Stories from Saturday, November 29, 2014

Hi neighbors. I trust we have all loosened our belts and ingested large numbers of carbs, sugars, salts and calories in general. Hopefully there were plenty of family members about to share the food and the guilt of overindulgence. Now that the company has gone home, the stuffed feeling has left us and settled into references to turkey leftovers only. We will have to eat turkey and candied sweet potatoes for another day at least...

It was alarming and disturbing to see all the violence that broke out all over the country Monday night after the grand jury announcement in Ferguson. Any channel you turned to was showing people from all around the country giving their opinion and discussing the facts that were released that night...

Holidays are synonymous with sharing and giving. It can be something simple, like recalling a moment enjoyed with loved ones no longer present. It can be the times we spend with our family and friends today. It can be taking stock of all of our blessings and joys...

Nevada Daily Mail Care Connections for Aging Services special projects director Rona McNally will be at the On My Own Inc. office Tuesday, Dec. 2, to provide help with the Medicare Part D open enrollment. Open enrollment for Medicare ends Dec. 7. The enrollment event will take place by appointment at the office at 428 E. Highland Ave. Call 417-667-7007 to make an appointment. People wanting assistance need to bring their Medicare cards and a list of medications, including dosage and strength...

Nevada Daily Mail After a rough year financially during the 2014 fiscal year, the Nevada Regional Medical Center's board expressed a desire to move on after receiving an audit report from BKD at their meeting, Nov. 25. "It's nice to put this audit behind us," CEO Kevin Leeper said. "We're separating ourself from that year... I'm glad to say good-bye to a bad year and I think we all aspire to put that behind us and focus on ahead."...

Nevada Daily Mail The efforts of a Missouri woman to invest in Sheldon's community continued as the Sheldon United Methodist Church installed solar panels on the community center she funded. Alice Donaldson, of Sheldon, taught at high schools across Missouri for decades before becoming one of the first female professors in the Purdue University's speech department after completing her Master's degree and PhD at Missouri University. ...

Ralph Pokorny/Daily Mail The annual drive-thru Christmas light display at Radio Spring Park is now open nightly from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Area civic organizations are providing volunteers to collect donations and will receive half of the donations on the night they work. The display will close at 10 p.m. on Dec. 30...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will be holding its first reading of the 2015 Municipal Budget during its meeting Tuesday, at 7 p.m., in the council chambers, in the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash St. Two budget related items will be under consideration: a public hearing on water and sewer rates and ordinances that will increase the water and sewer rates. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Dennis Hymer of Strafford, is a serious crappie fisherman. He catches crappie in all of the four seasons. In the spring, when the fish are spawning, he said "the catching is easy." In the summer he goes a little deeper. In the fall and winter, he is still pulling crappie from the lake and has come up with a way to fish indoors when the temperature gets below freezing...

Nevada Daily Mail Former Cottey College basketball player Blakelee Sanders has returned to the Cottey campus as an assistant coach on Stephanie Beason's staff. Sanders played for the Comets from 2011-13. During her sophomore season, Sanders, a small forward, averaged 16.9 points per game to go along with double-digit rebounds, while leading the Comets to a 16-4 record. Her performance on the court earned her First-Team All-Region honors...