tuesday, May 1, 2007

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail There are between 90 and 100 rail crossings in Vernon County. Five of them in Nevada, and no one is sure how many of them are active, but Vernon County Sheriff Ron Peckman advises motorists to treat each one as if it were active, and as if a train were approaching...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will look over a plan to restructure some of the administrative responsibilities of city employees to accommodate the workload left when deep cuts in personnel were made in the summer of 2006. A memo included with agenda items said, "During the 2006 fiscal year the City experienced substantial budget problems and it was necessary to eliminate twenty four salaried positions to avoid ending the year in a deficit position. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Cottey College recently received approval from Missouri Campus Compact and the Corporation for National and Community Service to participate in a statewide Americorps Vista program. A VISTA member will be placed on campus to assess community needs and to help faculty members build civic engagement through service-learning...

Nevada Daily Mail Ranea Schulze, Drug-Free Schools coordinator announced that a docu-drama is to be presented at Nevada High School Wednesday morning. The educational docu-drama will feature a re-enactment of what happens at the scene after a drunk-driving accident. The docu-drama will be presented twice; for the seniors during first hour class time and for the juniors during the third hour...

James Fowler Lutes, 61, Wichita Kan., passed away on April 24, 2007, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Wichita, Kan., following a lengthy illness. He was born July 6, 1945, in Nevada, Mo., to James Forrest Lutes and Frances May Fowler Lutes...

Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers took one match and were close in a number of others against a very good Joplin tennis team Monday. Joplin still won 8-1. Taylor Chapman beat Cody Maples at No. 4 singles, 9-7, for Nevada's only victory of the day...

Nevada Daily Mail ANDERSON, Mo. -- Cody Thompson threw a 2-hit shutout and the Nevada Tigers erupted for 10 hits as they dominated McDonald County Monday, 7-0. Nevada (5-8 overall, 1-3 in the Southwest Conference) earned its first conference win of the season on the back of the left-handed senior on the mound...