Stories from Friday, August 11, 2006

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail In a twist of fate turning the tables on candidates once again, Vernon County election workers finished their canvas of the Aug. 8 primary, and Lynn M. Ewing III has retained his office by a razor-thin two-vote margin, overturning earlier results that projected challenger Jeff Feuquay as the winner by one vote...

It's a sure sign that school will begin soon -- band camp is under way. Students from Nevada R-5 school district's band camp are hard at work, and school starts on Aug. 17. Above, Ashley Fahle practices Thursday afternoon during the annual camp.

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Patrons of the Nevada R-5 School District will pay the same tax rate as last year. The board met Wednesday evening in the board room of Nevada High School, and a public hearing was held to set the tax rate for the district. Superintendent Craig Noah explained the overall rate would stay the same as the prior year but the amounts collected for the three funds would be allocated differently...

Nevada Daily Mail After some discussion, the Nevada R-5 Board of Education voted to approve an agreement with the city of Nevada to fully fund a school resource officer Wednesday night, but the board had some reservations about the qualifications of the officer...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Standing in front of MFA Producers Grain in Nevada, State Representative Barney Fisher told the group there to hear him speak that re-electing U.S. Senator Jim Talent is important for Missouri and its farmers. "It's important to send the right people to the right place at the right time to the right place," Fisher said, adding that, "Missourians need Jim Talent back in Washington to continue fighting on behalf of our farmers."...

Nevada Daily Mail Summer classes were completed July 28 at the Nevada Campus of Crowder College. Admission and enrollment for the fall semester continues through the first week of classes. Fall classes start on Aug. 21, and will run through Dec. 15. Nevada Campus Director Donna Thomas reports the number of students enrolled for fall is up substantially, as is the number of credit hours being taken...

Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will hold a public session, 7-9 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the Mindenmines City Hall, located at 613 Main St., Mindenmines. The department will explain the permitting process for landfills during the session. Representatives from the department's Solid Waste Management Program, Division of Geology and Land Survey, and Southwest Regional Office will be available to answer questions...

By Colette Lefebvre Nevada Daily Mail A Monmouth Junction, N.J.-based company is seeking to begin a panic and anxiety program in Nevada. The company, known as Panic Relief, Inc., is currently seeking program participants for the "Overcoming fears, Anxiety, Agoraphobia, Achieving Control, Positive Self Image and Constructive Thinking Program."...

Andrew and Katherine Meredith, Nevada, Mo., announce the birth of their daughter, Aaliyah Paige Gean Meredith, on July 4, 2006, at 3:40 p.m., at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and measured 20 inches. Paternal grandparents are Gilda Simpson of Kansas City, Mo., and the late Andrew Lee King Simpson, Topeka, Kan...

Travis and Jennifer Westphal are proud to announce the birth of their son, Grady Lynn Westphal. Grady was born July 19, 2006, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. He weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 20 inches. Paternal grandparents are David and Mary Kay Westphal, Seminole, Okla...

Joyce Bendure, 67, of Wichita, Kan., formerly of Nevada, died Aug. 8, 2006, in Wichita, following a lengthy illness. Joyce was born April 19, 1939, in Nevada, Mo., to Clyde and Glade Williams. Joyce was reared in Nevada, and lived here for many years. She attended school in Bronaugh, Mo...

As a young man my family lived on a farm on DD Highway north of Sheldon. The pipeline from the old pump station ran right through our farm on its way to Sedalia. Each afternoon just like clockwork, an airplane would fly at almost treetop level over our farm looking for leaks. ...

100 years ago Son alleged to have shot father Barton County has another shooting affair that is causing the county officers much trouble to unravel and which is very similar to the shooting affair that happened in that county about two years ago. A well-to-do farmer of that county was shot from ambush a few days ago and although not mortally wounded he came very near of being killed instantly. ...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- A player on this year's Nevada Griffons team had his car vandalized early the morning of July 23, and he believes race may have been the motivating factor. Kenny Price, an outfielder for the Griffons from Northeast Texas Community College, was one of three black players on Nevada's roster...