Stories from Thursday, December 1, 2005

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail More than 25,000 patients pass through the Diagnostic Imaging department at Nevada Regional Medical Center in a year. Seeing to the needs of all those people are department head Gary Headrick and a team of 10 technologists and a secretary, plus two full-time radiologists. Currently, two student radiologists and two ultrasound students are available as well...

By Afton Bugg Nevada Daily Mail The fairgrounds committee is tearing down the old sheep barn, at the Vernon County fairgrounds in Centennial Park, and building a new one to open up the space and make it cooler for the animals. The committee spearheaded efforts that succeeded in remodeling the hog barn two years ago and the beef barn last year...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail "If there is no compelling reason for putting an enclosed shelter house on the west hill at Radio Springs Park, why not put it somewhere else," Howard Carter told the Nevada Parks Board during their monthly meeting Wednesday evening...

Nevada Daily Mail Crowder College students got into the Christmas spirit this week with their traditional "Hanging of the Greens." They have also planned a chili cookoff, to be held on Thursday, Dec. 8. Instructors will be preparing chili to compete in the contest and chili meals will be sold to students and the public from 11 a.m. ...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Mary Jones' home in Richards -- the one that was purchased 30 years ago for $700, and housed her family while the eight children grew up -- was gutted by fire Wednesday. The fire apparently started around 1 p.m., in an electrical outlet in the bathroom, according to Jones' daughter Linda Underwood...

Howard Lee Lightwine, 63, Moundville, Mo., formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005, at his home in Moundville, following an illness of several months. He was born Dec. 16, 1941, in Fort Scott, to Harold Lee Lightwine and Maida Bell Parker Lightwine. He married Anita Pettibon in South Carolina and she survives of the home...

Verlin Ray Conrad Sr., 68, Sheldon, Mo., died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, at his home in Sheldon. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, Mo. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Each of us has a different perspective on what is interesting, valuable or important. This was reinforced for me this week as I read the Letter to the Editor by Jennifer Hope in the Nov. 25 Daily Mail. I realized that what each of us looks for in a newspaper is not the same...

Most Americans don't speak Latin, read it, nor can they translate even a few words. Most Americans and our cousins from Great Britain can, however, tell you what the Latin words habeas Ccorpus mean. Well, maybe they cannot tell you the exact dictionary definition, but they know its purpose...

A variety of content suits a variety of readers Dear editor, A newspaper should be interesting to a variety of people, not all of whom are engrossed with high school sports. That's not to say that the students involved should not get their recognition when deserved, but from another view point, local happenings seems to be covered very well in the Daily Mail. ...

Normally I shy away from writing columns like this. Sure, my emotions get in the way at times and I might sit down and write something on paper, but it usually never makes it into print. Better judgement from myself (or my boss) prevails. But this time I think it's necessary...

By Doug Tucker AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Ryan Sims hasn't exactly slimmed down. Going from 315 pounds to 310 hardly qualifies as an ad campaign for a trendy new reducing salon. Nevertheless, the young defensive tackle who's been known for his sizable appetite passed up the mashed potatoes and banned the banana splits throughout 10 long, boring weeks of rehab...