Stories from Sunday, February 27, 2005

By Ben Holman Nevada Herald It was standing-room only in the meeting room at Greenfield's Harvest House restaurant in Nevada on Thursday night. Republican supporters from around the area came to celebrate Republican successes in November's elections and to hear updates from two local elected officials on their first seven weeks in office...

By Nancy Malcom Nevada Herald Stage and screen star Cal Pritner will perform at the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts in his one-man performance of "Mark Twain: Traveling" on Monday night. Friday afternoon he gave a free performance of "Mark Twain: Unlearning Racism" at the Fox Theater...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Herald A Moundville woman will walk in Kansas City this summer to help raise money to fight breast cancer. Mary Perala will walk 60 miles in three days to help fund the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund during the Kansas City Breast Cancer 3-Day walk in June...

Nevada Herald Beginning on April 4, the Simpson family tradition of newspaper publishing will enter its second generation. In preparation of the upcoming retirement of long-time newspaperman Carl Simpson, Rust Communications LLC., recently selected Julie Righter to take over the newspaper operations in Nevada and Fort Scott. Righter is Simpson's youngest daughter...

Elementary students from Sheldon prepare to lower the face-masks on their welding masks while Sheldon FFA President Jared McPeak gives a demonstration on arc welding. Members of the Sheldon FFA chapter capped off FFA Week with their Food for America program. ...

Michael and Erin Ipock, Branson, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kenzi Lynn Ipock. Kenzi was born at 8:58 p.m., Feb. 16, 2005, at Skaggs Community Hospital in Branson. She weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces, and measured 19.5 inches. She joins two siblings, Alex and Pierce. ...

Leila J. Reed, 88, formerly of Metz, passed away Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, at Oak Grove Nursing and Rehab in Oak Grove, Mo. Mrs. Reed was born June 11, 1916, in Great Falls, Mont., to Homer and Hazel Myer Meek. Soon after, the family moved to northern Colorado where she grew up and graduated from high school. ...

Robert Franklin (Bob) Flake, the son of Ross Franklin and Lottie Ethel (McDaniel) Flake was born July 24, 1935, in Schell City, and passed from this life on Sunday afternoon Feb. 13, 2005, at the Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, at the age of 69 years, six months, and 20 days...

An investment in our future Over the past couple of years, many of our state tax dollars have been invested outside of Missouri. This use of financial resources in Missouri hampers the growth of family farms and job providers in our state. We need to keep Missouri jobs in our state, and put our tax dollars to work here in Missouri...

100 years ago: A pioneer citizen passes away Judge J.M. Liddill, one of Nevada's pioneer citizens, succumbed to an attack of pneumonia today at 11:45 o'clock while surrounded by his devoted wife and five children. Judge Liddill had been ill just one week and one day, but owing to his advanced age and to the serious ailment from which he suffered, his death was not wholly unexpected. ...

Who are the 'concerned citizens?' Dear editor: Here we go again, nameless powerbrokers working behind the scenes! In your sister publication, The Nevada News dated 2/23/05, there was a paid advertisement on page 7 with the header of, "Nevada Water Rate Payers!!"...

Nevada Herald Doug and Bonnie McCord, Nevada, announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan Elizabeth McCord, Nevada, to Matthew Dean Cash, Nevada, son of Peery and Jill Cash and Joann Cash, all of Nevada. The bride-elect is a 2003 graduate of Nevada High School, and will graduate from Drury University, Springfield, Mo, in December 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. ...

Nevada Herald Larry and Katie Sanderson, Nevada, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Annie Barnhart, to Chris Hulse, of Overland Park, Kan., son of Kent and Sheridan Hulse of Liberty, Mo. Bride-elect Barnhart is a 1991 graduate of Nevada High School and a 1995 graduate of Southwest Missouri State University. She is employed by Garmin International of Olathe, Kan., as the commodity team leader...

By Joe Warren Nevada Herald The Nevada Tigers went into Friday's Class 4, District 12 semifinal game against Webb City with a specific gameplan. Offensively Nevada wanted to attack the basket and try to get the aggressive Cardinals into foul trouble. Defensively they wanted to keep Webb City from getting any easy, uncontested shots...

Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Manager Tony Pena, a man of uplifting slogans when the Kansas City Royals began spring training the past two seasons, had none Friday during the first full squad workout. Pena's 2003 mantra was, ''We Believe,'' and it launched a 17-4 start to the season as the Royals remained in the American League Central race until the final week...

Nevada Herald The Cottey Comets finished their regular season Thursday, with an 88-46 loss to Crowder College in Neosho. Cottey had three players in double figures, led by Traci Melton's 13 points, but could not slow down the potent Crowder offense which had four players in double figures and two others with at least eight points...

Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- San Francisco Giants owner Peter Magowan realizes that Barry Bonds' accomplishments might not be regarded as highly because of the steroid scandal. ''It saddens me. I'm sure it saddens Barry,'' Magowan said Friday. ''But I don't think it's going to affect his performance, or the performance of the team. We lived under this cloud all of last year, and we did fine under that kind of adversity. He did fine under that kind of adversity.''...

Nevada Herald The Bronaugh Wildcats had a 14-point lead against the Hume Hornets Friday in Hume, only to see it disappear as the home team went up by two. Bronaugh was able to right the ship just in time though, as they hit four key free throws down the stretch and defeated the Hornets 56-51...

With the trout parks now open, reports of white bass, crappie and walleye hitting, some of the biggest fishing news last week concerned carp. An article in the Wall Street Journal featured the lowly fish including a $1,000,000 tournament to be held later this year...

It was Yogi Berra who once said, "Baseball is half 90 percent pitching." Or was it, "Ninety percent of baseball is half pitching." Yogi said a lot of things. There was a three-year period in the National League that proved Berra to be right on the mark, fractured syntax and all...

Hi neighbors. I was disappointed to see so few people at the Nevada Public Library meeting room Tuesday night. Jill Warford, the executive director of the Gordon Parks Center for Culture and Diversity in Fort Scott presented a moving and informative program about Gordon Parks...