Stories from Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Norman Eugene Hulse, 76, Nevada, Mo., departed this life in Monday, June 20, 2016, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab, in Nevada, Mo. Norman was born Sept. 12, 1939, in Nevada, to Walter Darrell and Ethel Mahalia (Semler) Hulse. He was united in marriage to Patty JoAn Shepley on Oct. 24, 1959, in Nevada, and she preceded him in death on May 9, 2013...

Nevada Daily Mail Contractors and innumerable students and alumni gathered at Missouri Welding Institute for the inaugural career fair May 20. "We wanted to be able to give the students a face to face meeting with contractors," said director of placement Zach Nance...

Nevada Daily Mail "We knew there would be council members absent so the packet was kept short," Nevada City Manager JD Kehrman said after the council disposed of the entire night's agenda in eight minutes, which was one of the council's shortest meetings ever...

Nevada Daily Mail "While we have had some significant losses in April and May, I want to make it clear that this is not a permanent situation," said Nevada Regional Medical Center Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Leeper, during Monday's finance committee meeting...

Nevada Daily Mail Due to the dry and hot conditions, the Nevada Fire Department has suspended all outdoor burning within the city limits until further notice. This ban includes individuals who utilize a burn barrel for outdoor burning. Until the area receives a substantial amount of rain and the forecasted wind speeds are within the Fire Department's policy guidelines outdoor burning is prohibited. For more information information contact Nevada Fire Department at 417-448-5105...

The Nevada Neptunes swim team hosted its first home event of the 2016 season, a dual meet with the Pittsburg (Kan.) Barracudas June 15 at Walton Aquatic Center. The midweek event featured 61 Neptune swimmers and 30 from Pittsburg. The Neptunes bested Pittsburg in points 419 to 172...

The 15th annual Knights of Columbus Golf Tournament was held June 18 at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course in Nevada, as a gentle breeze made the warm temperatures more tolerable for participants. Championship Flight According to a press release, the three-person team of Rick Bennett, Gary Majors, and Tom Hirschmann carded a score of 14-under-par 58. The 58 netted the trio the event's top score en route to first-place in the championship flight...