Stories from Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY -- Toy manufacturer Mattel and its subsidiary Fisher Price will implement stringent procedures to avoid manufacturing products with lead paint and pay the state of Missouri $488,878 under a consent judgment obtained today by the Attorney General's Office. Missouri was part of the executive committee that negotiated the $12 million nationwide settlement involving 42 states, filed today in Cole County Circuit Court...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The storm that broke Sunday evening with hail and sleet over the area caused few problems for local authorities. Joe Charles, City of Nevada public works director, said crews were out taking care of problem areas but the storm didn't cause too much disruption...

Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will be considering several financial issues when they meet at 7 tonight in the city council chambers of the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash St. Topping the agenda will be the second reading of an ordinance approving the city's $16.6 million 2009 city budget...