Nevada News

Lions Club secretary Rudy Spann was presented with the Lion-of-the-Year award for his service.

Cottey College has announced the appointment of Greg Hoffman to the Cottey College Board of Trustees.

Schell City is mourning the death of Schell City Fire Chief Dale Haddix, 70, who perished after having responded to a July 4 fire caused by what officials described as "the improper use of fireworks." Haddix died while assisting with firefighting efforts, and officials hope an autopsy on Haddix, whose body has been transported to Springfield for ...

A Sheldon man suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle-car accident at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday on Route DD, four miles northeast of Sheldon in Vernon County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Bronaugh native Dr. Lyndon Irwin will discuss the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair and the great train wreck that preceded it at the quarterly meeting of the Vernon County Historical Society, July 12, at the Bushwhacker Museum.

Representatives of KCP&L present the Nevada office of the West Central Community Action Agency with a donation of 30 fans.

The Newton County coroner said he expects to rule the death of a 50-year-old Joplin man, who was found Monday afternoon floating face down in an outdoor swimming pool at his home, a case of accidental drowning.

The families of Emily DeBrine and Cory Martin, the two teenagers killed in a wreck on U.S. Highway 54 Nov.

The Nevada Tiger Football coaching staff is offering three different football camps this July to anyone entering third through 12th grades in the upcoming school year.

During a Nevada/ Vernon County Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon Friday, June 19 at the Nevada Country Club, Wayne Prewitt of the university extension office announced that "right now we are the number 10th county in the state of Missouri for agriculture." Prewitt said that Vernon County agriculture produces more than $129 million annually.

Personnel changes have put a lot on the plate of Nevada R-5 Superintendent David Stephens this summer.

Nevada High School Principal Bryan Thomsen has tendered his resignation effective immediately.

Yesterday's news is today's history, and the Rev. John Nichols, Nevada, has a treasure trove of history in his possession.

Nevada Regional Medical Center is offering women faced with a suspicious mammogram or small breast lump a less invasive breast biopsy that keeps women out of the operating room and avoids the stitches and scarring associated with a traditional open surgical biopsy.

Former Nevada resident Steve Mowry has been named by Field and Stream magazine as one of the July 2009 Heroes of Conservation.

Captain Timothy Bullard, on behalf of Chief Robert Benn, presents Rick Smith with a plaque thanking him for his continued service to the fire department and to the community.

The Nevada Griffons have once again seen one of their players taken by the MLB draft.

A gas leak is suspected in the explosion of a house June 8 that severely injured a Rich Hill man, Jack Allen Baker.

Danielle Smith, Maddie McCaffree and Carlie McCaffree work on quilt tops that will be displayed at the Bushwhacker Quilt Show, presented by the Bushwhacker Quilt Guild, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., June 13, at the City/County Community Center, Nevada.

A Nevada resident had a close call early Saturday morning after going back inside a burning home to try to rescue pets inside.