Stories from Tuesday, October 31, 2006

By Colette Lefebvre-Davis Nevada Daily Mail A rainy day in Nevada did not deter Terry Ramsey, director of the Bushwhacker museum, and her visiting assessors from making the rounds. Ramsey had been taking the two women around the community, speaking with various institutions that support the museum, in order to get the community's perspective. ...

By Colette Lefebvre-Davis Nevada Daily Mail The origins of Halloween have been distorted in recent years, prompted by each unique entity's agenda. Halloween, originated by way of the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in what is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and France, celebrated their new year on Nov. ...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Regional Medical Center started as Nevada City Hospital back in 1937. There have been a lot of changes in the way care is delivered since then and a lot of changes in the way the information a hospital uses is stored, retrieved and managed. ...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail When an experienced Scottish Rite Mason has performed exceptionally well he may be granted an honor that stands him out from the crowd, he is invited to join the Knights Commander of the Court of Honor. Usually such investitures are held in the facilities of the Orient (the statewide body of Scottish Rite Masonry is called the Orient, the regional or city bodies are called Valleys) in which the honorees live...

Jesse Ray Cartwright, 83, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, Oct. 30, 2006, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada following a lengthy illness. He was born Oct. 2, 1923, in Vernon County, Mo., to William Webster Cartwright and Laura Louise Turner Cartwright. He married Dorothy Agnes Kathryn Thorburn on Nov. 27, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kan. She preceded him in death on Nov. 7, 2001...

Rachelle Jenniene Robinson, 34, Warrensburg, Mo., passed away Friday, Oct. 27, 2006, at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born June 9, 1972, in Kansas City, Kan., to William T. Ross and Donna Sue Koehn Ross. She was married July 3, 1992, in Lamar, Mo., to Jeffrey A. Robinson and he survives of the home...

Martin Oliver "M.O." Couch, 77, Bronaugh, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006, at his home in Bronaugh following a brief illness. He was born Feb. 1, 1929, in Bronaugh, to Clyde Vernon Couch and Nellore Ann Packer Couch. He married Pauline Boatright on May 25, 1947, in Bronaugh, and she survives...

Caleb Owen Yurk, 18, Nevada, Mo., passed away Friday, Oct. 27, 2006, at St. John's hospital in Kansas City, Kan. He was born Feb. 18, 1988, in Nevada, to Owen Willis Yurk and Sheila Elaine Dirks Yurk. Caleb was a lifelong resident of Nevada. He attended Nevada schools. Caleb was currently employed by Aramark Foods Service at the Nevada Habilitation Center. He was loved by all his family and friends...

Vote "No" on Amendment 2 Dear Editor, It's very important to get out and vote on Nov. 7. I would like to let you know why I will be voting "No!" on Amendment 2, the Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative, which purports to ban human cloning when, in fact, it guarantees human cloning. ...

Only one of the consuls (two yearly elected leaders of the Senate), could introduce new laws. They would introduce these laws to the Roman Senate, and then ask for a "Division." That word division was their way of voting on the new law. Once the consul had asked for a division of the Senate, the Senators actually divided physically on one of two sides, for or against...

Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- Nevada cross country ace Trevor Hinkle finished seventh in the district meet held at Marmaduke Park Saturday, qualifying for the state meet for the second consecutive year. Hinkle, a junior, finished the 5,000 meter course in a time of 17 minutes, 30.30 seconds, well behind the winning time of 16:40.29 set by Harrisonville's Maksim Korolev...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- If Sunday's football game at Arrowhead Stadium were posed in Jeopardy format, it would go something like this: Answer -- this football team dominated the field to the tune of twice as many first downs, more than twice the total yards and almost 80 offensive plays, yet still almost lost...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo -- The regular season came to a close for the Cottey Comets Monday as they lost in three games to the Northeast Oklahoma A&M Lady Norsemen 30-20, 30-28, 30-22. "I think we played really nervous in the first game," Cottey head coach Marla Kannady said...