Stories from Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Sara and Tyler Parrack, of Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Cooper Lee Parrack. Cooper was born at 5:16 p.m., on March 1, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce, and measured 19 1/2 inches. Maternal grandparents are Tom and Pam Earnest, of Milo. Maternal great-grandparents are Ronnie and Joan Phillips, of Moundville, and Fern Earnest, of Nevada...

CLINTON, Mo. -- It's hard to beat the same team three times in one season. That old sports adage holds true for many teams -- especially at the high school level -- but the Montrose Lady Jays made that very task look easy as they took on the Lady Hornets of Hume in the Missouri State Sectional contest Tuesday night at Clinton High School...

The Greater Ozarks Chapter American Red Cross- Nevada Office will be holding a Lifeguard Training class beginning Tuesday, March 30,and ending on Saturday, May 1. All classes will be held at the Cottey College indoor pool in Nevada. This class is mandatory for anyone wanting to be a Lifeguard this summer and also includes CPR for the Professional Rescuer. All participants must be 15 years of age...

City planning started out looking at land usage as a means to protect the general welfare of the public and over the years has evolved to include every aspect of a community, Sarah Downing, a planner with Shafer Kline & Warren Inc., told the Nevada Planning Commission Tuesday evening during their kick-off of the process to write a new comprehensive plan for Nevada...

Award presentations took place in three locations in Nevada on Friday, March 5, as Department of Defense representative James Carver paid a visit to town to honor employers who had been nominated by their employees for supporting the employees' military commitment...

It seems like it has only been a short time, but it has been several years since the Teen 4-H conference first started. While there are a number of events available for older 4-H members, the teen conference was started for pre-teen age members, to introduce them to a stat- wide conference and to acquaint them with events that will be available to them in the future...

The city of Nevada recycling center, 301 N. Colorado, has a new arrival, a glass crusher. Richard Brockman, code enforcement officer, said that this addition means the center is now recycling more types of material. "This makes us a more complete recycling center," Brockman said...