Stories from Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Nevada Daily Mail An 8-year-old boy died July 18 after the car he was riding in struck the railroad overpass on Subway Boulevard. Harley Blevins, Nevada, was riding in a 1991 Chevrolet Beretta driven by his father, Teddy Blevins, 40, Nevada, which was westbound when the accident occurred, at about 5:30 p.m. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the vehicle traveled off the north side of the road and hit a concrete bridge support...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail An Amber Alert has been declared for a 12-year-old Nevada girl who has been missing since Wednesday, July 14. Heather Benenhaley is missing from the home of her grandparents, Raymond and Charlotte Baxter, who have custody...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail A candidate for Missouri Governor stopped in Nevada Monday on his quest to be on the Democratic ticket after the primary August 3. Jim LePage says that he isn't a typical Democrat and that is why he would be the best Democrat to face the Republican candidate...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail On Saturday, this year's Vernon County Youth Fair came to an end. All the participants were bustling with excitement and were eagerly looking forward to the final day of events. The morning was host to the swine carcass judging and the tri-county livestock judging contest. After the end of the morning events, exhibitors began to pack up their belongings and either prepared their livestock for the trip home or for the sale that evening...

By Peg Miller Special to the Daily Mail Martha Cubbage, a business technology instructor at Nevada Regional Technical Center and Peg Miller, French instructor and gifted programs teacher at Nevada High School attended a seminar conducted by the New York Stock Exchange July 12-16...

Support group forming A support group for those with Sarcoidosis is now forming in the area. Those with an interest in such a group should contact Lisa Monks, Stockton, at (417) 276-6656. Tiger Football Camp begins July 26 A football camp for children in grades three through eight will be conducted at the Nevada Little League football field, July 26-30, from 6 to 7 p.m. for grades three through six and from 7 to 8 p.m. for grades seven and eight...

Births Toby Mikel Guajardo Jerad Guajardo and Rachel Dade, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Toby Mikel Guajardo. Toby was born on July 15, 2004, at 6:58 p.m., at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce, and measured 18.5 inches. ...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The 2004 Nevada Tigers were literally getting their feet wet in the dew of the morning grass at their practice field on Monday as they opened a two-week summer camp. Not long after the sun had greeted the day the Tigers were at work, hitting the field at 6:45 a.m. for the first of 10 practices as the team began getting familiar with its new coach...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail A six-day road trip that saw the Nevada Griffons play eight games left them reeling as they returned home for a doubleheader against the Jayhawk League-leading El Dorado (Kan.) Broncos. The Griffons and Broncos split the twin bill, with El Dorado taking the first game and the fatigued home team taking the second Monday night at Lyons Stadium...

He's too sexy for his eyebrows Because of my continual insistence on tough investigative pieces, regular readers of this column know how Barbie doll ditched Ken and began seeing an Australian surfer dude named Blaine. But now it appears there may be more to the story. According to an actual report by CNN.money about the Barbie-Blaine relationship, "some experts say the move by Mattel was purely 'a publicity stunt.'"...

It drives me crazy … I don't know if it's because the summer heat is affecting people, but lately it seems that poor driving and road rudeness are more prevalent than ever. Even the parking lots are not safe from these mindless drivers that seem to think they have some sort of divine right to drive where they please, park where they please and block access when they please without consideration of anyone else...

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