Stories from Thursday, April 2, 2009

The new county jail provides a unique situation that will allow the Vernon County Sheriff's Office and the Nevada Police Department to combine their dispatch centers and save some money at the same time, Vernon County Presiding Commissioner Bonnie McCord indicated Tuesday night, during a joint Nevada City Council-Vernon County Commission work session...

The five candidates for the two open seats on the Nevada R-5 Board of Education were given questionnaires with identical questions. Their responses are below. Chris Ellis What do you see as the most important function of the school board? I believe that the most important role of a school board is to set policy and monitor performance. We also want to work closely with the superintendent...

Nevada Daily Mail Washington, D.C. -- Following a meeting with the President of Mexico, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton, D-Mo., placed a wreath at Mexico City's Monument of the Boy Heroes, which commemorates the Battle of Chapultepec in 1847 during the Mexican-American War...

Lenard Roby, 60, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at his home in Nevada. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

March 31 There were reports of a semi fire in the Bronaugh area, intrusion alarm in the Richards area, a medical call in the Milo area, a careless and imprudent driver in the Nevada area, threats in the Nevada area, a stolen semi in the Nevada area, a failure to return in the Compton Junction area, sexual misconduct in the Schell City area, check well being in the Fort Scott area, ambulance request in the Cedar County area, an unresponsive person in the Sheldon area and goats missing in the Bronaugh area.. ...

Roughly 24 hours, maybe even less, before I should be sending this in to the paper, I'm just starting my column for this week. I have had so many things going on in my mind in the last few weeks that I thought this one would be easy. Not so. This is my third attempt, and I hope it works out. Mainly because I can only write in my favorite coffee shop and it closes in five hours. So here it goes...

April Fools' Day was yesterday and I was away from home so I couldn't catch some family members in a joke, but I had fun remembering all the jokes that have been played on me, or by me, in the past. One of my favorite pranks was one I only heard about. ...