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Commissioners approve letters of support for Nevada Regional Medical Center and KBRPC USDA grant

Vernon County Commission · June 16, 2026
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Summary

Commissioner John Shorten moved and Commissioner Cindy Thompson seconded two motions to send letters of support: one for Nevada Regional Medical Center's bid to be a Torch Cares HUB anchor, and one for Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission's USDA Rural Business Development Grant application; both motions passed unanimously.

In a pair of recorded motions, Commissioner John Shorten moved that the county write and send a Letter of Support to Nevada Regional Medical Center for its effort to become a HUB anchor for the Torch Cares Program in Missouri; Commissioner Cindy Thompson seconded and "all voted yes to approve."

Shorten then moved that the county write and send a Letter of Support to Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission to be submitted to the USDA Rural Business Development Grant Program for the KBRPC Regional Community Development Plan; Thompson seconded and again "all voted yes to approve." The motions were entered into the minutes as formal approvals; the transcript records no accompanying funding commitment from the county.