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History projects on display at Nevada Middle School
(Local News ~ 03/01/16)
Nevada Daily Mail The eighth grade Accelerated Social Studies students at Nevada Middle School have been busy creating a variety of projects. On Tuesday, March 8, the students will be displaying their papers, websites, exhibits, documentaries, and performances from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Nevada Middle School...
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Council to vote on license for new taxi company
(Local News ~ 03/01/16)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will be considering a resolution approving the streets to be paved for this summer's street construction program during tonight's council meeting. Each the summer the city spends $500,000 from the city's one-half cent transportation sales tax to rebuild city streets. The remainder of the approximately $700,000 brought in the by the sales tax is used for additional work like slurry sealing city streets...
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Chelsea Snead -- unified player, Special Olympics (Local News ~ 03/01/16)
Nevada Daily Mail Winters in Missouri bring basketball to Nevada and the surrounding schools. Boy/girl double headers, concession stand pretzels, and grueling week long tournaments become commonplace. Beyond the suspense of double overtime, beyond the late night road trips, there is a second basketball season that garners little attention beyond its players and parents. ... -
Large crowd attends fifth annual FFA auction (Local News ~ 03/01/16)
Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada R-5 chapter of Future Farmers of America held their fifth annual auction this past Saturday at the Vernon County Fairgrounds. According to FFA secretary Paxton Dahmer, the annual auction supports the FFA booster club, which in turn sponsors FFA events and scholarships. Exact numbers for the 2016 auction are not available yet, but in 2015, the FFA brought in $2,000... -
Chester E. Tweten (Obituary ~ 03/01/16)
Chester E. Tweten, 89, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, at Mercy Hospital, in Joplin, following a brief illness. Chester was born Feb. 10, 1927, in Hamberg, N.D., to Alfred and Gena Matilda (Hagen) Tweten. He was united in marriage to Ardell Ione Bye in June of 1949, in Devils Lake, N.D. Five children were born of this marriage. He united in marriage with Florence Darlene Forkner on June 30, 1972, in Nevada... -
Tisha Ann Creek (Obituary ~ 03/01/16)
Tisha Ann Creek, 86, Nevada, Mo., went to be with her Lord on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada. Tisha was born on April 26, 1929, in Nevada, to Walter Everett and Carro Virginia (Board) Braswell. She was united in marriage to Verner Creek Jr. in June of 1948, in Nevada, and he preceded her in death in April of 1981... -
Comets downed in Region 16 tournament
(College Sports ~ 03/01/16)
JOPLIN ---- The third-seeded Cottey Comets were toppled by second-seeded MCC-Penn Valley 58-50 in the NJCAA D-2 women's basketball tournament semifinal at Ozark Christian College. Cottey concludes its season 8-13 overall. The Comets came out strong, as they took a four point lead into halftime...
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Lady Tigers bounce Harrisonville in district tourney (High School Sports ~ 03/01/16)
CLINTON ---- The fourth-seeded Nevada Lady Tigers kept their season alive with a 54-47 victory over the fifth-seeded Harrisonville Wildcats, Monday in the opening-round of the Class 4 District 13 Tournament. With the win, Nevada improves to 9-15 overall... -
Comets unable to weather Storm in softball season-opener (College Sports ~ 03/01/16)
NEVADA ---- The Cottey Comets opened its softball season Saturday afternoon at Vanek Family Field, dropping both games of a doubleheader to the Southeast Community College (Neb.) Storm, by scores of 10-2 in six innings and 17-1 in five innings. In the first game Southeast jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead. ...
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