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Civil War battles marker coming to Montevallo
(Local News ~ 03/13/12)
MONTEVALLO -- Civil War re-enactors, bagpipe music and commemorative speeches are planned for the 11 a.m., Saturday, April 14, dedication of a monument on the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Montevallo. A free lunch of hotdogs and chips will be served after the ceremony before the assemblage moves to a 2 p.m. ...
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Prescribed fire workshop slated for March 21
(Local News ~ 03/13/12)
Landowners interested in learning to conduct prescribed burns should make plans to attend a Prescribed Burn Workshop being held on Wednesday, March 21, at the Four Rivers Conservation Area, southeast of Rich Hill. This workshop starts at 6 p.m., and will be especially useful for landowners interested in wildlife management and grassland management, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Conservation...
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Program on how to re-establish lawns slated for March 14
(Local News ~ 03/13/12)
"My Lawn Looks Really Bad, What Do I Do Now?" will be taught by Pat Miller, University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist, at the Nevada Public Library at 218 W. Walnut on Wednesday, March 14, between noon and 1 p.m. The program will be from 12:15-12:45...
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Students visit Barcelona museum, market
(Local News ~ 03/13/12)
Editor's note: Second-year students have gone on an educational trip to Barcelona, Spain. Cottey College Public Information Officer Steve Reed is sharing the experience with the Nevada Daily Mail's readers in daily accounts, in the form of letters back home. Here's what happened on Day 3:...
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R-5 bond issue to pay for performing arts center, other improvements (Local News ~ 03/13/12)
The Nevada R-5 Board of Education has been discussing the need for a performing arts center for several years; and now that the district's bonds for Truman Elementary are about to be paid off, the board is asking the R-5 voters to approve a $5.975 million bond issue on April 3. The ballot issue proposes continuing the current debt service levy to fill that need and to fund other improvements as well... -
Jan Rowland (Obituary ~ 03/13/12)
Jan Rowland, 55, Nevada, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2012, at her residence, following a lengthy illness. She was born July 18, 1956, in Nevada, to Delbert Lee Mahan and Dorothy Fern Keeton Mahan. She was married May 28, 1977, in Nevada, to Lonne Rowland and he survives of the home... -
Charles Eugene Spencer
(Obituary ~ 03/13/12)
Charles Eugene Spencer, 81, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., departed this life on Friday, March 9, 2012, at the Lake Stockton Healthcare Facility after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born the youngest son of Charlie and Susan (West) Spencer on June 19, 1930, in Vernon County, Mo...
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Lois Audrey Rutledge
(Obituary ~ 03/13/12)
Lois Audrey Rutledge, 88, Nevada, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Moore-Few Care Center, following a brief illness. She was born June 11, 1923, in Milo, Mo., to Earl Edward Garrett and Viola Jones Garrett. She married Marvin "Hap" Rutledge on Jan. 31, 1945, in Fort Scott, Kan., and he preceded her in death on March 9, 2002...
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Students learn about railroad safety (Local News ~ 03/13/12)
Early childhood students at St. Mary's School heard a presentation from Dan Nichols, Operation Lifesaver. He taught the students safety information regarding trains, train tracks, and train crossings. The Operation Lifesaver motto the students learned is, "Look, Listen, and Live."... -
Beshore advances to nationals! (High School Sports ~ 03/13/12)
Nevada's Calli Beshore represented Missouri in the Central Regional Elks Hoop Shoot Contest in Paris, Tennessee on Saturday, March 10. Beshore shot against the Tennessee, Kentucky, and Arkansas state champions for a berth in the national finals. Calli tied with the Tennessee shooter for the top spot and had a shoot-off for the title. Beshore then made all five free throws and won the regional championship... -
Dipman pleads guilty to lesser charge in 2009 murder case
(Local News ~ 03/13/12)
In an unexpected turn of events, Leviathon L. Dipman, 22, of Nevada appeared in the Vernon County courtroom of Judge James R. Bickel on Tuesday, and pleaded guilty to the Class D felony charge of second-degree conspiracy to commit assault in the May 2009 stabbing deaths of Anne E. Reed and Kylie M. Leyva...
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