Stories from Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Editor's note: An excessive heat warning is in effect for the area through the rest of the week, with highs of 100 degrees expected daily through Saturday. Public safety officials urge residents to reschedule any strenuous activities for early morning or evening, wear lightweight, loose fitting clothing, and drink plenty of water...

The Nevada Parks and Recreation Department and the Nevada Police Department will co-host this year's annual National Night Out from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at the Walton Aquatic Center located at the intersection of Atlantic and Ash streets in Nevada...

The Living Out Loud group will be conducting its third "Lemonade Lednesday" tomorrow, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., on the south side of the Vernon County Courthouse lawn. Lemonade will be sold for $1 a cup with $.50 refills. A pie auction will be held at 1:30. Joy Hawks will be making an apple pie to be auctioned off. All proceeds will benefit Living Out Loud, which is a group of Nevada High School students who plan fun, drug-free activities for their peers, a press release said...

Nevada High School Show Choir Director Wes Morton and Accompanist Anita Byers traveled to tornado-stricken Joplin last week with a $500 donation for the Joplin High School choir. Morton said the Tuesday trip 60 miles south was mutually rewarding. "I have been friends with Joplin's choir director, Eric Eichenberger, for a long time and he was very happy and thankful when we made the presentation," Morton reported Thursday...