http://www.neoshodailynews.com/section/ neoshodailynews.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 1:53:06 +0000 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619029?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 0:10:46 Whitney Saporito http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619029 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 [...]]]> http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619030?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 0:08:17 Whitney Saporito http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619030 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619031?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 0:05:36 Todd G. Higdon http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619031 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 [...]]]> http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130615/OPINION/130619193?rssfeed=true Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:53:55 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130615/OPINION/130619193 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130615/NEWS/130619196?rssfeed=true Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:46:57 Todd G. Higdon http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130615/NEWS/130619196 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. [...]]]> http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130615/NEWS/130619197?rssfeed=true Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:41:53 Whitney Saporito http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130615/NEWS/130619197 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 [...]]]> http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130615/NEWS/130619199?rssfeed=true Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:32:41 Whitney Saporito http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130615/NEWS/130619199 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619367?rssfeed=true Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:55:36 Whitney Saporito http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619367 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619368?rssfeed=true Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:52:44 Todd G. Higdon http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619368 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619369?rssfeed=true Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:47:54 Staff Reports http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619369 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619370?rssfeed=true Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:45:48 Todd G. Higdon http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619370 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619531?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:34:04 Compiled by staff reports http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619531 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619528?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:33:31 Todd G. Higdon http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619528 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., [...]]]> http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619529?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:32:04 Staff Reports http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619529 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619530?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:29:58 Todd G. Higdon http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619530 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619532?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:19:09 Whitney Saporito http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619532 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619565?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:47:46 Kay Hively http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619565 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619683?rssfeed=true Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:31:19 Whitney Saporito http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619683 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619684?rssfeed=true Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:28:13 Whitney Saporito http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619684 http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619685?rssfeed=true Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:25:20 Todd G. Higdon http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619685