Stories from Friday, March 3, 2017

Kenneth Edward Bruhn, 84, Nevada, passed from this life on Tuesday, Mar. 1, at Medicalodges of Nevada following a brief illness. Kenny was born on June 11, 1932, in Kearney, Neb., to Edward Charles Bruhn and Arlene F. (Bryant) Bruhn. He married Norma Armitage on Dec. 21, 1954, in Miami, Okla., and she survives of Nevada...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com "This county has a lot to offer," said Cindy Thompson, Vernon County's northern commissioner. "I want to see it grow and prosper and I also want more people to come here and see for themselves what a good thing we've got going here."...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com While the biggest news has already been reported from Tuesday's meeting of the Nevada Regional Medical Center's Board of Directors, several other important items need to be mentioned. The board adopted a resolution related to the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as ObamaCare...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com Tuesday evening brought the year's first severe weather event to Vernon County in the form of a supercell thunderstorm that prompted a tornado warning and peppered the central and southern parts of the county with hail...

ndmeditorial@gmail.com At the end of a work session Wednesday for the Nevada City Council to discuss the need for a prescription drug monitoring program, the consensus of the council members was yes, and they wanted to know if Nevada City Manager JD Kehrman could have the ordinance ready for the council's Tuesday night meeting...

A quintet of Vernon County student-athletes were selected to the Class 1 District 6 All-District boys' basketball team. Those players are: Sheldon senior guard Kaleb Martin, Sheldon junior guard, Zavery Lamb; Bronaugh seniors Tyler Strunk and Joe Mader; and Hume senior Chris Aherns...

Nevada has been blessed with some exceptional pivot men over the last 50 years. One in the news lately was former Tiger post player Kevin Williams, a 1977 graduate. "Big Kev" was recently honored by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and is a member of the Nevada High School Athletic Hall of Fame...

The Nevada Lady Tigers' swim team held its annual postseason awards banquet Wednesday night at the Bowman Building. The 75-minute awards presentation recognized Lady Tiger swimmers from senior through freshman classes. Postseason accolades and team awards were announced. The top team honor went to junior Makayla Haner, who was named Nevada's Most Valuable Swimmer. The team MVP award goes to the team member with the most top finishes...

One team stands between the Nevada Tigers and its first district basketball championship since 1998. The path, however, is daunting as the second-seeded Tigers match up with top-seeded Grandview in tonight's featured event ---- the Class 4 District 12 championship game in Clinton. Tip off is slated for 7:30 p.m...

JEFFERSON CITY ---- Cottey's 2016-17 basketball campaign ended Thursday night in the semifinals of the NJCAA Division II Region 16 Tournament semifinals, as the fourth-seeded Comets were downed 80-56 by the top-seeded St. Louis Community College Lady Archers ...