Stories from Tuesday, December 6, 2005

Ashlie Taylor, Miss Merry Christmas 2005, performs during the talent portion of the annual Miss Merry Christmas pageant held Saturday afternoon in The Fox Playhouse.

Nevada Daily Mail The cold temperatures outside were a contrast to the warm enthusiasm displayed by Nevada/Vernon County residents who gathered at the Square Saturday evening to enjoy the annual Christmas parade. The crowd genuinely appreciated the dynamic results of local organizations pulling together to celebrate the season, organizers said...

Nevada Daily Mail The jolly old head elf of the North Pole will take some time out of his busy schedule for a whistle stop tour of southwestern Missouri this weekend. In an event that's become an annual tradition, the Santa Train, from the Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad, Railroad Salvage and Restoration, Branson Scenic Railway and the local chamber office, will be spending the day at and between several stops in or near Vernon County on a trip that begins Saturday and Sunday...

Nevada Daily Mail Farm Bureau Insurance, in conjunction with the Nevada/Vernon County Area Chamber of Commerce, is sponsoring a residential holiday lighting contest. Homes within five miles of Nevada are eligible for nomination. To nominate a home, call the chamber office at (417) 667-5300, with the resident's name, address and directions to the home, no later than 4 p.m., Friday, Dec. 9. Judging will take place that evening...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Mirroring concerns raised by family members of developmentally disabled people residing in habilitation centers across the country family members of people residing in the Nevada Habilitation Center have incorporated their support group and taken the name Nevada Family Support Association, Inc...

Nevada Daily Mail The city of Nevada mayor's ad hoc infrastructure committee will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the city council chambers, inside the public safety building at the corner of Ash and Austin. The purpose of this public hearing is to obtain citizen input regarding the selection of proposed streets for improvements under the city's 2006 Sales Tax Street Improvements projects...

Nevada Daily Mail The Bronaugh R-7 School District Board of Education will meet in the cafeteria at the high school, at 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 8, following the Christmas program. The agenda includes reports on the CTA and other issues by principal Tim Judd and superintendent Patricia Phillips. Old business discussed will be on the upcoming Christmas dinner and board candidate filing dates. New business will include board policies, bank bids and school bus information...

Nevada Fire Department Lieutenant Kevin Scott reported that the department responded to a report of smoke coming out of JT Maloney's and quickly extinguished the fire. The fire was confined to the office and a storage area but water damaged other parts of the building. ...

James Terry White, 51, Nevada, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He was born March 22, 1954, in Washington, Pa., to James Madison White and Grace Cunningham White. He married Kathleen Mahoney on Sept. 4, 1976, Las Vegas, Nev., and she survives of the home...

Thomas Allen Stansberry, 59, Hurst, Texas, died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, at Dallas Methodist Hospital, Dallas, Texas. Graveside services are at 2 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 8, at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Lamar, Mo. Arrangements by Daniel Funeral Home, Lamar...

Joe Luther and Jesse Prine, Hume, are proud to announce the birth of their son Kade William Luther. Kade was born at 2:17 a.m., Dec. 2, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and measured 20 inches. Paternal grandparents are Paula Howell, Kansas City, Kan., and Billy Luther, Nevada. Paternal great-grandparents are Junior and Linda Luther, Metz, and Marjorie Lanquist, Kansas City, Mo. Paternal great-great-grandparent is Leva Loyd, Nevada...

We can all agree it's sad when a young woman turns to crime. It's all the more tragic when that crime includes poor cell-phone etiquette. A woman in her 20s recently robbed four banks in the Washington, D.C. area, all the while chatting away on her cell phone...

Here are excerpts from recent editorials in Missouri newspapers: Nov. 30 The Kansas City Star, on the stem-cell petition: A petition drive to protect a form of lifesaving stem-cell research in Missouri is proceeding with the approval of the state's top leaders...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail CARTHAGE, Mo. -- A 16-point fourth quarter from senior J.R. Mills wasn't enough to overcome a four-point team effort in the third as Nevada fell to Carl Junction 61-46 in the championship game of the Carthage Boys Invitational, Saturday...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- Nevada rebounded from a poor free-throw shooting performance during the Carthage tournament by hitting nine of 10 in the fourth quarter to hold off the Clinton Cardinals Monday, 54-49. The Tigers had shot 47 percent from the charity stripe in their final two games of the tourney (23-of-49), but hit a much higher percentage against Clinton at Wynn Gymnasium. ...