Stories from Thursday, July 6, 2006

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Tuesday night the Nevada City Council received notice that the city has about $1 million less than the budget reflected, due to bookkeeping errors, according to a report from auditors recently charged with reviewing the books...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail New voter ID requirements are going to be enforced starting with the November election, Vernon County Clerk Tammi Beach said. "Everything's the same for August, you can use a driver's license or voter registration card," Beach said. "But things change in November, that's when you're going to have the new requirements."...

By Colette Lefebvre Nevada Daily Mail Vernon County 4-H is planning to launch a new Pet Pals program this fall. Modeled from an Ohio State University Pet Pals program, Vernon County University of Missouri Extension youth specialist Carol Parmenter said it's a project she believes can work in Vernon County as well...

Special to the Daily Mail COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Farmers know that bad things can happen to good crops, whether it is insects, diseases, weeds, too much water, compacted soil or other problems. Whatever the injury, farmers and agribusiness consultants will learn to identify the causes and solve problems at two crop injury diagnostic clinics led by University of Missouri Extension specialists. The courses will be July 25-26 and 27-28 at the MU Bradford Research and Extension Center, east of Columbia...

Special to the Daily Mail COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The impact of ethanol and biodiesel on the future of Missouri agriculture will be the theme for the annual Breimyer Seminar, July 18, at the University of Missouri. "Renewable fuels have the potential of being one of the biggest changes in U.S. agriculture," said Ron Plain, seminar coordinator...

Aaron and Shari Nickelson, Fort Scott, Kan., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Aubry Faith Nickelson. Aubry was born June 21, 2006, at Overland Park Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 1.5 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Eric and Marty Barwick, Nevada...

Renee and Kevin Brooks, and Thomas Lee, of Richards, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Colton Lee Brooks. Colton was born at 1:35 a.m., June 21, 2006, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, Mo. He weighted 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 20 inches...

Michael C. and Sheena N Czarnecki of Springfield, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Catherine Nicole Czarnecki. Catherine was borne at 1:40 p.m., June 24, 2006, at St. John's hospital in Springfield. She weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 19 inches...

Kenneth Lyle Gillmore, age 66, a resident of Nevada, Mo., died Saturday, July 1, 2006, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center. He was born Sept. 4, 1939, in Fayette County, Illinois, the son of Raymond H. Gillmore and Ruby Irene Turney Gillmore. He enjoyed traveling and genealogical research...

I have often wondered what it would be like to be an only child. I couldn't imagine a childhood without a ready-made group of playmates, mentors and critics. I am sure that those who were only children couldn't imagine what life would have been like in a family as large as ours. ...

Poor old Zeb Pike! A pioneering Rodney Dangerfield, he just gets no respect. Lewis and Clark hogged all the exploratory glory in their own time. Now, it seems, they've managed to hog it even during this, the bicentennial that's more nearly Pike's than theirs...

100 years ago Civic League offers prizes The Tourist Club Civic Improvement League has offered prizes to be awarded July 20, and all entries must be made on or before July 15. The following is a list of prizes: Front lawns, first place, $2.50; second place, $2; Back yards, first place, $2.50; second place $1.50. Prizes will be give in each of the city's wards...

By Gail Agee Track Reporter Good friends, good company and good racing Saturday, along with the Southern Midget Racing Series and fireworks. It was a great night for all attending. The Southern Midget Racing Series came from Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, Oklahoma, Missouri and New Zealand to race at Nevada Speedway Saturday night. ...