Stories from Thursday, February 10, 2005

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada R-5 Board of Education reviewed the results of the election held Tuesday, which resulted in the defeat of a proposed 39-cent property tax levy increase by a narrow margin. In the wake of the second failed attempt to pass the measure, Board President Chris Ellis said he wanted to thank the supporters of the proposed levy increase...

Nevada Daily Mail The 2005 Sesquicentennial Celebration will be held in conjunction with Bushwhacker Days from Wednesday, June 15, 2005 through Saturday, June 18 -- marking Vernon County's 150th anniversary. The Bushwhacker steering committee met Thursday, Jan. 27, and would like to see this year's celebration turned into an even more festive and historical event than ever, said Nevada/Vernon County Area Chamber of Commerce Director Kathi Wysong...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Parks and Recreation board president Mike Turnbull and director Carol Branham presented an update on amenities at parks to the Nevada R-5 school board, during a meeting Wednesday night. Dr. Ted Davis, R-5 superintendent, introduced the presentation by saying that the district has a long relationship with the Nevada Parks and Recreation Department because the district makes use of many of the city's facilities...

* Nevada student finds the path toward turning his life around with the help of Rich Hill Youth Development Center. By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail He was having a great time -- partying, stealing and using the money to buy drugs, gasoline and cigarettes. It was a great time -- until he was caught. That's when Seth Dowty's new lease on life began...

Mr. and Mrs. Curt Bowman, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Brealynn Hope Bowman. Brealynn was born at 5:55 a.m., on Feb. 4, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces, and measured 19 inches. Paternal grandparents are Nora Kennedy, Sheldon, and Kenneth Bowman, South Sioux City, Neb. ...

Agnes Adeline Bernhardt, 80, Nevada, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2005, at Moore-Few Care Center. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home.

Stella L. Hauf, 66, Nevada, died today, Feb. 10, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home.

February comes with all sorts of interesting and fun-filled holidays. We just had Groundhog Day. We don't worry too much about the shadow image because we know that we will have six more weeks of winter anyway. But it's fun to think that we probably will have only six more weeks of winter. Most things are tolerable if we know when they will come to an end. I enjoyed Groundhog Day this year because my friends from club celebrated it with me...

"Language with all its defects contains a good deal of stored insight and experience. If you begin by flouting it, it has a way of avenging itself later on." --C S. Lewis. "If words are to have any value to us, we ought to respect the way that they have been used historically."...

100 years ago: No removal of railway division President W.F. Norman of the Nevada Business Men's Club is in receipt of a letter from General Manager A.W. Sullivan of the Missouri Pacific as regards the removal of the division from this city. General Manager Sullivan's letter is dated at St. Louis the 8th, in which he says most explicitly: "I do not know of any intention on the part of this company to remove any of the divisions now terminating at your city to Carthage, Mo."...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The seeds have been set for the Class 4 District 12 basketball tournament and Nevada now has an idea who they will play when the tournament starts Feb. 22 in Carl Junction. The Nevada boys were seeded third in the six-team field, while the Lady Tigers got the second seed...

By Joe warren Nevada Daily Mail Nevada senior David Hawks and freshman Spenser Daniels each received second seeds for this weekend's wrestling super-district tournament at Nevada High School. The tournament will decide which wrestlers get to participate in the state championships in Columbia beginning Feb. 18...

The Knights of Columbus district free throw contest was held Feb. 5, at Nevada Middle School. The winners were: (front from left) Seth Chanove, 10, Nevada; Isaiah Colopy, 11, Nevada; Dominic Habjan, 12, Nevada; Kyle Schulze, 13, Nevada; Cameron Cartwright, 14, Nevada. ...

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals have signed a minor league deal with outfielder Brian L. Hunter for a non-roster spring training invite. Hunter, 33, was part of the Cardinals organization last year and is a minor league free agent. The outfielder joined the Houston Astros in 1994 and had his best season as a Detroit Tiger in 1997, leading the American League with 74 stolen bases. He also led the AL with 44 stolen bases in 1999...

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- Commissioner Bud Selig knew what direction questions would go when he came to the area that's been at the center of baseball's steroid scandal. It took only a short time for the topic Wednesday to shift from San Francisco being awarded the 2007 All-Star game to the controversy surrounding BALCO, Jose Canseco's upcoming book and baseball's new steroid policy...

Associated Press NEW YORK -- With just a little bit of hedging, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman all but issued a drop-dead date for saving what's left of the season: this weekend. The lockout reached its 147th day Wednesday. If a deal is reached, Bettman said, there would be a 28-game regular season and the 16-team playoff structure would be preserved...