Stories from Thursday, February 8, 2007

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail A Namibian doctoral student and recipient of a P.E.O. scholarship was interviewed by a Cottey College student recently in the president's office at Cottey's main hall. Julie Daniels, a second-year journalism student questioned Hikuepi Katjiuongua, known as Epi, on her work...

Nevada Daily Mail Great Plains Energy Inc. and Aquila, both of Kansas City, and Black Hills Corporation, of Rapid City, S.D. announced that they have entered into agreements for two separate transactions. Great Plains Energy, the parent of Kansas City Power & Light, will acquire all the outstanding shares of Aquila and its Missouri-based electric utility assets for cash and shares of Great Plains energy in a $1.7 billion transaction. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The building housing Osage Lodge 303 suffered roof damage during the heavy snows in early December and work has begun to repair the damage, but the lodge needs to come up with the money for the damage the insurance didn't cover. The lodge, at 221 W. Walnut, Nevada, is one of several structures with roofs damaged by the weight of heavy snows on Dec. 1. The roof did not collapse but was left sagging, with some bowing of part of the structure as well...

Nevada Daily Mail Members of Cottey College's Sigma Kappa Delta, the English honor society, are hosting a book drive and sale to raise funds for a trip to the Sigma Kappa Delta convention in Pittsburgh, Pa., in late March. According to Cottey chapter president Becky Mock, those who wish to donate books may drop them off in boxes inside the Blanche Skiff Ross Memorial Library, now through Feb. ...

We have learned a lot about hearts this past year. As we head toward Valentine's Day, there is a lot of emphasis on hearts. But many of the events connected with this special day are far from the events a family experiences when one of their members undergoes heart surgery...

Invariably a new ice storm provokes recollections of those of past years. Just how that of 2007 really rates alongside the truly memorable ones, it's too early yet to tell. But most of those of recent years, with which 2007 has already been compared, aren't even in the running...

In praise of Blunt's health care proposal Dear editor: As a person who often gets frustrated when I see government throwing my taxpayer dollars at a problem without results, I would like to say thank you to Gov. Blunt for his new health care proposal. ...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- Following a simple strategy for success, the Nevada Tigers beat the Carthage Tigers in Southwest Conference play at Wynn Gymnasium Wednesday, 52-38. Employing a menacing 2-3 zone and an opportunistic offense, Nevada sprinted ahead with an 11-0 run in the third period and were in control the rest of the way...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- The Nevada Lady Tigers held off a furious late Carthage rally as they won the Southwest Conference battle at Wynn Gymnasium Wednesday, 56-48. After blowing a 15-point second half lead and allowing Carthage to go up 44-43 with just under three minutes to play in the game, Nevada snapped out of their funk to close the contest with a 13-4 run, notching their second conference win of the season...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers made a statement in their final wrestling tune-up of the season, winning the Diamond Black and Gold Invitational Saturday with 201.5 points. The Tigers had five individual champions as they edged second-place McDonald County, who had 196.5 points...