Stories from Saturday, August 7, 2004

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Justin Shaw-Jung Hou, 17, son of Tony Wen-Chih Hou and Heidi Hsi-Yun Hou, has a resume that many older adults would envy. Hou recently returned to Nevada, after having served as Senator from Missouri to the American Legion Boys Nation, conducted in and around Washington, D.C...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail Last week the University of Missouri Extension office hosted the 2004 4-H McGennis Youth Camp at McGennis Youth Center north of Metz. The campers arrived on Sunday afternoon and immediately began participating in activities. The Deerfield Fire Department was on hand to inform the kids about fire safety...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Jordan Johnson, 23, daughter of Carl and Cindy Johnson, a second-year law student at Southern Methodist University, got to meet Lynn Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney, during a campaign appearance. Cheney was on hand to give a speech and his wife accompanied him to the rally at Billy Goat Industries, a lawn equipment manufacturing plant in Lee's Summit...

Special to the Daily Mail Conservationists view hunter education training as a form of life insurance -- only rarely is anyone who has had such training involved in any kind of firearms or hunting accident. The Missouri Department of Conservation will co-sponsor a hunter education course with the Nevada Regional Technical Center on Wednesday, Aug. ...

It has been a long summer for residents living on city streets that are slated for paving, however, the wait may be about to end. Blevin's Asphalt, which has the contract for the street construction this year, is busily paving streets. They should be finished by September 17, which is the deadline in their contract. Above, Councilman Mike Straight points to the 300 block of west Sycamore that runs by his house, where he's still waiting for the pavers to come his way...

Births James Michael Rodarmel Mike and Holly Rodarmel, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their son, James Michael Rodarmel. James was born at 4:35 a.m., on Aug. 2, 2004, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 5 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 17.5 inches. ...

Let's start by admitting most women are at a cultural disadvantage when it comes to car repair and maintenance. While we were listening to our moms pontificate on Shout vs. Spray and Wash, our brothers were learning about oil changes and carburetors...

Symbols of society Symbols are important to any society, they help individuals visualize the common values that draw people together. In our society we have a host of symbols that represent various aspects of what it is to be American. We have many symbols that we recognize as embodying our national ethos. ...

100 years ago: Captain Kemper is insane "Captain" Kemper, the telephone man, who has been here some time looking after the Kinloch long distance lines between Nevada and Clinton, Joplin and Pittsburg, be came insane this morning and is still in a very bad condition mentally...

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Zack Greinke allowed one run in seven innings, and Matt Stairs homered twice in the Kansas City Royals' 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night in a game that was delayed 24 minutes by a power outage in the ninth inning...

Abby Ruddick does laps at Walton Pool in preparation for the Tri-State Championships in Springfield on Saturday and Sunday. Ruddick is one of 19 swimmers who will be representing the Nevada Neptunes at the meet. For a list of all swimmers and more pictures see the Nevada Herald on Sunday...