Stories from Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Sometime this spring or early summer the city's new fire rescue truck will be delivered. Unfortunately, no one really wants it and it does not meet some of the basic needs that Nevada's fire chief would like to have, according to information that came to light during a special council meeting in which the council conducted what appeared to be a probing investigation into some aspects of police, fire and other city departments on Tuesday...

The Missouri House of Representatives recently OK'd a bill that would change the statewide standards in ethanol blended fuels sold in the state. The Missouri Renewable Fuel Standards Act, is advocated by Missouri Corn Growers Association, a grassroots organization representing more than 20,000 Missouri corn farmers...

Two local Internet service providers were acquired by a third company, Inetvisions, LLC. Neighborlink and Aicon were both acquired and their customers are now being serviced by Inetvisions. Owner Shane Balk said the acquisitions brought the total customers of the ISP to around a thousand people...

Magician Monte Brewster along with his cousin Jethro entertains members of Truman Elementary School's Look Before You Leap Club, during an after-school meeting on Tuesday. Brewster and Jethro performed some tricks for the students and told them they were just illusions, like the illusion that using tobacco is cool...

Eddie Joe Shotts, 54, died April 8, 2006, in San Bernadino, Calif. he was born Oct. 1, 1951, in Scottsbury, Ind., to Thomas J. Shotts and Mary F. Shotts. Funeral services will be announced at a later date.

The family did not get over it all. They did not talk about it. Because it took place before I was born, I did not get to know my uncle. If it had not happen, perhaps I would have had more cousins. I am sure it was always something that was often on my dad's mind, but he was among those who did not talk about it...

A.B. Cockerill secures 2,000 acres of gas land A.B. Cockerill, who owns smelters at Gas City and LaHarpe, Kan., yesterday completed a deal for the lease of 2,000 acres of gas land north of LaHarpe in the neighborhood of the Wise post office, says the Iola Register. ...

LAMAR, Mo. -- The Nevada Tiger golf team played nine holes at the Lamar Country Club course Monday, beating the other three schools in attendance. Nevada shot a team score of 177, 15 strokes lower than their nearest competitor. Stockton shot 192, while El Dorado Springs came in with a 194 and the hosting Lamar Tigers were last at 197...

NEVADA, Mo. -- Capping off an unbelievable turnaround season that saw the Cottey Comets register their first winning record in school history, freshman forward Lacy Leonard was named NJCAA Division II Second Team All-American. Leonard, who averaged 21.8 points and 10.6 rebounds per game for the Comets, acted as the catalyst for the team's turnaround that eventually led to a second-place finish in the Region 16 tournament...

HARRISONVILLE, Mo. -- It was a reversal of roles for the Nevada Tigers Tuesday. Earlier this season they had edged McDonald County with a single run in the bottom of the seventh inning after a walk and a bunt that turned into an error and a run scored...

NEVADA, Mo. -- Playing their first match in a week because of inclement weather, the Nevada Tigers had trouble with the Neosho Wildcats Tuesday, falling in a team tennis dual, 7-2. "It was closer than the score indicated," Nevada head coach Dennis Pendrak said. "But we didn't play very well."...

The Nevada Tigers split a baseball doubleheader with Carthage Tuesday, winning 9-8 and losing 11-8. Nevada came from behind to win the first one, thanks to two hits apiece from Chris Harris, Devin Chapman, Ben Fisher and Dakota Herren. Fisher and Cameron Cartwright had inside-the-park homers in the second game...