Stories from Friday, September 22, 2006

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada R-5 Board of Education, along with the boards in 39 other Missouri school districts, is breathing easier because of the actions of Senator Jim Talent and U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emmerson, Missouri 8th district...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Two cars and an undisclosed number of cash, car titles and car keys were taken from Yockey Motors Wednesday, Sept. 13. An apparent break in the case came when Kansas City, Kan., police pulled over a vehicle and discovered some of the missing titles in the back; but a miscommunication may have let the lead slip...

Kurtis James "Kurt" Litton, 41, Webb City, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, at his home in Webb City. He was born Oct. 23, 1964, in Gravitt, Ark., to James Edward Litten and Jacqueline Beshore Litten. Kurt grew up in Nevada and was a graduate of Nevada Higb School. He lived and worked in the Joplin area for the past seven years...

Dear editor: The Yard of the Week program was a good time for everyone involved this year! the chamber of commerce, the Nevada Garden Club and the Nevada Daily Mail worked together to make this fun for everyone. The Chamber of Commerce began this program in 2004, asking the garden club to be the judges for the respective nominees. ...

We are being bombarded with news stories about our weight and health here in America. I did not really need to hear or see that on television, I look with despair in the mirror every day as I am sure do many of you. I think I have one insight into this problem, that we could all remedy. We should stop pushing the connivence buttons in our lives...

100 years ago Elmer Bridgman, son of Mr. Baxter who recently purchased the D.I. Thornton residence on north Main street was accidentally killed by his 12-year-old brother at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Elmer was engaged in repairing his bicycle while his brother was holding a target rifle. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers were handed their first varsity volleyball loss outside tournament play Thursday, as they fell at Stockton, 25-21, 25-16. "They were good," Nevada head coach Trudy Fleeman said. "But we didn't play very well."...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers were held to three hits as they lost to Webb City in Southwest Conference play Thursday. The Lady Cardinals won 10-0, getting 12 hits off freshman pitcher Rachel Kennedy. "Webb just has some great hitters," Nevada head coach Brandi Thomsen said in an e-mail...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tiger tennis team all but ended their Southwest Conference title hopes with a 7-2 loss to Carthage on the road Thursday. Nevada got victories from their top two singles players, but it was all downhill from there, as the Lady Tigers were playing shorthanded to begin with...

Modified driver Kevin Morrow (left) this year's track champion in the division, scored another Feature win at Nevada Speedway on Sept. 16. Justin Luther (right), Nevada, was the winner of the annual Ugly Truck Contest. Luther also won last year.