Stories from Friday, October 27, 2006

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail A proposal to change the way the Vernon County Ambulance District is funded stirred unexpected controversy during the forum Citizens for a Fair Ambulance Tax conducted Thursday night in the Nevada community center. The controversy pivoted around an ad placed in the Nevada News placed by Don Adams, which stated it was paid for by "Citizens to Save the Future, Cecil McKenzie, Treasurer."...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The Maranatha Christian Fellowship, 300 South Spring, is participating in a National Day of Healing, a non-denominational event proposed by Hunter Ministries, Kingwood, Texas. The event will take place Saturday, Oct. 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m...

Arica Ebersold, driving a red Ford pickup, tried to avoid a car that pulled out in front of her onto Austin Boulevard Thursday afternoon. Ebersold swerved to avoid hitting the car and the pickup jumped the curb and smashed into the MJ's Coffee Rush building. ...

By Nancy Malcom Nevada Daily Mail In 2001, October was designated as "Family History Month" by the U.S. Senate in recognition of the growing popularity of genealogy research across the nation. At that time it was estimated that more than 80 million Americans were actively researching their ancestors...

Nevada Daily Mail Daylight-saving time officially ends at 2 a.m., the last Sunday in October, when Missourians will set their clocks back one hour. Firefighters say it's also a good time to check batteries in smoke alarms, to ensure the devices will work if needed...

Nevada Daily Mail The Student Government Association at Cottey College is trick-or-treating for Moss House, a local shelter for victims of domestic violence, on Tuesday, Oct. 31. Cottey students will be going door-to-door to request food items. All items donated will be given to Moss House...

Deep concern about Amendment 2 Dear Editor: I have read it -- the whole Amendment 2 with Definitions. It is disconcerting that I cannot read the items in the constitution this would change, but what I can read is enough to make me shudder. First of all, "somatic cell nuclear transfer" is cloning and the amendment would simply make it illegal to implant a cloned blastocyst into a human uterus. ...

The Nevada Lady Tiger softball team had its awards banquet earlier this week. Afton Baldwin (left) won the Most Valuable Player award and was also named to the All-Southwest Conference and all-district second teams. Jessica Long (center) was named Best Offensive Player. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Youth Basketball Association will be sponsoring a basketball program for boys in grades 3-6. The six-week program will begin Saturday, Nov. 4, and will continue for the following five Saturdays. The program will be held at Wynn Gymnasium, and will cost $12 per player...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Youth Basketball Association will be sponsoring a basketball program for boys in grades 3-6. The six-week program will begin Saturday, Nov. 4, and will continue for the following five Saturdays. The program will be held at Wynn Gymnasium, and will cost $12 per player...

Left: Chuck Rutledge receives a pin from Nevada USBC president Jeff Duey for bowling a perfect game, 300. Rutledge rolled the all-strike game on Aug. 31. Right: Jim Olsen receives a plaque from Duey for bowling 11 strikes in a row, finishing with a 290 on Sept. 14...