Stories from Tuesday, November 15, 2016

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com The Hume R-8 school district has received a clean audit for the 2015-16 school year from DSWA Certified Public Accountants. "Overall, a clean audit opinion for the school district, something we have expected and you guys have had for quite a few years," auditor Renda Armstrong said...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com During its Nov. 7 meeting, the Bronaugh Board of Aldermen did some preliminary work on next year's budget and authorized completion of the work on the aerator-clear well project. Following her income and expenditure report, City Treasurer Ann Loudermilk said, "While the deposit we charge for turning on water is enough to cover the balance when a person just up and leaves or stops paying the bill, it's not that way with the sewer deposit."...

Nevada Daily Mail Vernon County is home to more than 20,000 people, approximately 25% of which are under 18 years of age. As with all communities, individuals of all ages have unmet needs. Children in particular require key essentials in order to grow, learn, and develop into the productive individuals...

Nevada Daily Mail Each year the Nevada R-5 School District strives to be at 100 percent of the total points on the annual performance report, which is the state's overall assessment of school districts upon which accreditation is awarded. In order for a district to be accredited, it must earn between 70 and 100 percent of the total possible points. ...

Nevada High School will hold its "Meet the Players" event tonight at Wynn Gym for NHS winter sports student-athletes. The event is slated to begin at 7 p.m., with introductory comments from Nevada High School Athletic Director John McNeley. McNeley will be followed by Samantha Short, who will introduce the NHS girls swimming team...

By all accounts the recently concluded Nevada Tigers second annual Youth Basketball Academy for third through sixth-grade boys was a major success. With six camp sessions running over the course of three weeks, turnout for the Youth Academy was excellent, with a high number of attendees present at Nevada High School's Wynn Gymnasium. The camp, which focused on (team) defensive skills and (team) offensive concepts, was designed for those participating on competitive traveling basketball teams...

In Monday night junior high basketball action, the Nevada Lady Tigers seventh and eighth-grade basketball teams swept to victory over visiting Joplin South. At Nevada Middle School, the Nevada Lady Tigers eighth-grade "A" team (6-0) defeated Joplin 40-23, while the "B" team (4-1) dispatched the visitors 37-12...