Stories from Friday, May 17, 2024

David “Dave” Douglas Killmer, 86, Nevada, MO passed away peacefully at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Dave was born November 7, 1937 in St. Louis, MO to Hugh Douglas and Royal Mae (Sedgwick) Killmer. He married Alene Nadine...

Nevada Middle School vocal music director, Tracy Sherman, coached her performers off-stage on Thursday evening just prior to their entrance at Ella Maxwell Performing Arts Center. She reminded her students the name of the concert was “Celebration of Music” and would include “singing, dancing, and definitely drama (corporate, middle school giggling).”...

Before voting Monday to pass the first reading of a bill to place a sales tax issue on the August ballot, city council members heard why city officials believe there is a need for the additional tax. If passed by voters, revenue from one half of 1% sales tax would fund "construction costs for a community aquatic center and general parks operations and maintenance and the other one-half of such sales tax to be used for police and fire department salaries, benefits and essential public safety operations." For complete story, see the print or online edition of the Nevada Daily Mail...