Stories from Thursday, October 21, 2010

Each year in October, newspapers across the country take advantage of National Newspaper Week to reach out to the communities they serve. This year's theme is "Bringing It All Together", and so the the Nevada Daily Mail is taking the opportunity get together with the people served by the newspaper and to say thank you to its customers through a customer appreciation event this Friday...

The number of candidates for the two city council seats up for election April 5, 2011, doubled Wednesday morning, when current city council member Brian Leonard, 328 S. Adams, filed for re-election to a three-year term on the council. Leonard and fellow council member Sherry Steward, who filed as a candidate on Tuesday, were elected to the council last fall to fill the seats vacated by the resignations of council members Joyce Wilson and Tim Wells...

Nevada Mayor Jayne Novak presents a proclamation to John Driskill, Ralph V. Bobbett VFW Post No. 2175, designating Oct. 22 and 23 as VFW Buddy Poppy Days in Nevada. The VFW Buddy Poppies area assembled by disabled veterans and the money from this are used exclusively for the benefit of disabled and needy veterans and the widows and orphans of deceased veterans...

If you let your children participate in Halloween, then let them do so the last weekend of October. But this weekend it's time for the adults to take in a murder mystery thriller experience of their own when "Dark Rituals" is presented at the Fox Theater. ...

With the November election just around the corner, there is one issue in Vernon County that is drawing a lot of voter attention. Annexing the Northeast Vernon County R-1 School District into the Nevada R-5 School District has polarized the citizens of the Schell City and Walker communities in that part of the county...

Jeremy Culler and Annette Forester are proud to announce the birth of their son, Jaxon Michael Culler. Jaxon was born at 3:34 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and measured 20 inches. Maternal grandparent is Rhonda Pruitt of Richards, Mo. Maternal great-grandparent is Dorothy McConnaughey of Stotesbury, Mo...

Robert Lee Woodfill, 82, Celina, Texas, formerly of Nevada, Mo., died on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010, at Settlers Ridge Care Center in Celina. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences on line at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Jesse R. Baker Sr., 80, Nevada, Mo., died on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010, at his home in Nevada. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences on line at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Dear Editor: My name is Ethan Dade and I'm a senior at Nevada High School. I feel like people are misinformed about Proposition B being voted on November 2. People think that all Prop B is all about is stopping puppy cruelty. They do not realize what will actually happen if this bill passes. ...

Dear Editor: I am one of the NEVC administrators who does not live in the district, nor do my children attend school here. My children are grown and I have one school-age granddaughter. We, as a family, debated the issue of my granddaughter attending NEVC, but decided against it for several reasons. ...