Stories from Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Now that a record firearm deer season has ended, many hunters, including Jim Nelson, Independence, are spending their hunting hours in a duck blind. Nelson is one of those duck hunters that follows the birds from north to south in the state. He opened the 2006 season near Grand Pass where thousands of ducks had migrated and the numbers of birds in the area was, and still is, high...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail "We're proud of Moundville, and we'd like it to stay a place to be proud of," Moundville Mayor Lyman Bott said. "Well, except for one or two, and that's the problem." The Village of Moundville has several ordinances on the books regarding property maintenance and recently had to take one recalcitrant homeowner to court because of the slovenly condition of her property...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The heavy snow the area experienced caused more than traffic problems, many buildings around the area were experiencing heavy loads of snow causing problems. The Landmark Skate Center, 1401 N. Osage, was one. The roof collapsed under the weight of the deep snow...

Nevada Daily Mail The Board of Directors of Moore-Few Care Center and Nevada Regional Medical Center will hold a special meeting tonight, beginning at 5:30, in the NRMC's Medical Arts Building's third floor classroom, 800 S. Ash, Nevada. The board plans to discuss items relating to bond refunding. This meeting will be open to the public...

Roger and Debbie Huggins, Sheldon, and Jade and Amber are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Morgan Lynn Huggins. Morgan was born Dec. 1, 2006, at Freeman hospital, Joplin. She weighed 6 pounds, 9.7 ounces, and measured 19.25 inches...

Dan and RaeAnn Cannefax, Springfield, Mo., and Benjamin, Claire and Claudia are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Audrey Judith Cannefax. Audrey was born at 7:02 p.m., Nov. 2, 2006, at St. John's Health System, Springfield. She weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 20.5 inches...

Christine Schnedler, 84, Nevada, formerly of Lamar, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada. She was born Oct. 27, 1922, in Dade County, Mo., to William and Cora (Odor) Price. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Konantz-Warden Funeral Home Chapel, Lamar. Burial will be in Corry Cemetery, Dadeville, Mo...

Tracy L. Pitts, 51, of rural Nevada, Mo., died Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, in Nevada. He was born Nov. 11, 1955, in Nevada, to Alfred Leon Pitts and Betty Jean Garrett Pitts. He was married July 23, 1977, in Nevada, to Nancy Thomas and she survives of the home...

100 years ago The post office building The fact that the Treasury department has asked for an appropriation of $10,000 to be used for the Nevada post office building is evidence that the department expects to begin work on the public building this spring. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The 60th annual Carthage Invitational boys basketball tournament was postponed again Saturday, as the effects from Thursday's snow storm were still being felt. With temperatures still below freezing and many roads still icy, the tournament organizers postponed Saturday's schedule of games with new tentative dates now Dec. 21-22...

Nevada Daily Mail The Hume Hornets beat Appleton City on the road Monday, 57-51, their third consecutive victory to start the season. Wyatt Hale scored 24 points, and Cameron Hinton added 12 as the Hornets overcame a 34-31 deficit going into the final period...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail With six wrestlers in the finals of the Steve Leslie Invitational Saturday, the Nevada Tigers knew they had a good chance to win the tournament. When five of the six pulled through with individual championships, the title was theirs...