Stories from Wednesday, March 30, 2005

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail "I'm the product of poor marksmanship," Congressman Ike Skelton told the junior class at Nevada High School Tuesday. "Let me tell you why history matters." Skelton told the assembled students that as a young high school student he felt that history was boring to him. ...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail The county commissioners say that they are looking for options in dealing with 3M's current tax appeal that is in front of the state tax commission. "We want to get all the entities together and discuss the impact on each one and get opinions on how it should be taken care of," said Neal Gerster, northern commissioner...

Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Members of the Nevada City Council, the Nevada-Vernon County Chamber of Commerce, Concerned Citizens of Southwest Nevada and Main Street Nevada expressed their appreciation to councilman Mike Straight during a special city council meeting Tuesday night for his efforts to make Nevada a better place to live...

By Marc Powers Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Local school districts would be allowed to offer financial bonuses to teachers in high-demand fields such as special education, science and mathematics under legislation pending in the Missouri House of Representatives...

This little critter is munching on a tiny morsel he found on the campus of Cottey College. This squirrel isn't the only Nevada resident to take advantage of the warm spring weather that has settled on Nevada for the past few days.

David Wayne Ernsbarger, passed away March 26, 2005, in Yuma, Ariz. He was born on Aug. 13, 1936, in Butler, where he graduated from Butler High School in 1954. David is a Navy veteran and retired from Southwestern Bell. He was a member of Gloria de Cristo Lutheran Church, CWA, Telephone Pioneers and Yuma Elks...

Betty Jane Wegner, 76, Walker, died Tuesday, March 29, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She is survived by her husband, Ellsworth, of the home; four daughters, Sharon Reisdorf, Webster City, Iowa, Bonnie Badger, Walker, Terri Riley, Granby, Mo., and Kimberly Baker, El Dorado Springs; three sisters; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren...

C.J. "Red" Finnigan, 66, of Schell City, died Tuesday, March 29, 2005, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. He is survived by his wife, Diane, of the home in Schell City; his sons, Michael, Noah and Ezekiel Finnigan; his daughters, Erin and Ruth Finnigan; mother, Assunta Finnigan, Rayham, Mass.; and brother, David Finnigan, Knoxville, Md...

John Charles Keller, 71, Nevada, died Monday, March 28, 2005, at his home in Nevada. He was born June 17, 1933, in Manning, N.D., to John G. Keller and Pauline Dinius Keller. He was a member of the Nevada Elks Lodge and the Nevada Eagles Lodge. He had lived in Nevada the past 10 years...

Residents should support local park tax Dear Editor: My name is Dick Staihr. I am an 83-year-old resident of Nevada-Vernon County and I love it here. Our Park Tax needs to be extended. We have wonderful parks, a new senior center and places our people and visitors can really enjoy. ...

It seems I can't get along with anyone around here, last week it was Pat Brophy and Lynn Wade and this week it's Chuck Nash. The problem I have with Chuck's last column is not always what he said, but, in many cases, what he didn't. Chuck left out so much information that you couldn't blame someone for thinking that Terri Schiavo was brain dead, didn't feel anything and could never be rehabilitated, but that is not the case and I suspect Chuck is aware of that fact. ...

100 years ago: Results appearing in the schools To the Daily Mail, Our city schools, under the fine discipline prevailing, are productive of moral influence with a steady and continuous growth. Habits of diligent effort such as are visible throughout the schools here, make an immense moral force in the community, because they fit the children while growing up to earn their living honestly. ...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tiger tennis team opened the season Tuesday with a 9-0 sweep on the road against Monett. Derek Fast, Ryan Kimbrough, Ed Horst, Justdan Lockwood, Adam Gullett and Jake Holmes all won individual matches for the Tigers. Fast teamed with Kimbrough, Horst paired with Gullett and Lockwood joined Holmes for doubles match wins...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers split a triangular match with Butler and El Dorado Springs Tuesday at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course. The Tigers beat Butler, shooting a 9-hole team mark of 190. That was four strokes better than the visitors from the north...

Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Ken Harvey, the Kansas City Royals' lone selection to the 2004 All-Star game, was among three players optioned Tuesday to Triple-A Omaha. Harvey led the AL in batting early last season and was hitting .350 on June 23, but hit only .219 after that to finish the year at .287...