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Council explains talks with public works contractor
(Local News ~ 10/20/10)
"I'm sorry this got blown out of proportion," Nevada Mayor Jayne Novak told about 15 public works department employees who attended Tuesday's council meeting in their lime green shirts along with a number of other residents. "When they (Alliance Water Resources) met with the council, we made it clear that under no circumstances would we do anything that was not in the best interest of the employees and the citizens," Novak said of the request from the city for Alliance to look at the city's public works department and then give the city a proposal to operate the department.. ...
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First candidate files for 2011 council race
(Local News ~ 10/20/10)
Filing for the 2011 city council election opened at 8 a.m., Tuesday; and at 9:36, incumbent council member Sherry L. Steward, 325 W. Lee St., became the first candidate to file for the election. The filing period ends at 5 p.m., Nov. 23, with the municipal election to be held April 5. If more than four candidates file for the two seats, there will be a primary election Feb. 8...
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NEVC opens bids on property near Harwood
(Local News ~ 10/20/10)
The Northeast Vernon County R-1 Board of Education opened sealed bids for the 40 acres of land it owns near Harwood during the regular meeting held Tuesday, Oct. 19. The board opened the bids, then adjourned to closed session for discussion. The high bid of $92,000, submitted by Tony Crocker, was accepted by the board during a closed session vote, but officials said some details would still need to be addressed. ...
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Empire files for reduced PGA
(Local News ~ 10/20/10)
The Empire District Gas Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Empire District Electric Company (NYSE:EDE), announced today that it has filed a request with the Missouri Public Service Commission for a decrease in the Purchased Gas Adjustment for customers in its south system. ...
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Irish dancers, festival on tap at Cottey
(Local News ~ 10/20/10)
Cottey College will present An Dochas and the Irish Haran Dancers on Friday, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts. Using traditional Irish and brilliant original music to accompany explosive Irish step dancing, this ten-person company will provide an energetic and uplifting performance. ...
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Culbertson wins first place in Gordon Parks essay contest (Local News ~ 10/20/10)
The Gordon Parks Museum/Center has announced that Olivia Culbertson, a junior at Nevada High School, has won first place in the annual Gordon Parks High School Poetry/Essay contest in Fort Scott, Kan. The contest, sponsored by the Bourbon County Arts Council, was open to students who were currently in the ninth through 12th grades in a Fort Scott Community College regional area school... -
Jason Lee Gardner
(Obituary ~ 10/20/10)
Jason Lee Gardner, 27, Richards, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010, in Bourbon County. Jason was born Nov. 14, 1982, in Chillicothe, Mo., to Richard Lee Gardner and Sharon Kay McWilliams Gardner. Jason grew up in Metz and Nevada. He attended Metz School and graduated from Nevada High School in 2000. ...
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Derek Lane Kirkham
(Obituary ~ 10/20/10)
Derek Lane Kirkham, 28, Nevada, passed away in Bourbon County, Kan., Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. He was born Feb. 11, 1982, in Hot Springs, Ark., to William Kirkham and Ginger Ethredge Kirkham. He married Lyndsey C. Johnson on June 17, 2006, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...
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