Stories from Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Harvy Milton Ritter, of Neodesha, Kan., died Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, at the Golden Keys Nursing Home. He was 80. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., today, at the United Methodist Church, under the direction of Penwell-Gabel Loran Fawcett Chapel. The Rev. Kris Brinlee will officiate. Interment will be at 3 p.m., today, at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, near Dederick, Mo...

Jan. 8 There were reports of animal abuse in the Nevada area, a medical call in the Nevada area, trash dumping in the Nevada area, a vehicle accident in the Sheldon area, harassment in the Nevada area, an abandoned vehicle in the Nevada area, a juvenile in the Nevada area, and a careless and imprudent driver in the Nevada area...

We are living in interesting times. It was beyond imagination that our economy would go south as it has over the past few months. Yet, this is an experience in life that we can learn from. When we look back, there were adequate signs that we should have been aware that a major down cycle was coming...

The Nevada Middle School seventh grade boys' basketball teams split the Webb City Cardinals at home Monday night. In the B game, Nevada's boys were unable to stick with the Cardinals and ultimately fell to 1-1, losing the game by a final score of 30-14. Keegan Bell led the offensive effort for the Tigers with four points...

Treysen Neal, age 9, a third grader at Truman Elementary in Nevada, won the second round of competition in the Elks Hoop Shoot free throw contest at Clinton High School on Saturday, Jan. 10. Neal was crowned as the district champion after previously winning the local competition in Nevada, and moves on to the State Championship in Imperial, Mo., on Feb. 7, 2009...

An armed robber made off with an undisclosed amount of money after an incident that took place at 2:15 Tuesday morning at Cash 'N' Dash No. 1, 401 N. Osage Boulevard, according to a press release from the Nevada Police Department. Two employees reported that a man had entered the store armed with a black handgun and demanded money. The clerks complied with the demands, giving the thief an undetermined amount of money...

The Vernon County University Extension Council is urging the citizens of Vernon County to participate in the election of council members. The University Extension Council is responsible for helping to secure funds, hire staff and to give guidance in the extension programs in Vernon County. Below is the list of candidates for each district...

A Web site created to allow citizens to see their government in action has raised some questions. The Missouri Department of Revenue has a page on their Web site, http://whoisnotpaying.mo.gov/, that shows businesses who have had their Missouri sales tax license revoked. After viewing the site an anonymous caller to the Daily Mail asked why businesses that were on the list were still operating...

The long-awaited wayfinding signs, which are to be erected primarily along Austin Boulevard and Ash Street, will soon be finding their way to Nevada. This project has been in the works for at least two years, and when it started, Nevada was the smallest city in the state to make use of this type of signage. ...

A new air ambulance service may soon be making its home at the Nevada Municipal Airport. A lease agreement between the airport and Air Methods Corporation to house and operate a helicopter ambulance service on airport property is in negotiation now, and airport board members said the company is anxious to close the deal by mid-February...

The Nevada Tigers improved their record to 2-9 on the season with a very strong performance against the Panthers of St. Mary's Colgan Tuesday night. "We knew we were getting better," head coach John McNeley said. "We needed one." The victory that the Tigers were looking for came in a very hard-fought and close contest that ultimately ended up coming down the final seconds to decide the winner...