Stories from Sunday, May 1, 2005

By Laurie Wade Nevada Herald Every month, Nevada Regional Medical Center hosts a "Lunch and Learn" with presentations on various medical topics. This month's topic was "Herbs and Medications" presented by Dr. Robin L. Miller, Pharm. D. "Herbs have been used for thousands of years to help maintain good health." Miller said...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Herald Main Street organizations, chambers of commerce and economic development organizations are all important parts of a community's total economic development package. "It's kind of like one of those nesting Russian dolls where all of the pieces nest perfectly together. All of the groups are important. Each one is a different part of the puzzle," Sheri Stuart, National Main Street program associate, said...

By Marc Powers Nevada Herald JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Lawmakers are moving swiftly to rewrite the state law criminalizing sexual misconduct involving a child after the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday declared it unconstitutionally broad. Within two days of the ruling, the Senate Judiciary Committee added a revision of the sexual misconduct statute to an omnibus crime bill sponsored by state Rep. Scott Lipke, R-Cape Girardeau...

Special to the Herald One of the highlights of a 2005 scholarship project at Nevada High School was the donation of a certificate entitling the winner to a complimentary night at the historic Savoy Hotel in Kansas City -- courtesy NHS alum Don Lee, who now owns the famous business...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Herald Cecil Pritchett, president of the Osage Valley Resource, Conservation and Development Council, met with area residents Wednesday evening to begin the process of forming a local county organization to work with the regional council...

Katherine Margaret Davis, 60, Sheldon, died Tuesday, April 26, 2005. Services were held at Ferry Funeral Home on April 29, at 1:30 p.m., with Jerry Pyle officiating. Musical selections were "Amazing Grace" and "The Old Rugged Cross." Interment was in Newton Burial Park, Nevada. Arrangements are by Ferry Funeral Home...

Michael M. Straight, 67, Nevada, died Wednesday, April 27, 2005. Services were held at First Baptist Church in Nevada on April 30, at 10 a.m., with Mark Mitchell and Dennis Engelbrecht officiating. Musician was Darla Engelbrecht. Musical selections were "Tribute," "Because He Lives" and "Something About that Name." Pallbearers were Craig Hubler, Charlie O'Quinn, Tim Moore, Daroan Sander, Steve Pyle and Wilbur Smith. Interment was in Newton Burial Park. Arrangements are by Ferry Funeral Home...

Joseph Oliver Allison, 86, of Nevada died on Friday, April 29, 2005, at the Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. He was born on May 7, 1918, in Nevada, to Llewellyn V. Allison and Agnes M. Kestler Allison. He grew up in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1938. ...

We've been working very hard this year to address the problems that have hurt our state over the years. We carefully examined our budget to eliminate waste so we can take that money and use it on programs that will benefit our state for many years to come...

100 years ago: W.L. Hunter in Nevada W.L. Hunter and wife arrived here yesterday from Hannibal to visit Nevada friends. Mr. Hunter was formerly the M.,K., & T. operator at this place, but some months ago resigned his position on account of his poor health...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Herald The Nevada Griffons have made frequent trips to the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita and during the 1997 and 1998 seasons they reached the championship game, finishing in second place both years. To recognize this accomplishment, the NBC is going to put some Nevada Griffons memorabilia in the newly established NBC Hall of Fame...

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Two teams, two small markets, one big difference. The Minnesota Twins, threatened with contraction just three years ago, are coming off their third straight AL Central title -- while the Kansas City Royals have just one winning season in the past 10 years and have lost 100 or more games twice in the past three seasons...

Nevada Herald The Calvary Christian Eagles track team competed in two meets recently. Both were held in Springfield, one on April 23 and the other on Tuesday. The first meet featured 12 schools and Calvary had one win and four second-place finishes...

Funny, isn't it? It seems as though about the only person out there who feels sorry for Barry Bonds is Barry Bonds. That's the way it is as the adage goes. When you sow the wind, you reap the whirlwind. Bonds has no one to blame but himself. All the while when things were going good and Bonds was hammering home runs at a record clip, he refused to be cordial to people and chose arrogance over congeniality. Ah yes, he was sowing the wind...

Wow! When I wrote about the morel mushrooms last week little did I know there would be such response. It seems there are more morel hunters than turkey hunters. Most of the calls and emails were from successful hunters telling how many and how large their find was, sounded like a fisherman telling how many and how large the fish he had caught...

Kevin Morrow, of Nevada, was the 2004 champion in the Modified division at the Nevada Speedway. Morrow won his first race of the new season on April 23. Other winners from that day include Mike Boultinghouse, El Dorado Springs, in the Late Model; Jerry Morgan, Fort Scott, Kan., in the Street Stock; Ken Layman, Webb City, in the Factory Stock; Brent Knight, Jasper, in the Mini-Stock. The races are held Saturday nights at Nevada Speedway...

Special to the Herald Chet Foreman, Walker, Mo., and Judi Foreman, Nevada, Mo., announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Katie Foreman, to Anthony Budd, the son of Albert and Brenda Budd, Stotesbury, Mo. Bride-elect Foreman is a senior at Northeast Vernon County High School. She is the granddaughter of Charles and Neoma Foreman, and Ron and Jerry Moore. She is the great-granddaughter of Ruby Walker...

Special to the Herald Steven and Rhonda Harris of Milo, Mo., announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Stephanie Harris, to Alex Breshears, son of Cindy Fox, El Dorado Springs, and the late Jerry Breshears. The bride-elect is a 2003 graduate of Nevada High School. She is currently attending Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, and is working toward a Bachelor of Science, specializing in Health Promotion and Wellness...

Special to the Herald Rodney Pope of Nevada, Mo., and Cathy and Tony Haynes of Rolla, Mo., along with Vatrinia and David Arikian, and James Thompson of Newburg, Mo., announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Sara Ann Pope and James David Thompson...

Hi neighbors. I hope you all found a May basket on your doorstep this morning. It's always nice to have the smell of fresh flowers to mix with the aroma of coffee and toast at breakfast. I don't know if children still make May baskets at school or not. ...