Stories from Friday, October 1, 2004

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Approximately 150 people were on hand to help the Nevada Regional Medical Center Foundation celebrate its 10th anniversary. Greg Hoffman, one of the founders of the foundation, kicked off the celebration with a light-hearted look at the events from 1994, the year the foundation was created...

So Webb City opened a can and drubbed Nevada by 64 points. Sounds like the Tigers are in trouble. Just look at the score and you can tell that Nevada might as well start over. But that is why you do not just look at the score. Because if you take a 70-6 loss to Webb City on face value alone, then the players, coaches and fans alike might just as well hang it up for the rest of the season and let the other teams play out the string...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail Many Vernon County residents who are displaying signs that support their political candidate of choice, this election year are complaining that the signs are being snatched out of their yards in the deep of night. The Nevada Police Department said that they have received numerous calls complaining of stolen political placards. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Hundreds of Missourians are expected to celebrate the state and its people at a special worship service Oct. 17, 2004 at the landmark Washington National Cathedral -- among them 8-year-old Maya Rhodes of Nevada. Rhodes, the daughter of John and Melinda Rhodes, will participate in the service as an acolyte, with a special role in the service...

Fire Prevention Week is here. Nevada firefighters and I, along with thousands of firefighters across North America are visiting schools and other sites on the community teaching the basics of fire safety and prevention. The nonprofit National Fire Protection Association has been the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week since 1922. ...

Life issues in the Legislature Over the course of a legislative session there are many issues in the state legislature that bring about spirited debate and differences of opinion yet there are some issues that enjoy widespread support. One such area in which there has historically been broad-based bipartisan agreement is in the legislature's attempt to promote a culture of life...

100 years ago: Brakeman killed at Stotesbury A fatal accident occurred Thursday morning at the Kansas City Southern depot at Stotesbury as a result of which accident Fred Cummings, a brakeman, was killed. The unfortunate man was standing near the track waiting for the front cars to pass when he was struck across the abdomen by a loose plank on a car loaded with lumber...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Playing in front of the home crowd was not so comforting for the Nevada Lady Tigers volleyball team Thursday. Hosting nearby rival El Dorado Springs, the Lady Tigers fell 25-18, 21-25 and 25-17. There appeared to be more El Dorado Springs fans than Nevada fans in attendance even though it was parent night at Nevada High School...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers golf team finished seventh at the SMS Relays held in Springfield Wednesday. As a team Nevada had their best 18-hole round of the season, shooting 410 to finish tied with Camdenton, 61 shots off the pace set by Hickman...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers cross country team finished fifth out of 16 teams Thursday at the Pittsburg Invitational in Pittsburg, Kan. Mason Benn was the highest individual finisher for Nevada, placing fifth overall with a time of 17 minutes, 10 seconds on the 5,000-meter course...

By Andres Ybarra Associated Press Writer MINNEAPOLIS -- Cleveland Indians pitcher Kyle Denney on Thursday shrugged off being hit in the right calf by a stray bullet, and said he was grateful he may have been protected by a cheerleader's boot he was wearing as part of a hazing ritual...

Randy Fellows started working at the Nevada Post Office as a casual worker, one hired with no promise of a full-time permanent position, in 1970 and became a permanent worker June 20 of that year, he became postmaster in Nevada in 1988. He celebrated his last day of work Thursday. ...