Stories from Friday, April 25, 2008

Jewel V. Long, 90, of rural Nevada, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at Nevada Regional Medcial Center following a brief illness. She was born Nov. 22, 1917, to O.C. Null and Janie Elliott Null. She married Rex Franklin Fleming on April 1936, in Butler, and he preceded her in death in 1965. She later married John L. Long in March 1973, in Nevada, and he preceded her in death in July 1997...

If we are lucky, that elusive spring we have awaited for so long is now here. With spring, we all seek those outdoor pursuits after such a dreary winter and late spring. Just the thought of fishing again reminded me of an old story. I am guessing the year was either 1957 or 1958. My grandparents were planning a trip to Minnesota, to go fishing. Two of their very best friends Sam and Mary Jones, were also going on the trip...

The efforts of the Spring City Revitalization Group to breathe new life into the city of El Dorado Springs are raising eyebrows and generating plenty of questions from people in other cities, who hope to find a way to refresh their own communities, according to a recent report from the group...

It's spring and in spring a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of -- a farmer's market? Maybe not, but someone is thinking about it, the Vernon County Chamber of Commerce, The University of Missouri Extension Center and members of the Vernon County Farmers' Market, for example...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released data from its Fatality Analysis Report System showing that alcohol-related fatalities increase between the middle of April and the middle of June. What's significant about these time periods? It happens to be when teenagers tend to do a lot of partying, namely prom and graduation...

Because of the implementation of federal water quality standards, wastewater treatment facilities in Missouri will begin seeing tougher requirements when seeking to renew their operating permits. These standards may require costly facility upgrades...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Head Start is now accepting applications for the 2008-0'9 program year. Head Start is a preschool program provided by West Central Missouri Community Action Agency. The program offers a half-day program that is free to families with limited income. ...

Nevada baseball found out what the wrong end of a comeback feels like Thursday night when the Tigers threw away an 8-2 lead by allowing 10 runs in sixth inning to lose at Neosho. The game trended Nevada's way early as the Tigers tallied enough early runs to keep the lead for the first five innings of the game . Nevada held a 4-2 lead in the fourth inning behind a couple of hits, an error and an RBI-double from Jordan Kerbs...