Stories from Friday, February 11, 2005

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail According to the Farm and Agriculture Policy Research Institute, the outlook for crops in southwest Missouri isn't all positive. While there is strong domestic demand, a weak dollar that should encourage exports and alternative markets available there is still reason for concern. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Staff members have been busy updating the Nevada R-5 school district's Web site, and several enhancements to the information available should be up and running soon. During a meeting Wednesday night, Superintendent Dr. Ted Davis presented the board of education with an update on those improvements in the works...

Nevada Daily Mail Chicago's Dave Tamkin will bring his own unique style of rhythmic-acoustic rock to the Cottey College campus on Friday, Feb. 18. He will be performing in the Missouri Recital Hall at 8 o'clock that evening. Tamkin's style is based around a fresh musical vision. Promoters say it's a style that's young, refreshing, and hard to resist...

The Council on Families in Crisis Valentine Chocolate Sale was held Thursday and today. Above, Woods Supermarket shopper Betty Hill browses and selects a bag of chocolates Thursday afternoon, while two women, who identified themselves as sister Sasao and sister Barclay, volunteers from the Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints, manned the table. ...

Rosemary Noel, of Bronaugh, relaxes and works on a crossword puzzle while Red Cross workers collect her blood at the First Baptist Church in Nevada on Thursday. According to Kirk Wiseman, a truck driver for the Red Cross, this event brings more blood donations than any other regularly scheduled blood drive that they do in southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas. ...

Robert Warren Gast II, 59, Nevada, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005, at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg, Kan. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral home, Nevada.

Stella Lorraine Hauf, 66, Nevada, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born Nov. 25, 1938, in Nevada, to Charles Floyd Simpson and Minnie Almyra Brown Simpson. She was born and raised in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School. She worked for a time for Key Clothing as well as working for many years as a sales clerk for convenience stores in the area. She was a member of the Latter Day Saints Church...

Agnes Adeline Bernhardt, 80, Nevada, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2005, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born Jan. 2, 1925, in Nevada, to Nelson Carr Wysong and Edith Anna Mason Wysong. She married Roy Fredrick Bernhardt on Jan. 3, 1953, in Miami, Okla. He preceded her in death on April 22, 1993...

I've learned a thing or two about dog ownership in the three weeks we've had Stewie. * Every puppy should come with free spray bottles of Resolve carpet cleaner, Lysol and bleach. * If you think you can train your dog not to sleep with you, think again...

The responsibility's ours, the time is now In 1985, Ronald Reagan issued a strong challenge to Congress and the nation. While talking about the need for a balanced budget, he uttered one of the most poignant questions ever asked in a political speech: "If not us, who? If not now, when?" That is the same thing Missourians have been asking about legal reform for the last two years...

100 years ago: Clarence Bliss still hiding Suspect in incident came back last night but has not yet been found by officers. Clarence Bliss who fired a revolver at William Dice yesterday and who left the city, returned to Nevada last night from Bronaugh, walked to Bronaugh and then decided to come back to Nevada, but at the Mail press hour had not been found by officers...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail When the Montrose Blue Jays and Bronaugh Wildcats met Thursday for the South Division championship in the Golden Valley/Vernon County Conference, it was a struggle on the court and a chess match between two coaches. Bronaugh coach Tim Judd and Montrose coach Mike Arnold both did what they could to put their teams in position to win the game...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Montrose Lady Blue Jays knew what made the Hume offense tick. In Thursday's Golden Valley/Vernon County Conference South Division championship game, the Lady Jays stopped leading scorer Kayla Orear, and in turn stopped the Lady Hornets, 31-22...

Nevada Daily Mail There were 15 wrestlers who traveled to Webb City to participate in a tournament Feb. 5. Eleven of the wrestlers placed, as Jacob Johnson, Daxtyn Osburn and Jake Stevenson each won their classes. Getting second place were True Beisly and Sam Ellifrits...

Associated Press NEW YORK -- Talks between the NHL and the players' association broke off after four hours Thursday, and there were no signs the sides would meet again in time to save the season before this weekend's deadline. During the meeting at the league's office in Toronto, the sides spent 2 1/2 hours huddling separately from each other. NHL chief legal officer Bill Daly said no new meetings were scheduled...

Associated Press KAPOLEI, Hawaii -- Kendall Gammon and Brian Jennings are the least famous players at the Pro Bowl. When you're a long snapper, anonymity is a very good thing -- and their seasons never end with trips to Hawaii. ''You can't be a deep snapper and have an ego,'' said Gammon, the Kansas City Chiefs' peerless veteran. ''The only way you get your name in the paper is if you mess up.''...