Stories from Saturday, September 14, 2013

Jamie Vance is proud to announce the birth of her daughter, Aiva Dawn Vance. Aiva was born Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces, and measured 22 inches.

Gary and Tammy Sisseck announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Mariah Sisseck, to Jacob Engelbrecht, son of Dennis Engelbrecht and Darla Englebrecht of Lamar. Mariah is a graduate of Nevada High School and Jacob is a graduate of Lamar High School...

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gardner Jr. of Richards announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Becky Gardner, to Lance Carriker, son of John Richie of El Dorado Springs. Becky is a CNA at Community Springs Nursing Home in El Dorado Springs...

Nevada Daily Mail About 38 people attended the Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon Friday at the Marmaduke Park enclosed shelter house. The meeting included catering by the Gobbler's Roost, guest speaker Kathy Macomber, a community development specialist from the University of Missouri Extension, and updates from members on upcoming events...

Nevada Daily Mail It does not cost anything for a city to establish a complete street strategy that encompasses not only vehicular traffic on streets, but also includes walkers, cyclists and other non- motorized transportation modes, Darwin Hindman, former Columbia mayor and PedNet spokesman, told the Nevada City Council during a special meeting Friday at noon in the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center...

Nevada Daily Mail Beginning what is hoped to be a new tradition this year, each graduating class in Sheldon will decorate a concrete bench to be placed downtown. The Sheldon Board of Aldermen approved the $500 expense for the bench at its meeting Thursday...

Hi neighbors. The other night I was watching a documentary on television about Al Capone, aka, Scarface. Well, in truth, I wasn't really "watching" it. I was flipping through channels looking for something to catch my eye. It was my ear that got caught. ...

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." -- Theodore Roosevelt The words of President Roosevelt can be taken to heart when it comes to serving, protecting and helping another human being. And they are so true; when a deputy responds to a call he can only do one of three things: the right thing, the wrong thing, or nothing at all...

The world has changed, for each of us. Twelve years ago, we were forced to come to grips with the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001. The aftermath of that day ripples still and has forever altered our national psyche. Much like the Oklahoma City bombing left its mark on us in 1995 and we were faced with the unthinkable, before hoping that surely, events like this wouldn't happen again, still more has happened...