Stories from Thursday, August 30, 2007

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail We are looking at projects that do not cost a lot of money and have a lot of impact," Nevada Parks and Recreation Board member Gina Cripps said, in response to a question from newly-appointed board member Marcy Pritchett about why the parks board was only looking at small projects...

The Nevada Regional Medical Center board received reports from the NRMC Auxiliary and NRMC Foundation during a regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening. Maxine Halcomb, president of the auxiliary, said this would be the last time she would appear before the board as president, since her four-year term was nearing its end. NRMC CEO Judy Feuquay said she appreciated Halcomb's service and hoped she would continue her good work, even if it is no longer as an officer of the auxiliary...

Nevada Daily Mail On My Own, Inc. the non-residential Independent Living Center, will honor retiring Executive Director John Klingaman with a reception on Friday, Aug. 31, and is encouraging local residents to stop by the center's Nevada office at 111 North Elm St., between 1 and 3 p.m., to wish John well on his "second" retirement, according to Pat Chambers of On My Own...

Nevada Daily Mail Cottey College will celebrate the opening of the new school year with a picnic and concert, scheduled for 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 1, at BIL Hill. A concert featuring John Rush will be presented immediately after the picnic is served...

Photos by Lynn A. Wade/Daily Mail An eclectic collection of works by artists from the Vernon County Arts Council is on display, now through Sept. 21, at the PEO Foundation gallery, located inside the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts at Cottey College. ...

An eclectic collection of works by artists from the Vernon County Arts Council is on display, now through Sept. 21, at the PEO Foundation gallery, located inside the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts at Cottey College. Photos by Al Fenske, paintings and sculptures by Kathleen Day, woodworking pieces by Cliff Patterson, paintings by Jeanne Board, Frances Colvin and Carmen Mashek are all part of the exhibit. ...

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards finally came to a conclusion last weekend that Damon Huard gives the team the best chance to win on any given Sunday. That's why he chose the 34-year-old veteran over inexperienced second-year pro Brodie Croyle to be the Chiefs' starting quarterback on Sunday, Sept, 9, when they travel to Houston to play the Houston Texans in the 2007 National Football League season opener...

The Bolivar High School Liberators nearly scaled the steepest part of the mountaintop last season, winning their first nine games before falling to Mt. Vernon in a Class 3 district championship game. Nevada, meanwhile, struggled through a 2-8 season...