Stories from Tuesday, February 8, 2005

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail After almost one year and thousands of hours of work the Missouri State Auditor's Office has completed a petition audit of the city of Nevada. The report, officially presented to the public Monday night, before a crowd of about 75 people at the community center in Nevada, raised about a dozen serious concerns -- among other things, that that the city has regularly used the money in the water and sewer fund to cover shortfalls in other city operations...

Nevada Daily Mail Although state auditors explained the results of a petition audit conducted on the city of Nevada's finances, no new information was released relating to the misappropriation of funds reported by the Daily Mail in September. In addition to discussing the petition audit report Donna Christian, audit manager from the State Auditor's Springfield office, also talked about a second audit that was conducted in May and June 2004 at the request of the city, the Vernon County prosecuting attorney and the Missouri State Highway Patrol to aid in the investigation of missing city money.. ...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail In an incident Saturday Eric Cahill, 24, Greenfield, allegedly attacked a Nevada police officer after leaving an apartment through a window. According to the Nevada Police Department Sergeant D.W. Osburn was dispatched to an apartment complex on North Cedar to respond to a report of a disturbance...

Special to the Daily Mail Cherie Roberts, Assessor of Vernon County, reports that she is in the process of reassessing all real estate in the county. State law requires that such a reassessment, or reappraisal, be conducted every odd-numbered year for property tax purposes...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail "A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house." A band composed of local youths, Eleven 27, has learned the truth of that Scripture first hand, they have been successfully touring Missouri and Kansas but find audiences light on the ground here in the neck of the woods where they were born and raised. ...

James L. Dellinger, 87, Ottumwa, Iowa, died at 9:07 a.m., Feb. 7, 2005, at Trinity Center at Luther Park in Des Moines, Iowa. He was born April 4, 1917, in Ottumwa, to Charles Franklin and Allean Logan Dellinger. He married June Reese, April 5, 1938, and she preceded him in death in 2001...

Bertie Thomas Fowler, 93, Nevada, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 22, 1911, in Nevada, to John Taylor Thomas and Anna Harpold Thomas. She was married May 20, 1929, in Butler, to Wendell F. Fowler. He preceded her in death Feb. 9, 2003...

Howard A. Bruns, 84, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He was born July 9, 1920, in Morris Mill, Mo., the son of Lewis Arthur and Anna Marie Komer Bruns. He married the former Juanita Willers on April 5, 1946...

Carl H. Wilson, 93, Nevada, died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005, at St. John's Regional Medical Center. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home.

Walter R. Dulaney IV, 31, Nevada, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada. He was born Oct. 30, 1973, in El Dorado Springs, to Walter Ray Dulaney III and Debbie Joan Sakaniwa Dulaney. He lived in California. He graduated from high school in Las Vegas, Nev. He moved back to Nevada in June 2003 and lived the remainder of his life here...

Some time ago -- maybe even a few years, since the past is getting dimmer and dimmer as I add candles on my birthday cake -- I complained in this very column about the stickers on fruit sold in supermarkets. Dear reader, you are about to learn more than you ever wanted to know about those stickers. And about my peevish whining...

100 years ago: Two horses burned in Tuesday fire George Warren of this city suffered a big loss by fire Tuesday night. In some unknown manner his barn between South Cedar and Main Street was set afire and was burned to the ground and his two horses, 150 bales of hay and 60 bushels of corn were consumed...

Nevada Daily Mail The Calvary Eagles sent three seniors out in style Friday at the Nevada YMCA, winning 66-52 over Hope on Senior Night. The Eagles got 23 points from senior Scott Borders, 20 points from senior Tyler Borders and nine points from senior Jonathan Hall as they turned away the visiting Lions...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Lamar Lady Tigers wanted to slow down the Nevada Lady Tigers Saturday at Wynn Gymnasium, and for the most part they did. Fortunately for Nevada, Lamar was slowed considerably as well. If the normally fast-paced, running Nevada girls were slowed to a mere jog, then Lamar must have been at a crawl as Nevada won going away, 49-29...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Northeast Vernon County and Bronaugh boys both advanced after opening-round wins at the South Division Golden Valley/Vernon County Conference Tournament in Bronaugh Monday. NEVC, the fourth seed, beat Sheldon, the fifth seed, 69-58. The Knights had three players in double figures as they led virtually the entire game...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Sheldon Lady Panthers and the Hume Lady Hornets both earned opening-round wins Monday in Bronaugh at the South Division Golden Valley/Vernon County Conference Tournament. Sheldon defeated the hosting Bronaugh Lady Wildcats 36-31...

Lawrence Summers, the president of Harvard University and a man who should know better, recently said a very bad thing: He said there might be "innate differences" between men and women. One woman got so mad she stalked out and went shopping for shoes...