Stories from Tuesday, August 15, 2006

The next two days will bring welcome relief from temperatures that have hovered in the upper 90s, frequently topping 100 degrees during recent weeks. Today and tomorrow, temperatures are expected to top out at around 90 degrees; but the respite is indeed brief -- temperatures are expected to rise to about 95 on Thursday and 99 on Friday, before storms forecast for Saturday cool the area slightly again...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail It's an emotional time, going back to school. Getting out for the summer is great; and everyone looks forward to it, with all the fun things to do and all the places to go. But as summer starts to come to a close, thoughts turn to classrooms and lessons again. Teachers, just like students, face that first day of school with anticipation...

Nevada Daily Mail School starts in Nevada Aug. 17, and in several districts throughout the state this week. That means school buses and school children will be on the move once again -- walking, biking, and driving to school. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reminding Missouri citizens that it is critical for drivers to be alert, especially near school zones, playgrounds, and bicycle paths. ...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail People love their pets and a local couple is hoping to use that to help a local pet rescue group, Vernon County People for Pets, by using their talents to help people enjoy their pets more. John and Tanya Jones have a business that normally serves architects and advertisers as customers, but for this, anyone can use their services...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will be looking at the city's finances during tonight's meeting, when they consider amending the city's 2006 budget to bring it up to date and account for changes brought about by the recent restructuring of the city government. They will also be holding the city's annual tax rate hearing...

Mary Katherine Holmes, 90, Nevada, Mo., died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born March 12, 1916, in Nevada, to Joseph A. "Babe" Sullivan and Glenn Stukesberry Sullivan. Katherine grew up in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School. She lived nearly all her life here. Katherine was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and B.P.O.E. Does...

Margery B. (Rinehart) Pryor, 83, of Praire Village, Kan., formerly of Higginsville, Mo., passed away Friday, Aug. 11, 2006, at Arbors Woods of Overland Park. Margery was born July 13, 1923, in Vernon County, Mo., to Loren and Faye (Cline) Rinehart. She retired as a clerk with the Internal Revenue Services after 18 years of service. She was a member of the Women's Club of Odessa, Mo., and the Battlefield Piecemakers Quilt Guild of Lexington, Mo...

The Rev. John Edward Yocum II, age 70, of Higginsville, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006, at New Haven Nursing Center, Odessa, Mo. John was born in Atchison, Kan., on Oct. 26, 1935, the son of Harley Allen Yocum and Lula Frances (Bradley) Yocum. He married Marilyn Sue Norris on July 11, 1959...

Once or twice ere the hit July 23 program by our native-born musicologist, I found myself referring to "Marsha Ann," and with blank looks being asked, "Who?" Last time I'd really looked (listened, rather), she was "Marsha Ann" for true. What else to be expected of one whose mother was always "EdnaFlorence" (never just one or the other) when she wasn't merely "Sister," sib of best friend Salem Wilson? What had happened indeed? Marsha Ann, I could only speculate darkly, had strayed off into the trackless Massachusetts marshes and there been robbed of (or, knowing not what she did, cast off) her distinctive linguistic birthright, the "binary" (two-part) name.. ...

On not taking action Dear editor: This letter is to all persons who were standing outside of a local restaurant on Wednesday, Aug. 9, at around 1:30 in the afternoon. I want to thank all of you upstanding and caring citizens and non-citizens who stood there and watched as two unknown persons assaulted my granddaughter. They were a man and woman with California tags on their silver sporty-looking car. I am hoping that I can return the favor sometime...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Clip, clop, clip, clop, the sound of footprints pounding the pavement fill the air early each morning before most people get out of bed. They navigate the main streets and side roads of Nevada, trying to get in shape for the upcoming season...