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Beef barn improvements near completion (Local News ~ 05/13/05)
Nevada Daily Mail Only a few finishing touches -- like paint and some cosmetic touches -- remain in the project to renovate and improve the beef barn at the Vernon County fairgrounds in Centennial Park. Area 4-H and FFA groups spearheaded the effort, with the help of funding from several Building Our American Communities grants from the Missouri Department of Agriculture, the hard work of several volunteers and the generous monetary and time donations from local individuals and businesses... -
School funding bill sent to governor
(State News ~ 05/13/05)
By Marc Powers Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri General Assembly granted final passage to a nearly $1 billion public school funding plan on Thursday amid complaints about the lack of a revenue source to pay for it. The House of Representatives, on a 94-65 vote, sent the bill to Republican Gov. ...
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Nevada R-5 school board reviews classroom use of handheld computers
(Local News ~ 05/13/05)
By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail A high school task force activities, a report of a hand-held computer program and several other issues rounded out the agenda at a regular meeting of the Nevada R-5 board of education Wednesday night. During the meeting, R-5 superintendent Dr. Ted Davis told the board the High School Task Force he had been serving on had made recommendations to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education...
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Hospital unveils Women's Imaging Center (Local News ~ 05/13/05)
Nevada Regional Medical Center CEO Judith Feuquay presents a plaque to be placed on the wall of the Women's Imaging Center, which recently drew together different resources into one department. "Bone density and mammography used to be on the third floor," Feuquay said. ... -
Harry E. Sumner
(Obituary ~ 05/13/05)
Harry E. Sumner, 87, Stockton, Mo., died Thursday, May 12, 2005, at the Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Mo., following an illness of several weeks. He was born April 4, 1918, in Vernon County, to Woodford Wilson Sumner and Bessie Lee Walker Sumner. He was married Dec. 20, 1941, in Lamar, to Kathleen Thomas. She preceded him in death Dec. 7, 2004...
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Amy Irene Young
(Obituary ~ 05/13/05)
Amy Irene Young, 86, Nevada, died May 9, 2005. Services were held at Evergreen Memorial Chapel today, at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Ralph Clark officiating. Musical selections were "Because He Lives," "Old Rugged Cross" and "How Great Thou Art." Pallbearers were Nelson Brooks, John Burrell, Kendall Hartzfeld, David McNeley, Linden Post and Larry Wallace. Interment was in Newton Burial Park. Arrangements were by Evergreen Memorial Chapel...
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Marcena M. True
(Obituary ~ 05/13/05)
Marcena M. True, 93, Nevada, died Monday, May 9, 2005. Services were held at Ferry Funeral Home on May 12, at 2 p.m., with John Nichols officiating. Musical selections were "In the Garden" and "The Lord's Prayer." Pallbearers were Steve Dean, Rob Barrett, Larry Forkner, Doug Gariss, Don Dean, David Rutledge and Gerald Rutledge. Honorary pallbearers were Bill Smith, Dale Woods, Richard Gafner and Marcel Normand. Interment was in Newton Burial Park, Nevada. Arrangement were by Ferry Funeral Home...
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Robert Allen "Cricket" Goll
(Obituary ~ 05/13/05)
Robert Allen "Cricket" Goll, 75, died Monday, May 9, 2005. Services were held at Moore Cemetery on May 12, at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev. Paul Mooney officiating. Pallbearers were Glen Yokley and Ed Brooks. Arrangements were by Ferry Funeral Home.
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Where's the soap?
(Column ~ 05/13/05)
"It'll all come out in the wash," Grandma Collins would say with a smile and a wrinkle of her nose. I've written on the subject before, but it's worth a mentioning sometimes when the going gets tough and despite best efforts there's a snag here, a setback there. That little phrase stands out in the memories I have of Grandma, who's actually my great-grandmother on my mother's side. I figured she knew a lot about washing and she was probably right. The saying always cheered me up...
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The Way It Was
(Column ~ 05/13/05)
100 years ago: The El Dorado Springs storm injured much property The following additional news regarding the El Dorado Springs storm was sent this morning by the El Dorado Springs News: The damage to property in city, principally from broken glasses, is estimated at between $2,000 and $3,000; but it does not fall very heavily upon any one individual, with nearly every property owner getting a share of it...
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Heavy-handed workouts of the jaw
(Column ~ 05/13/05)
I want to do two things at the gym: work out in peace and tan in the buff. The second one is going pretty well. They have a tanning area where you can lock out the whole world and step into little, potentially cancer-causing booths for 12 minutes. I might be a dead fat person by 50, but I'll be a tan, dead fat person. Plus those 12 minutes away from people and my cell phone are pure heaven...
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Letters to the editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/13/05)
Farm subsidies seem an unfair use of money Dear editor, As I read the article in the Nevada Daily Mail about "Missouri farms receiving Federal farm subsidies more than $3,000,000" last year, it should have read "More than 3 million was received by 11 farms."...
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Carthage rallies in the sixth to beat Nevada (High School Sports ~ 05/13/05)
By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail A five-run rally sparked by two walks and a hit batter in the sixth inning broke open a tie game as Carthage defeated Nevada Tuesday 10-3 at Lyons Stadium. The visitors took advantage of the three free passes and two Nevada errors to parlay a two-hit inning into an 8-3 lead... -
Royals get first win without Pena
(Other Sports ~ 05/13/05)
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Ruben Gotay can just imagine Tony Pena checking the boxscores at his home in the Dominican Republic and flashing his familiar smile. For the first time since Pena resigned as manager late Tuesday night -- and for only the ninth time all season -- the Kansas City Royals were winners. And they did it despite blowing a 5-0 lead in a rain-shortened 7-5 victory over Tampa Bay on Thursday night...
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Baird begins search for new manager
(Other Sports ~ 05/13/05)
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Asking a manager to win games while rebuilding with young players is ''the toughest job in baseball,'' Kansas City general manager Allard Baird said Thursday. But Baird discounted suggestions he'll have trouble ''convincing'' someone to take over for Tony Pena, who resigned Tuesday night with the worst record and one of the youngest teams in the major leagues...
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