Stories from Thursday, March 19, 2009

March 16 There were reports of an agency assist in the Nevada area, a controlled burn in the Sheldon area, a trespassing in the Nevada area, a vicious dog in the Sheldon area, a burglary in the Deerfield area, a careless and imprudent driver in the Nevada area, a suspicious vehicle in the Nevada area, a controlled burn in the Walker area, trash dumping in the Nevada area, a stranded motorist in the Nevada area, a suspicious vehicle in the Sheldon area, and a careless and imprudent driver in the Sheldon area.. ...

March 3 Christopher L. Ensor, Nevada, driving while revoked. Katherine L. Meyer, Nevada, failure to stop at a stop sign, and driving while intoxicated. Margaret A. Adkins, Nevada, speeding 49/30. Melanie J. Anderson, Nevada, failure to stop at a stop sign, and no proof of insurance...

Everywhere we turn, people are fretting or grieving over their budgets. Most of us have either heard about the Great Depression or lived through it. We can't easily put our minds back to that mentality where we have to squeeze every nickel until the buffalo complains. ...

A Nevada tradition continues on March 20-21, as the 23rd Annual Nevada Home & Leisure Show returns for another year. Produced by KNEM/KNMO Radio in Nevada, the Nevada Home & Leisure Show annually features products and services from businesses in southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas. Each year, displays include items never seen before by the general public as some businesses use the event to promote new products or services...

The Stewart Creek bridge on Route D between Routes BB and OO will be closed beginning Monday, March 23 for bridge replacement. The bridge, which was built in 1954, will be closed until mid-May. Sprouls Construction of Lamar was awarded the $546,406 Safe & Sound bid to replace the Route D bridge and the Route M bridge in Vernon County. The Route M replacement will start in June. The bridge program improves 802 of the state's lowest-rated bridges in five years...

Editor's note: Second-year students at Cottey College wound up a trip filled with cultural learning and educational modules after six days. This is the last in a series of "letters to Mama" sharing the experience with readers, from Cottey College Public Information Officer Steve Reed...

Five years ago, Precision Aero Services opened its doors in Nevada, moving its Hot Springs, Ark., aircraft repair facility to the former Honeywell building in the 1200 block of E. Highland. The past five years have been a turbulent ride, but one that has brought growth and diversification to the facility; one that's meant growth from a facility with handful of employees to one that now employs 90...