Stories from Thursday, April 23, 2009

April 20 There were reports of horses out in the Nevada area, a check well being in the Metz area, a structure fire in the Schell City area, a wanted person in the Nevada area, threats in the Schell City area, an ambulance request in the Sheldon area, a burglary in the Milo area...

April 7 1:51 a.m., refusal of care, no transport. 1:51 a.m., motor vehicle accident, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 3:30 a.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 10:49 a.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center. 12:17 p.m., medical, Nevada Regional Medical Center...

Have you ever sat in a doctor's office for a long time past your appointment time? Or have you repeatedly called your doctor for some information about a test and either couldn't reach him/her or couldn't get the information because the nurse couldn't catch the doctor long enough to get the information? I think we have all had both experiences often. But I recently found out "the rest of the story."...

I was first going to call it simply "talk." But the word carries too much baggage. There's talk, and there's talk. Discourse and drivel, shall we pejoratively say? It's revealing, I'm sure, that at least one dictionary defines the sort of discourse I mean as "coherent reflection or thought". . . only to brand it "archaic."...

Tornadoes can occur at any time of the year. In the southern states, peak tornado activity usually occurs in March through May. Northern states see more tornadoes during the summer. These twisters are most likely to strike between 3 and 9 p.m., but can occur at any hour...

"We've had a rash of burglaries and stolen vehicles lately," Peckman said. "People need to know what's going on and take care. For example, every vehicle that's been stolen has had the keys left in it. It's simple, don't do that." Peckman gave more tips to help prevent property from being stolen, or to make it easier to recover it...

It is official. After the Nevada City Council voted 5-0 in final approval of an agreement with the Vernon County Commission to establish the Western Missouri 911 Dispatch Board, Mayor Mike Hutchens and Vernon County commissioners Bonnie McCord, Neal Gerster and Kennon Shaw signed the document...

The Nevada Tigers varsity baseball team improved to 2-0 in district competition Thursday afternoon as they defeated El Dorado Springs 11-3. The Bulldogs came into the day with a record of 7-5, but were still feeling the effects of a very young roster. With just two seniors on their roster, El Dorado Springs came into Thursday's contest with very little depth and leadership and it showed as they committed six costly errors on the day...

The Nevada Tigers golf team found themselves in action again in the Sonic Invitational tournament at Carthage High School Wednesday. The Tigers struggled a bit in the tournament as team, placing 11th of the 20 teams in attendance. The Tigers finished out the day with a final team score of 356, 44 strokes out of the top spot...

The Nevada Middle School track team participated in their first meet of the 2009 season as they hosted the 11th annual Nevada Middle School Invitational April 16. All four divisions fared very well at the meet as the seventh grade girls placed third, the seventh grade boys and eighth grade girls placed second and the eighth grade boys placed fourth of the nine teams in attendance...