Stories from Friday, November 18, 2016

That's a question that is becoming all too common in today's America. If you need a skilled trades person to fix, remodel, build or install something, I wish you good luck. I have faithfully watched 'This Old House' on PBS every Thursday evening for about 30 years. In this past week's episode, they reinforced for all of us an ongoing labor issue that is a growing problem in America...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a reprint of a column that previously ran in the May 17, 2012 edition of the Nevada Daily Mail. I have spent several days on the road again. Every early morning drive causes me to be a very careful driver. I try very hard not to hit any of the turtles/terrapins (I'm never sure which name is correct) which are constantly crossing the road. ...

Dear Nevada/Vernon County Residents: Guess what? November is here which means Salvation Army Bell Ringing will begin in a few weeks. Bell stands will be located at Wal-Mart and Woods. We need volunteers at Wal-Mart on Friday evenings from 4-7 p.m., Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 12 p.m.-5 p.m. At Woods, volunteers are needed from 9-5 on Saturdays...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com Mayor pro tem Robert Moran told the Sheldon board of alderman during its Nov. 10, meeting the city had received a complaint that the residents at a house on Market Street had no utility service to the house and were dumping human waste in the back yard...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com The Missouri Prevention of Blindness program, in cooperation with Vernon County Health Department and the University of Missouri, offered a free eye screening clinic at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center Thursday afternoon...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com On Wednesday afternoon, the Nevada R-5 High School library was the site for the 10th annual renewal of a partnership between the Masonic Lodge and the district's school nurses. Explained health services coordinator, Kora Anderson, "We are so grateful to the local lodge and the Masonic Home for their annual contributions which our nurses use to meet such critical student needs as clothing, school supplies and personal hygiene products."...

The wins keep piling up for Nevada Middle School basketball, as both the Lady Tiger seventh and eighth-grade teams were victorious Thursday night on the road against Joplin East. The Lady Tigers eighth-grade "A" team crushed Joplin East 45-7 to improve to 8-0. Nevada was led by guard Kaylee Duncan, who scored a game-high 14 points. Tylin Heathman finished with eight points; Brinna Ream, seven; Abby Harder and Maleigha Hinton, five apiece; Rebecca Cox, four; and Allison Bower, two...

Varsity minutes will likely be available for several Nevada Tiger sophomore basketball players this season. Comprising the core of Nevada's super sophomore class, are: wing forward Matt Thompson, guards Carter Swearingen and Will Johnson, and forward Kayden Ast...