Stories from Wednesday, December 8, 2010

November 4 Stephanie Foley, Nevada, petty theft. November 8 Richard L. Schulze, Nevada, dog running at large, no dog tag. November 16 Dustin C. Goings, Nevada, speeding 45/30. Kristin Elane Richmond, Nevada, speeding 43/30. Jalisa J. Vanderslice, Stockton, Mo., expired license plate...

The city's nuisance abatement program, also know as the red flag in the yard program, came under fire during Tuesday's city council meeting when J.J. Curtis told council that he was being required to pay a contractor's bill for clean-up, even though he had cleaned up the problem before the contractor hired by the city arrived...

The Missouri Public Service Commission has reduced the surcharge that consumers pay to fund Relay Missouri, a statewide dual-party telephone relay service for the deaf, hearing-impaired and speech-impaired. The surcharge appears on the monthly telephone bills of Missouri consumers...

The CCPA presentation, "Sounds of the Season" is guaranteed to create the Christmas spirit in everyone who attends the concert to be presentedFriday or Saturday, at 8 p.m.; or Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the Fox Theater on South Main Street, just off the Square...

Soldiers from the Missouri National Guard's training sites scattered across the state brought their families to Nevada on Saturday, Dec. 4 to celebrate the Christmas season and honor retiring members during a dinner hosted by the Nevada Elks Club. The members of the Missouri National Guard's Training Site Command unit have held their annual dinner in Nevada for a few years, but this year was different. ...

Seven trumpeter swans share the open water of Katy Allen Lake in Nevada with about 100 Canada geese and several ducks on Tuesday. The swans returning to the area each year has become a yearly tradition that heralds the onset of winter weather. The two all-white birds are adults and the five gray birds are juveniles, probably offspring of the adult pair. ...