Stories from Friday, September 2, 2005

By Afton Bugg Nevada Daily Mail A local man, Michael Moore, has been going to school at Tulane University located in New Orleans, La. Moore was affected by the hurricane that went though New Orleans. The school is located down river in the "uptown" part of the city...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Regional Board of Directors August meeting was a quick one with a short agenda. Members watched a presentation on the safety goals the hospital was working toward and how they were accomplished or how they could be...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Some people are famous and their work is celebrated, sometimes far out of proportion to their actual accomplishments. Then there are others who have a dramatic impact on a great many individuals in the course of a more humble occupation...

Branden Harder, age 5, came in to the Vernon County American Red Cross office Thursday to bring in all the money he has saved from his allowance, after watching the Louisiana children on television. Above, Branden hands over his lifetime savings to Peggy Tedlock, executive director of the Vernon County Chapter of the American Red Cross...

Timothy and DeAnna Rowland, Richards, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Leigha Star Rowland. Leigha was born on Aug. 31, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces, and measured 20 inches. Paternal grandparents are Dennis and Terri Rowland, Richards. ...

Holli Renae Cathey, 30, Fort Scott, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, in Allen County as the result of an automobile accident. She was born Nov. 2, 1974, in Denver, Colo., the daughter of Ellis Spencer and Vikki Pickel Spencer. She married Steven Cathey in 1998...

Whenever natural disasters of catastrophic proportions occur around the world, the United States has always been a leader in providing aid. Now the catastrophe is here where Hurricane Katrina lashed out with unprecedented fury. Some officials estimate the death toll could climb well into the hundreds, if not thousands. Because of the devastation, food, water, medical care and fuel are scarce...

Somewhere out there, Little Girl is celebrating her birthday with her father. I don't know Little Girl's name, nor do I know her father. Her father and I met, briefly, in a Wal-Mart checkout line. Our encounter was purely coincidental. He had been shopping for Little Girl's special day. I had picked up some odds and ends. We both went to the same "20 items or less" lane, because we thought we could get checked out faster...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers evened their team record at 1-1 this season with a 6-3 road win at Thomas Jefferson Thursday. The Lady Tigers got four wins in six singles tennis matches, then took two out of three in doubles play to get the team victory...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tiger volleyball team bounced back from a season-opening loss to defeat Harrisonville Thursday, 25-19 and 25-23. The Lady Tigers did not play their best volleyball, but were able to do just enough to pull out the road win...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Cottey Comets lost their first volleyball match of the season Thursday, falling in five games to the Coffeyville Community College Red Ravens. Cottey fell 35-33, 26-30, 30-28, 28-30 and 15-11, losing a hard-fought battle to a team with superior experience...

Special to the Daily Mail Sometimes I am a candy. I have to admit I am sometimes touched by meaningful scenes and it shows. These meaningful moments seem to attack my vocal cords and affect my eyes. Thursday afternoon was no different. One of the most touching scenes I have witnessed of late was the honoring of my friend Wade Wooley by an overflow crowd at the City Hall council chambers. ...

The Nevada Lady Tiger softball team fell to Lamar Thursday, 12-9. The Lady Tigers continues their recent struggles in the field, committing 10 errors in the road loss. Offensively, Nevada was led by junior Audrey Wallace (above), who hit two home runs. The non-conference loss dropped Nevada's overall record to 2-3 this season. The Lady Tigers will be in Anderson to take on McDonald County Tuesday as they get back into Southwest Conference play...

**100 years ago: Annual reunion of ex-confederates held at Elk Springs Park The ex-Confederates of Vernon County held their annual picnic at Elk Springs Park today. The beautiful park with its gracefully sloping hills, sparkling waters and beautiful trees, enhanced by the brilliant colors of the flag of the Confederacy presented a scene from Dixieland that appealed strongly to the hearts of the "boys who wore the gray."...