Stories from Friday, October 25, 2013

Catherine Nowak and Lannce Whaley of Nevada, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Brayden Miles Whaley. Brayden was born at 5:49 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

The Nevada R-5 School Board voted unanimously during a special meeting Wednesday morning to approve the revised plans for the renovation current high school auditorium for an estimated $320,000. The board also voted unanimously to accept the quoted price for a showroom grand piano for the performing arts for $45,000 from Meyer Music. The price includes a bench, cover, dolly, one tuning, delivery cost and a 10-year warranty...

* celebration of National Food Day, Professor Karen Polon and 15 Cottey College students distributed approximately 300 locally grown apples, a healthy food recipe and/or a "Happiness" card on the Nevada square Thursday morning. Food Day is a nationwide movement toward more healthy, affordable and sustainable food. Submitted photo...

Cottey College will host a Native American Cultural Forum on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts. On Sunday, Nov. 3, students will host the annual Multicultural Festival from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in Raney Dining Room...

Nevada Daily Mail Crowder nursing program hosted the American Red Cross blood drive for the fourth year Wednesday. "This year our goal is 45 units of blood," blood drive organizer Dan Boatwright said. "Last year our goal was 35 units, and we gathered 52 units. We had to turn people away."...

When I was growing up I remember hearing two phrases quite often from my mother and some of her friends. The first was, "Don't air your dirty linen in public." Of course that referred to the age where almost all homes had a clothesline in the backyard and the housewife was very careful to have the wash look nice, to hide the personal items in between the lines with the sheets or some other large materials so that the neighbors wouldn't know what your unmentionables looked like. ...