Stories from Wednesday, February 23, 2005

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Susie Bernhardt, Nevada Regional Medical Center spoke on the importance of organ and tissue donation and on some of the myths that inhibit donations, calling attention to an issue seldom discussed but often needed. Armed with a card from the Midwest Organ Bank and one from the Lion's Eye Bank, Bernhardt said, "It helps to sign these to let people know that you want to donate your organs. ...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail On Tuesday, the Vernon County Health Department hosted a Kids Fair at their offices in Nevada. The fair is an annual event for the health department and helps to get the word out to parents about community programs that are available for their children...

Students at Nevada Middle School carefully prepare and review their entries in the school's annual science fair Tuesday morning. Each display was to be judged, with the winners announced today, during an assembly.

By Marc Powers Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Relying solely on a wheelchair for more nearly 25 years because of a car accident as a teen, state Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, long ago gave up hope of ever walking again. The promise that stem cell research might one day provide doctors a means of mending debilitating injuries or curing neurological disorders, however, is great cause for hope to many others in similar situations, Graham said in an emotional speech last week to fellow members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Vernon County sheriff's deputies are investigating a late-night explosion that destroyed a mobile in rural Vernon County and sent one woman to the hospital on Monday. Bronaugh Fire Chief Ed Post said in an interview with KNEM/KNMO that his department answered an alarm at about 1 a.m., at a home on State Route N, four miles east of Bronaugh. He said that the home was destroyed...

Robert Foster Collier, 77, Nevada, died Monday morning Feb. 21, 2005, at his home in Nevada. He was born June 14, 1927, in Parsons, Kan., to Robert Foster Collier and Thelma Leasta Lundy Collier. Mr. Collier was raised in Nevada. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II in the Pacific and was trained in demolitions and supply. After the war, he lived in California for many years where he worked as a truck driver, retiring to Nevada...

Russell R. Sadler, 67, Nevada, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.

Samuel and Grace Pruitt, West Plains, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Samuel Asa Pruitt. Samuel was born on Dec. 29, 2004, at St. John's Medical Center in Springfield. He weighed 3 pounds, 9 ounces, and measured 17 inches. Paternal grandparents are John and Sharon Pruitt, Sheldon. Maternal grandparents are Eddie and Janet Miller, Mountain Home, Ark...

Travis and Teresa Hyder, Richards, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Kay Lee Lynn Hyder. Kay Lee was born at 8:41 a.m., on Feb. 17, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces, and measured 19 inches. She joins two siblings, Dylan and Madison Hyder. ...

Greg and Mindy (Vogel) Garcia of Tulsa, Okla., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Audrey Lynn Garcia. Audrey was born at 9:10 p.m., on Feb. 14, 2005, at Hillcrest Women's Center in Tulsa, Okla. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces. She joins a sister, Hayley. Paternal grandparents are Joe and Nina Garcia, Houston, Texas. Maternal grandparents are Russ and Sherry Sadler, Nevada...

100 years ago: Head-on collision on the KC & S; but no fatalities were reported From L.S. Provine the Mail learned of a very bad wreck on the Kansas City and Southern last evening. A heavy freight train with two engines collided head-on with a passenger train on the curve near Sulphur Springs. Members of both crews and three or four passengers were painfully hurt; however, it is not believed any of them were fatally injured...

You may be only a step away from a slip or fall. It is often assumed that accidents happen to other people. We never consider that we might become a victim, but you may be only one step away from a slip or fall. According to 2001 National Safety Council information, a disabling injury occurs in someone's home every four seconds...

PETA challenges 'habits carried over' Dear editor: Aristotle called man the rational animal and Webster's Third mainly defines animal as "an organism of the kingdom, Animalia," then it goes into a long description of exactly the kind of creature that we are. ...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail On a regular night, Nevada boys basketball coach John McNeley would be happy with a good 32 minutes from his ballclub. On Tuesday, 32 minutes wasn't enough. Instead the Tigers played focused, intense basketball for 44 minutes, earning a 56-54 triple-overtime win over Carthage to advance to the Class 4, District 12 semifinals in Carl Junction...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail It may not have been pretty but the Cottey Comets will take the win. That's what happened Tuesday as the Comets played their final home game of the season, defeating Ozark Christian 53-46 at the Hinkhouse Center. The Comets benefitted from a poor shooting night by the visiting Lady Ambassadors. Ozark hit only 25 percent from the field, including only 17 percent in the second half as the Comets overcame a two-point halftime deficit...

Nevada Daily Mail The Bronaugh Wildcats upset ninth-ranked Dadeville in Bronaugh Tuesday, 69-65 in overtime. The Wildcats were down by one when Tyler Judd was fouled with 3.5 seconds left in regulation. Judd hit one of the free throws and sent the game into the extra period...

Nevada Daily Mail The Hume Hornets dropped a road game at Ballard Friday, 53-48 in overtime. The Hornets had three players score in double figures, but they could not get by hosting Ballard. Clayton Brooks led the Hornets with 15 points and four steals, and Justin Wehar had 12 points to go with a team-high 12 rebounds...

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Tony Pena hasn't yet unveiled his T-shirt slogan for this year's edition of the Kansas City Royals. ''Some Assembly Required'' might be a good choice for Pena's third full season as manager, as Kansas City continues the youth movement to which it turned in 2003...