Stories from Thursday, February 17, 2005

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail There is a new opportunity in Nevada and the surrounding area for anyone who has ever wanted to be more informed about their financial future. Nevada is now home to the only certified financial educator in the state of Missouri...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail With the addition of the two latest graduates, 14 people have graduated from Vernon County Drug Court. A celebration in the second floor courtroom, filled with family and friends, was presided over by Judge James Bickel Tuesday evening for the latest two graduates, a husband and wife couple, who due to a request from Judge Bickel will remain anonymous -- confidentiality is granted to participants as part of the program...

The cool wet weather Saturday afternoon was not enough to keep Jim Fay from getting some roadwork to get ready for the upcoming track season at Nevada High School.

By Marc Powers Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Separate House and Senate committees on Wednesday considered bills that would ban immunizations containing mercury-based preservatives from being administered to children. Such preservatives, particularly thimerosal, have been linked to causing autism in children, but the relationship hasn't been scientifically established as fact...

Nevada Daily Mail The Cottey College Theatre Department will present a musical, "As It Is In Heaven," on Friday, Feb. 25, and Saturday, Feb. 26, at 8 o'clock each evening in the auditorium of the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts. For the first time in several years, Cottey will present a musical as one of its main stage theatrical productions. ...

Tony and Terri Davis, Schell City, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Jag Aiden Davis. Jag was born at 6:42 a.m., on Jan. 12, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, and measured 19.5 inches. He joins two sisters, Brittany and Whitney Davis. Paternal grandparent is Frankie Davis, Nevada. Maternal grandparents are Randy and Tami Burkhart, Pleasant Hill, Mo., and Cheryl Arnold, Holden, Mo...

Words that we speak (or write) are not always understood in the way we meant them to be. Humor is often misunderstood if you can't see the twinkle in the eye of the speaker. Different backgrounds can make the same native tongue hard to understand. Time warp or generation gap can also make understanding complex when the meaning was simple...

Yep, that's us gals, all right. Our men simply want to Photoshop pictures online or watch the game, but there we are, worrying about silly little things like paying bills or keeping the cars insured. How petty! I think that's why the women I know end up taking so much on themselves -- the responsibility for household finances plus taking care of kids and home. We've created monsters, and then we wonder why we're so tired...

Kraft should be commended Dear editor: Joe Kraft should be commended for his role in helping Nevada to have good city government. It takes a lot of time and effort to lead a campaign for reform, even in a small town. Kraft has shown himself to be civic-minded, selfless, and businesslike in his pursuit of change...

100 years ago: Jury acquits Sherrill John Sherrill, a prominent citizen of Rockville was acquitted Thursday by a jury in the Bates County Circuit Court. The defendant was charged with the murder of J.M. Laughlin, also a prominent citizen of Rockville...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail For one half of the game Tuesday the Cottey Comets were running stride for stride with possibly the best women's basketball team in Region 16. The Comets were using a balanced attack that featured six different players scoring, and only trailed Penn Valley 32-27 going into halftime at the Hinkhouse Center...

Nevada Daily Mail Results from the Golden Valley/Vernon County Conference Tournament not reported earlier: The Northeast Vernon County Lady Knights beat Ballard to win fifth place at the conference tournament, 53-22. Becca Price led NEVC with 19 points...

Nevada Daily Mail The Bronaugh Wildcats and Sheldon Panthers split a boys-girls doubleheader at Bronaugh Tuesday. The Wildcats beat the Panthers in the boys' game, getting 30 points from Tyler Judd and six 3s from Shaun Gray as they rolled to a 85-41 win...

Nevada Daily Mail The Hume Lady Hornets defended their home court against Calhoun Tuesday, winning 39-33. Kayla Orear led Hume with 16 points and Nicole Hinton added 11 as they came from behind in the fourth period to get the victory. Calhoun led 27-25 going into the fourth quarter, but Hume outscored the visitors 14-6 in the final period to improve their record to 13-9...

Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. -- Randy Johnson could get a side job as the world's tallest comedian. He got lost Wednesday on the way to Legends Field, introduced himself to many of his new New York Yankees teammates once he got there, and then held a news conference and cracked one-liners with the ease of a Henny Youngman...

The Nevada "Missouri Tigers" fifth-grade team finished second at the Four-Seasons Complex in Joplin with a record of 17-1. They also placed first at the Girard and Bolivar tournaments. Front, from left Andrew Bryson, Cody Kerbs and Eric Leavell. Back row Coach Rick Bryson, Kyle Banes, Kyle Bennett, Joseph Ferry, Isaiha Colopy and Coach Bob Kerbs...