Stories from Tuesday, April 24, 2007

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Nevada and Vernon County residents took advantage of the nice weather Saturday morning to drop off more unwanted items at the Recycling Center than during any previous clean-up day held at the Recycling Center. "This has picked up a lot more interest in the last couple of years," Ron Clow, Nevada director of planning, said Monday afternoon...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail He stands in front of the students seated on the floor. His voice is hesitant but can clearly be heard at the back of the room. "This holds the insulin that goes through this tube and into my body," fifth grader Josh Foley said, holding the insulin pump in his hands. "And this, (holding a small cylindrical object) I use to draw blood to test to see what my blood sugar level is. I have to test four or five times a day."...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Department of Mental Health Director Keith Schafer was in Nevada Friday, bringing employees of the Nevada Habilitation Center some good news about the direction the department is headed. Employees have been concerned for more than a decade about the future of their jobs, ever since the massive downsizing of such facilities the early 1990s...

n Local man takes his chances on long-standing game show. By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Jared Liles, 20, of Nevada, went on spring break to have some fun. He ended up having more fun than he planned on. On Wednesday morning CBS is going to air an episode of "The Price Is Right" on which Liles appeared as a contestant. Liles was in the audience with Chase and Trace Scotten when that famous phrase rang out, "Jared Liles, come on down, you're the next contestant on the Price is Right."...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada police are on the lookout for three missing teens, suspected to be runaways, reported missing at around noon yesterday. The three, 15-year-old Devon Householder, 15-year-old Steven Blansfield and an unidentified 16-year-old male, were last seen at about 8 a.m, yesterday, walking away from Nevada High School. ...

Phillip Andrew McConnaughey, 46, Stotesbury, Mo., passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2007, in Richards, Mo. He was born June 14, 1960, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Arthur Lee McConnaughey and Dorothy Mae Blake McConnaughey. Phillip lived his whole life in the Richards and Stotesbury areas. He graduated ftonn Nevada High School in 1978. Phillip was a loyal hired hand for Bill and Ruby Keith for many years and also worked in the oil field in the Richards area. He was an avid fisherman...

Ralph Michael Collier, 56, Nevada, Mo., passed away Saturday, April 21, 2007, at St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo., following a lengthy illness. He was born July 4, 1950, in Kansas City, Kan., to Ralph Orville Collier and Ruby Pearline Miskell Collier. He married Carol Ann Person on Oct. 12, 1996, in Deerfield, Mo., and she survives of the home...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- Carl Junction jumped out to a 5-0 lead and rode the arm of starter Chris Green as they held off the Nevada Tigers at Lyons Stadium Monday, 6-3. The Bulldogs scored three unearned runs in the top of the first inning off an error by pitcher Cody Thompson to put the Tigers in an early 3-0 hole...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tiger tennis team tied for fourth at the Thomas Jefferson tournament Friday, then lost to Webb City in a dual Monday, 6-3. The Tigers had six points in the tournament Friday, tying with Fort Scott for fourth. Joplin won the event with 23 points, while the hosts took second with 22. Springfield Catholic placed third with 9.5 points...

Nevada Daily Mail Paul Norris, 16, of Fort Scott, Kan., collected a hole in one at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course Saturday. The ace was hit at Hole 18. Norris made the 173-yard shot using a 5-iron. Norris was playing in the Fort Scott Christian Heights School tournament when he hit the shot. The tournament is a fund-raiser that was being held at Frank E. Peters...