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Conference tournament opens at Hume (High School Sports ~ 02/12/14)
By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor HUME -- The Golden Valley Vernon County Conference Tournament is a time many local athletes look forward to and this week is no exception. On Monday night, athletes from four Vernon County schools, as well as one from Henry County and another from Bates County got their first chance to shine in front of a little bit broader audience as the tournament began at Hume High School... -
Bronaugh girls defeat NEVC (High School Sports ~ 02/12/14)
By Carly Schooley Special to the Daily Mail The second half proved decisive as Bronaugh High School's girls' basketball team pulled away from host Northeast Vernon County, in Walker, Friday night, en route to a 60-37 victory. The game was in doubt early, as neither team was able to take control in the opening period. ... -
Harold Dean Koester
(Obituary ~ 02/12/14)
Harold Dean Koester, 90, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, at Mercy Hospital. He was born June 20, 1923, in Hepler, Kan., the son of Henry Oscar and Martha Emma C. (Detjen) Koester. He married Ruth Hoover Dec. 24, 1952, in Wichita, Kan. She survives of the home...
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Clara Jean Hemphill
(Births ~ 02/12/14)
Richard and Amy Hemphill, of Moundville, Mo., and older sister, Tenley, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Clara Jean Hemphill. Clara was born at 4:57 a.m., Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces, and measured 18 and 1/2 inches...
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Valentine's benefit sale aids Moss House
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
Red, pink, love, hearts, teddy bears, roses, and chocolate -- what do these things all have in common -- Valentine's Day! For one local charity, Valentine's Day is the marker for one of their local fundraisers. The Council on Families in Crisis will once again host their annual Valentine's Day Chocolate Sale. According to Martha Sander, executive director, this will be the 16th year for the sale...
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Bronaugh aldermen talk sewers
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
Nevada Daily Mail Treasurer Ann Laudermilk told the Bronaugh Board of Aldermen they needed to consider raising sewer rates at its meeting Monday. "I will work up some sewer rates," Laudermilk said. "Do you want to concentrate on the minimum, the usage or a combination of both?"...
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Theft, trespassing charges dropped in D'Elia case
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
Nevada Daily Mail Charges have been dropped against a Nevada man who removed construction materials from a trash container last summer. Christopher D'Elia was charged with theft and trespassing in August 2013. Nevada Police officers encountered D'Elia at a Nevada High School construction site where he was removing construction materials from a trash container...
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Garner joins Nevada Daily Mail staff as a reporter, photographer (Local News ~ 02/12/14)
Nicole Garner, 23, is the newest member of the Daily Mail's newsroom team. She will be reporting on the Vernon County Commission and the county court, the County Sheriff's Office, the Nevada Police and Fire Departments, agriculture, the Bronaugh School Board and various other assignments for the newspaper, including its digital and magazine outlets... -
Council approves 2014 street work
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council voted 5-0 to approve the list of streets to be improved in 2014 with money from the city's 1/2 cent transportation sales tax. Under the terms of the enabling ordinance the city must spend at least $500,000 of the approximately $700,000 the tax generates on new street construction, with the balance used for other repair and maintenance...
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Learning about government first hand (Local News ~ 02/12/14)
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