Stories from Thursday, May 12, 2005

By Marc Powers Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- House and Senate negotiators on Wednesday crafted a compromise version of legislation to rewrite Missouri's education funding formula. The new plan faces final votes in both chambers but could be forwarded to the governor as early as today...

By Nancy Malcom Nevada Daily Mail On Saturday, May 14, from 8 a.m. to noon, Nevada Regional Medical Center and Nevada Medical Clinic will host a community health fair at the Elks Lodge, 510 N. Centennial Boulevard. "Everyone should attend," said Stacey Wilson, Nevada Regional Medical Center community educator...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada R5 Board of Education had a full agenda Wednesday night as they heard from several administrators, teachers and students. The teacher of the year was announced; Dr. Ted Davis, R-5 superintendent, gave the board a legislative update; Bryan principal Debbie Spaur proposed a new teaching technique and Bryan and Brandi Thomsen gave a review of handheld computers in the classroom...

By Laurie Wade Nevada Daily Mail During World War II, Camp Clark kept Italian and German prisoners of war. The Italian POWs were the first imprisoned in Camp Clark in 1942; but by mid-1943, the Italian prisoners were moved elsewhere and nearly 4,000 German prisoners were moved in...

Nevada High School teacher Jared Brown tries to hop with a basketball between his legs while wearing goggles that simulate what it feels like to be legally drunk. Brown and fellow teacher James Kinder competed in a race that forced contestants to do a variety of things while wearing the goggles, designed to educate students on the difficulty of normal activities while impaired by alcohol. Students from each grade also participated in the race during the Renaissance Assembly Wednesday...

Margaret F. Fleming, 94, Nevada, died May 10, 2005, at Christian Health Care, Nevada. She was born Feb. 7, 1911, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Michael James Brick and Mary Isabell Mulhern Brick. She married Clifford C. Fleming in February 1932 in Nevada. He preceded her in death in 1967...

I spend quite a bit of time on the road these days. I have frequent trips to Nevada for business, shopping, church, or to take our great granddaughter to one of her events. At least once a week I take my material in to the newspaper before the deadline. I belong to several organizations that meet some distance away. And occasionally I go to book signings, speaking engagements and out of town to lead Elderhostels...

In looking over available source material for a requested brief biography of Virginia Alice Cottey Stockard, Cottey College's founder, this writer found himself drawn less to the notion of a straightforward life-story than to an appraisal of the broader subject: the field this woman and her school epitomized in her day, and above all how that day contrasts with ours...

100 years ago: Storm wreaks havoc at El Dorado Springs El Dorado Springs was visited yesterday afternoon by the worst wind and hail storm ever known in the history of the town and while everyone rejoices that the damage is no worse it is bad enough in the way of broken glass and damaged roofs, which will amount to a large sum...

At the risk of sounding like a grumpy sportswriter -- which I am -- I wonder aloud why ESPN has become the Game Show Network for Dummies. Born in 1979, like a grumpy sportswriter I know, ESPN was created to give an avenue for sports to get on television more than the big three networks could allow...

Associated Press BOLIVAR, Mo. -- Jack Peavey has been named football coach at Southwest Baptist University, succeeding Ray Richards, who resigned last month to become coach at Southeastern Oklahoma State. The selection of Peavey, 41, was announced Wednesday. He was one of four finalists for the job from among 39 applicants...

By Gail Agee Track Reporter Mother's Day and the $500 to win Street Stock special were on tap for our fans Saturday. After missing racing last week the drivers were all set to get back onto the track and get into the lead of their races as soon as possible. ...