Stories from Thursday, January 22, 2004

Spenser Daniels, a 160-pound wrestler for the Nevada Youth Wrestling team, placed second in a high-level meet, the Ozark AAU Association Championship, this past weekend. The meet was held at Lindbergh High School in St. Louis. Other members of the Nevada Youth Wrestling team competed in a meet at Carl Junction, Mo., on Sunday...

When we think of different ways we have traveled in our lifetime we often neglect to remember the travels we did on foot. Physical fitness experts now push the benefits of walking for health. They suggest going to a gym to walk the suggested miles. Or some are eager to sell us walking machines so we can get our exercise without going anywhere...

Lately I had occasion to reread C. S. Lewis's "The Four Loves," a marvelously wise little book by an always rewarding writer. Scintillating in its every sentence, it defies summation. But in brief, the Greeks, as usual, had a word for each of the Four:...

100 Years Ago -- January 22, 1904 The Southwest Missouri Poultry Association closed its annual poultry show this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The poultry on exhibition was the finest ever seen in Nevada and the number of birds exhibited as the largest in the history of the association...

Wednesday representatives from the Missouri Department of Mental Health announced that, due to state budget cutbacks, Southwest Missouri Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center of El Dorado Springs will close with 103 of the 108.5 employees being laid off by June 15...

"I've been on the board, and that road has always been the miserablest road in the township," said Keith Pettibon, who attended a Deerfield Township board meeting Tuesday night. He'd attended the meeting to inquire about an unrelated matter, but his words lent support to the sentiments of a half dozen other residents who'd had enough of the deep potholes, the road left unplowed in a December snowstorm, and related issues...

Nevada High School freshman and sophomore students who qualified for the Renaissance program were rewarded with a free pizza lunch. Sixty Gold level students got a trip to the Elks Lodge where they played bingo with prizes ranging from $5 cash to a $20 Wal-Mart shopping card and ate a pizza lunch. ...

Students create the large, colorful, original sculptures now on display at the Nevada Public Library. Students ranging in age from 7 to 13 years of age, used recycled cardboard tubes from paper towel rolls and wrapping paper to create the sculptures, having studied the work of famous artist Alexander Calder. The students are members of Donna Garwood's Adventures in Art classes. For information about the classes, call (417) 667-4123...

Nevada's Jenna Chadd drives for a lay-in against El Dorado Springs in tournament game on Wednesday. Nevada led 21-0 at the half.

CARL JUNCTION, Mo. -- The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade boys teams dropped a pair to Carl Junction on Tuesday. The "A" team (3-4) lost 34-26, while the "B" team (2-4) was edged 18-15. An inability to capitalize from the free-throw line cost both...

The Calvary Christian Lady Eagles worked overtime for their first win of the season. Calvary (1-10) defeated the New Life Chargers 28-24 at the Nevada Community Center on Tuesday. The Lady Eagles' Toni Scougal scored the only four points in overtime after regulation ended in a 24-24 tie...

WEBB CITY, Mo. -- The Nevada Tiger wrestling team lost a Southwest Conference match 47-24 to Webb City on Monday. Nevada fell to 1-3 in the conference, while Webb City gained its first conference win in four meets. David Hawks, John Christie, Tommy Werner, Zach Walrod and Leonard Keller posted wins for the Tigers...

Previously, The Nevada Little League has been affiliated with Little League International which restricted teams from playing other teams not sanctioned by Little League International, as well as, prohibiting us from allowing players into our league which lived outside certain boundaries...