Stories from Thursday, March 30, 2006

Suits filed recently in the Southwestern Division of the United States District Court's Western District of Missouri claims that the First Amendment rights of former police officers D.W. Osburn and Aaron Kent were violated in the events that transpired prior to their being fired from the Nevada Police Department...

Although spring officially arrived on March 20, the Nevada Parks Department started their spring activities on March 1 when they started opening the restrooms in the city parks and the ball fields. Mike Ast, parks department facility manager, told the park board during their monthly meeting Wednesday, that they get calls earlier each year about opening the ball fields...

Above is Cottey College's Ruby Burton Academic Center and other areas of the campus as seen from an Army Blackhawk helicopter carrying Nevada High School ROTC students. Students experienced the helicopter ride Wednesday morning.

The Vernon County Commission recently met with Cecil Pritchett, president of the Osage Valley Resource, Conservation and Development group. Pritchett was concerned with a comment made by the mayor of Nevada, Brian Leonard, at last Wednesday's candidate forum. Leonard said that he did not believe the city of Nevada should have to spend the city of Nevada's money to bring 911 to the county...

The Nevada Regional Medical Center Board of Directors met Tuesday night in the conference room on the mezzanine level for their monthly meeting. As has become the custom before the meeting an educational presentation was made. This month it was the "Green Team" a committee formed to look at ways to improve the service and profitability of the hospital...

Lloyd "Tex" Bryson, 85, formerly of Horton, Mo., died Friday, March 24, 2006, at the Prescott Country View nursing home. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 29, at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home, Pleasanton, Kan. Burial was in the Newton Burial Park, Nevada, at 1 p.m. The family suggests contributions to the Prescott Country View activity fund...

John Elbert Maus, age 58, the son of Claude David and Mary Ellen (Davis) Maus was born Oct. 6, 1947, in Nevada, Mo., and passed from this life on Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. John attended school in Schell City, graduating with the class of 1965. ...

Elizabeth Lee Wyant, 72, Nevada, Mo., died on Sunday, March 26, 2006, at Christian Health Care in Nevada. She was born Jan. 22, 1934, in Welch, Okla., to Gains Fueston and Edna Belcher Fueston. She and James William Wyant were married on April 1, 1950, in Bentonville, Ark., and he survives of the home...

Robert L. Steinman, 74, Nevada, Mo., died Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a short illness. He was born Aug. 26, 1931, in Hamel, Ill., to Herman Steinman and Alice Reising Steinman. Bob lived in Nevada for the past 30 years. ...

Blake and Amy Hertzberg, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Paige Elizabeth Hertzberg. Paige was born at 7:28 p.m., March 21, 2006, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and measured 19 inches. Paternal grandparents are Steve and Karen Hertzberg, Nevada. Paternal great-grandparents are Milton and Zenial Hertzberg, Nevada, and Bob and Margie Guerrant, Fulton, Mo...

In several of the old romantic novels I used to love, the heroine (I think they now call it the protagonist) was named Patience. I used to think that was a romantic name for a girl. I could envision her mother calling to her, "Come here, Patience, I have something for you." Somewhere along the way, the appeal of that name has left me. Maybe it is because the characteristic that the name implies has also left me...

When we say something is chipped or carved in stone, we mean it is permanent. Words expressing our highest ideals are carved in stone on many of our nation's court buildings. The ideals expressed are timeless and permanent. The occupants of the buildings are temporary...

The high school plans approved The Nevada school board met Thursday afternoon and accepted the plans for the new high school building which will be erected this summer. The plans submitted by architects Garstang & Rea which were approved, call for a magnificent and modern high school building that will meet the demands for our school and also a building that will attract attention and merit our admiration...

Clarification of statements reported Dear Editor, I would like to go on record as saying that I take great exception to having words attributed to me in a newspaper article that were not what was said. One generally believes that the words between quotation marks are literal quotes and one assumes that the balance of the article is accurate. ...

PITTSBURG, Kan. -- Missed opportunities in the sixth and seventh innings doomed the Nevada Tigers as they were edged by the St. Mary's Colgan Panthers Wednesday, 4-3. The Tigers (1-1) had runners in scoring position in each of the last two innings, but they couldn't pull even with the Panthers...

The possibility of severe weather this afternoon has many area sporting events facing the possibility of postponement or cancellation. The Nevada Tiger baseball team is scheduled to host Carthage in a home opener and Southwest Conference opener this afternoon at 4 p.m...