neoshodailynews.com http://www.neoshodailynews.com/section/NEWS neoshodailynews.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:45:55 +0000 Board approves salary increases http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619029/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 0:10:46 Whitney Saporito http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619029/1001/NEWS The Neosho R-5 Board of Education voted Monday to approve an estimated $374,144 in salary increases.
The bulk of the raises will impact classified staff, including district custodians, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, and cooks.

Custodial staff will see the biggest increase, a 10 percent or 87-cent increase in base pay, bumping their hourly rate from $8.77 to $9.64 an hour.

Currently, the Neosho R-5 School District is among the lower paying districts in [...]]]> Council to consider staircase, runway lighting agreements http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619030/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 0:08:17 Whitney Saporito http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619030/1001/NEWS 'Chew on This' tour stops in Neosho http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619031/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 0:05:36 Todd G. Higdon http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619031/1001/NEWS About 870 million people worldwide don't get enough food.

To help combat it, Nutra Blend and Elanco have teamed up for the Chew On This Tour. On Monday, two big rig trucks – one a high-tech theater and the other a kitchen on wheels – made a stop at Nutra Blend in Neosho.

"The mission of the Chew On This Tour is to spread the word about food safety and the role we play in doing something about starvation and food insecurity both domestically and [...]]]> WES FRANKLIN: Another building on the register http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130615/OPINION/130619193/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:53:55 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130615/OPINION/130619193/1001/NEWS Senior fishing derby draws crowd http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130615/NEWS/130619196/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:46:57 Todd G. Higdon http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130615/NEWS/130619196/1001/NEWS Cathleen Cornell, Carterville, and James Bemus, Granby, were just two of 200 who took part in the annual Senior and Handicapped Fishing Derby, held from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the Neosho National Fish Hatchery.

Cornell said she loves to fish, but "I just don’t get to go often enough is my problem."

Each of the participants could catch up to four fish, have them cleaned and put into bags to be taken home.
"I think that it is wonderful," Cornell said. [...]]]> Board to mull support staff raises http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130615/NEWS/130619197/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:41:53 Whitney Saporito http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130615/NEWS/130619197/1001/NEWS On Monday, the Neosho R-5 Board of Education will consider increasing pay for the district’s classified employees, including custodians, cooks, paraprofessionals and administrative assistants.

The school board meets at 7 p.m. at the Neosho Administrative Center, 418 Fairground Road.

Based on information provided in the board packet, if approved, the proposal would be a step toward making the classified base salaries more competitive with those in other [...]]]> Event tells of area's dairy past http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130615/NEWS/130619199/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:32:41 Whitney Saporito http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130615/NEWS/130619199/1001/NEWS CID collects $316K since '06 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619367/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:55:36 Whitney Saporito http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619367/1001/NEWS Music fest raises $2.5K for heart group http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619368/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:52:44 Todd G. Higdon http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619368/1001/NEWS City seeking director of parks, rec http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619369/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:47:54 Staff Reports http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619369/1001/NEWS Event to move to Pineville Square http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619370/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:45:48 Todd G. Higdon http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619370/1001/NEWS Woman bound over for trial http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619531/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:34:04 Compiled by staff reports http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619531/1001/NEWS Council extends center hours http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619528/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:33:31 Todd G. Higdon http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619528/1001/NEWS GRANBY — The Granby City Council opted to extend the hours at the Granby Recycling Center for Saturdays.
The decision was made during Tuesday night's council meeting.

"It was supposed to be [extended] anyway, but with the wintertime, nobody was out there," Granby City Clerk Paula Carsel said. "Summertime, people are coming back in, so we don't have enough hours out there to collect recyclables."

The hours on Saturday will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., [...]]]> Washburn man dies after crash http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619529/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:32:04 Staff Reports http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619529/1001/NEWS National Guard project step closer http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619530/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:29:58 Todd G. Higdon http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619530/1001/NEWS Group OKs sewer work funds http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619532/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:19:09 Whitney Saporito http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619532/1001/NEWS 'Boeing people' help hatchery with Kids Fishing Derby http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619565/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:47:46 Kay Hively http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619565/1001/NEWS De-annexation ordinance on today's agenda http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619683/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:31:19 Whitney Saporito http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619683/1001/NEWS Shelter from the storm http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619684/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:28:13 Whitney Saporito http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619684/1001/NEWS Relay For Life set for Friday, Saturday http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619685/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:25:20 Todd G. Higdon http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619685/1001/NEWS