Stories from Friday, August 10, 2012

Ralph Thomas Hagerman, 75, Moundville, Mo., passed away at his home on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, following a lengthy illness. He was born Jan. 25, 1937, in WaKeeney, Kan., to Ralph Hagerman and Elva Joy Comfort Hagerman. He and Beatrice Condrey were married on Jan. 12, 1957, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

August 7 There was a report of private property damage in the 1500 block of West Ashland Street. An entrance sign was spray painted. August 8 There was a report of first-degree property damage in the 2200 block of East Lincoln Street. The paint was scratched on the side of a vehicle while it was parked at a business...

Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY --The Missouri Public Service Commission on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the impact higher utility rates will have on older or low-income citizens and established a docket to consider rate design changes and methods other states use to reduce the impact of higher utility rates on financially vulnerable citizens...

Nevada Daily Mail Vernon County Emergency Management Director Dennis Kimrey has announced two new, convenient resources local residents can use when disaster strikes. A damage assessment form and a shelter registration form are now available online, at www.vernoncountyoem.org, to allow residents a quick and easy way to take advantage of some of the services available...

By Rusty Murry Nevada Daily Mail Thomas Reardon, of rural Vernon County, has made another appearance in the Associate Circuit Court of Vernon County on multiple charges alleging animal abuse and neglect and improper disposal of dead animals. Reardon appeared before Judge Neal Quitno with his attorney Frank E. ...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail While no physical work is under way on the Nevada High School construction project, a lot of decisions are being made and preliminary work is going on that will lead to a mid- to late-September groundbreaking for the new performing arts center and multi-purpose building...

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail "It's about making sure people have a first chance. We talk about second chances, but some people never get a first chance. Everybody deserves that first chance." That's what Mike Weber believes the March of Dimes offers -- first chances. ...