Stories from Wednesday, January 19, 2005

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail On April 5, Nevada voters will have an opportunity to tell the city government whether or not they want to renew the city's one-half cent park and recreation sales tax for another nine years. The current park sales tax expires at the end of 2005 and Tuesday night the city council voted 3-1to give final approval to three ordinances that will put that measure on the April ballot. ...

Nevada Daily Mail During a meeting Tuesday night, the Nevada City Council gave its final approval to a special ordinance approving an agreement with the Buxton Company, Fort Worth, Texas, to complete a Community ID Retail Study. The study will examine the buying patterns of consumers in the Nevada trade area and compare that data with the requirements of retail businesses to determine which businesses could be successful here...

Special to the Daily Mail While the promise of financial aid in the form of cash benefits is often the major attraction of the US Department of Agriculture's Trade Adjustment Assistance Program, in the end, it is the technical training elements that provide the greatest overall benefits, users say...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail Tuesday morning, the Nevada High School Renaissance organization held an assembly to recognize the accomplishments of students and faculty over the course of the first semester. The event began as students filed in while the band played Olympic-type music...

John P. Martin, 81, Tiff City, Mo., formerly of Nevada, died Sunday Jan. 16, 2005, at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born Oct. 24, 1923, in Jonesboro, Ark., to John E. Martin and Effie Ora Wilkins Martin. He was married Oct. 8, 1953, in San Gabriel, Calif., to Glenna Deene Burdick Martin. She survives of the home...

Laura Lois Foursha, 94, Nevada, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, following a short illness. She was born May 16, 1910, in Jerico Springs, Mo., to William Dollarhide and Anna Orr Dollarhide. She married Bus Foursha on Oct. 28, 1938, in Butler, and he preceded her in death in 1977...

Iraqi elections approach As national elections in Iraq draw near, here are a couple of reasons for optimism in that war-torn country: Attacks down as Iraq election nears: Press reports from Iraq paint a grim picture of assassinations, bombings and overall security spinning out of control, fueling the notion that there's almost no chance that successful elections can be held at the end of this month...

100 years ago: Roy Davis dies Roy Davis after many months of suffering succumbed to that most dreaded of all diseases, consumption, last night at 9 o'clock. For weeks there had been no hope for his recovery and the departure of his spirit to the eternal home came as a relief to the suffering of that which was mortal. All that loving parents and the skilled physician could do could not stay the disease that preyed upon his body...

Will we have Paris in Springtime? In Casablanca, Rick looked into Ilsa's eyes and declared, "We'll always have Paris." But that was just a movie. Can we say the same about America in 2005? Recently, in a piece headlined "We'll never have Paris again," the New York Daily News gossip columnist made a startling New Year's resolution: He would -- take a deep breath now -- stop reporting on Paris Hilton...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers junior varsity beat Carthage Tuesday, 45-29 behind a balanced offensive attack. Tori Miller and Jordan Scotten each scored 10 points to lead Nevada, while Erica Klinksick added eight and Kristen Badgley seven in the win...

Nevada Daily Mail The Hume Lady Hornets beat Miami in Hume Tuesday, 54-39. Kayla Orear scored 30 points to pace Hume as they improved to 8-4 overall, 4-1 in conference play. Orear had 14 points in the second quarter as the Lady Hornets put the game away...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Round two goes to Nevada. In perhaps the biggest rivalry in Southwest Conference girls basketball, the Nevada Lady Tigers defeated the Carthage Lady Tigers 52-47 Tuesday at Wynn Gymnasium. It was the second meeting between the two schools this season, with Nevada now having won both...