Stories from Wednesday, January 26, 2005

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail After years of applications, the village of Harwood has finally obtained a state grant for street, bridge and drainage improvements. On Friday, Steve Büttorff, Harwood clerk, visited the Daily Mail office to share the good news...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail People who come to the Lion's Club Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 12, will be able to get a free hearing screening test as well as the club's pancakes and sausages. As part of the Lion's Clubs International Foundation the local club will have a machine available to give area residents a test to see if they need hearing aids...

Nevada Daily Mail The Missouri Department of Health has recently announced that all children who will be entering kindergarten in the 2005-'06 school year will be required to have the chickenpox vaccine or reliable proof that they have had the disease in order to attend school...

Nevada Daily Mail Gregory Popovich's Comedy and pet theatre, billed as a "comedy show, pet show and circus, rolled into one show of family fun" will be at Cottey College on Feb. 1, with the curtain rising at 8 p.m., in the auditorium of the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Regional Medical Center Board of Directors is evaluating a report by Dr. William Turner and Rick Buchsbaum on the effort to institute an industrial medicine program, Tri-County Industrial Medicine Program, at the hospital. Board members said they hope that such a unit would benefit everyone involved by saving money for companies, reducing the hassle for injured employees and providing extra income for the hospital and the community...

Nevada Daily Mail On Saturday, Nevada High School's Jr Air Force ROTC hosted an all-day drill meet and a fund-raising breakfast. Several schools participated from throughout the region. Nevada scored well in the event, taking first place in four events. ...

Nancy Denman, 49, Lawrence, Kan., died Friday, Jan. 21, 2005, at Washoe Medical Center, Reno, Nev. She was born July 3, 1955, in Nevada, to James H. Denman and Beverly Braun Denman. Nancy grew up in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1973, regrettably before the advent of women's sports at NHS because she was an avid sportswoman. ...

Norman Bernard George, Jr., 80, Moundville, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born July 4, 1924, in Kansas City, Mo., to Norman Bernard George Sr. and Mary Taylor George. He married Betty Jo Whitworth on April 22, 1946, in Paola, Kan., and she preceded him in death on Nov. 28, 1998...

Mildred Annette Pauling, 88, Lexington, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, at the Lexington Care Center. She was born April 22, 1916, in Lexington to George M. and Mabel Johnson Atwood. She married Joseph Wayne Pauling Feb. 27, 1937, in Lexington. She was a member of the Lexington First Christian Church...

Madison Marie Gruenhagen, infant daughter of Aron G. and Brandy Arft Gruenhagen of Sheldon, was stillborn on Jan. 25, 2005. In addition to her parents, Madison is survived by her grandparents, Wayne and Linda Gruenhagen, of Nevada, and Mike and Rose Arft of Joplin; two great-grandparents; and two uncles...

Just a few years ago, the Missouri Department of Transportation was in deep financial trouble and was experiencing a loss of confidence among highway users, taxpayers and politicians. Now MoDOT is experiencing a kick-start in project funding, thanks to approval last November of a constitutional amendment that directed more revenue from vehicle and fuel taxes to highways. ...

This past summer, as I was taking walks in the early mornings at Spring Street Park and at Radio Springs Park, I was inspired and impressed. I thought at the time I should share some of my feelings with readers. Often we do not take time to smell the roses and to give consideration to the wonderful things that we have. The state is encouraging parks and recreation, because they improve the quality of life...

100 years ago: Wilson sues railroad company D.L. Wilson through Attorney J.R. Moss has filed suit against the MDK&T Railway Company for $100 damages alleged he suffered by the negligent manner in which 18 bales of hay of his broom corn was handled in shipment from Harwood to Kansas City...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail In sheer athleticism, the Nevada Tigers were overmatched. One-on-one, the Southeast Knights out of Kansas City probably had the advantage over the Tiger Classic hosts. But basketball is a team game. As a team, the Tigers proved to be the better of the two, as they pulled away from the Knights in the second half to win Tuesday's pool-play opener 49-39...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail A layup by Lacy Leonard with 6:12 left on the clock proved to be the deciding bucket as the Nevada Lady Tigers slipped past the Kansas City-Southeast Lady Knights in their Lady Tiger Classic first-round game. The basket came as part of a 19-0 run to start the game and proved to be all Nevada would need as they dominated Southeast 100-11...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Cottey Comets were supposed to be in dire straits. Playing their fifth game in eight days, on the heels of a grueling road trip to St. Louis that saw Cottey lose three games in three days, the Comets were supposed to be easy pickings for the North Central Missouri College Lady Pirates Tuesday at the Hinkhouse Center...

Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri's opponents know Linas Kleiza is the player to stop. Trouble is, when he's off his game, the Tigers tend to struggle. ''He's so versatile. He can play inside and outside,'' Nebraska forward Aleks Maric said after Missouri's 80-70 win Saturday. ''It's really hard to contain him...