Stories from Saturday, August 13, 2016

Nevada Special Athletes, Kitchen Essentials and Nine Patch Quilts held their second annual Summer Splash BBQ July 29. Carla Mae Drake, a volunteer with Nevada Special Athletes, said, "A huge thank you to all of our donors and to Traci Cliffman at Kitchen Essentials. Also to everyone that came to help deliver. We couldn't have done it without you."...

On Thursday, Tim Wells, local licensed professional counselor, confirmed his candidacy for the office of state senator in the 28th district. "To get on the ballot, we needed a total of 1,567 accepted signatures in the district but we easily obtained and turned in 2,259," said Wells...

A panel of representatives from various local and state agencies addressed concerned citizens at a community meeting Wednesday evening in Schell City. "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help," Luke Holtschneider, State of Missouri manager of rural development said, drawing laughter...

The Nevada Neptunes swim team had a successful run in the pool at the recently held Siloam Springs Tri-State B-Finals held at Hubb White Pool on the campus of John Brown University. The two-day indoor event featured 12 tri-state teams, and approximately 317 swimmers, including 21 from Nevada. The Neptunes are coached by Karen Claypool and assistants Samantha Short, Shelby Thorns, Thomas Prewitt, and Tayler Matthews...

Emree Cameron's successful summer on the links continued at the recent U.S. Kids Golf World Championship Aug. 4-6 in Pinehurst, N.C. Cameron, 9 of Nevada, finished 27th out of 102 golfers. This is the second U.S. Kids Golf World Championship Cameron has participated in...

Now that the dog days of summer are here, having fun in the outdoors means being on or in the water. More and more people are finding fun in a canoe or kayak. Tom Pitts uses his canoe much more than his bass boat. He said, "A lot of my friends have kayaks, but I still use my canoe. I think it is the most versatile small craft available today. It's well adapted to travel the inland waters and can function in the open water as well...

Hi neighbors. Now is the time to really appreciate the free days we still have till school starts again. It won't be much longer before weekends will again be the only time to plan for family outings. School will start soon and the daily routines for all family members will again revolve around that activity. Planning, shopping and scheduling seem to become a full time job for the family secretary. In most families, this job description falls on Mom...

With the conclusion of this week brings a new week with big changes for many young people: the start of school. Although it is a normal routine for most parents and something they know from experience will bring certain outcomes in their child's life, for a small child the start of school can be a very dramatic change...