Stories from Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Nevada Daily Mail August 7 is election day and the only local item on the ballot will be the approval of $9.8 million in sewer revenue bonds to upgrade Nevada's waste water treatment plant and sanitary sewers. Over the next two weeks, the Nevada Daily Mail will try to answer as many questions as possible about this issue and to keep a running list of questions and answers on the newspaper's Website: www.nevadadailymail.com...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail A poll of Nevada Daily Mail readers recently conducted on the newspaper's Web site, www.nevadadailymail.com, asks: Do you think that ethanol will drive up the price of food at the grocery stores? Respondents to the survey, which is unscientific and relied on responses from the general public, cast 127 votes. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Missouri Humanities Council has awarded a grant of $16,108 to Cass County Historical Society in support of the Missouri-Kansas Border War Network project for "Virtual Tours, Podcasts and Web sites." The grant will fund the development of an interactive Web site with podcasts and virtual tours to share the stories of life on the Missouri/Kansas border in the years 1854 to 1870. ...

The 2007 Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Circus, produced by George Cardin Circus International, will present two shows on Wednesday, July 25, at the Vernon County fairgrounds. Shows are slated for 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., with tickets on sale one hour before show times at the fairgrounds box office. Tickets are $15 for adults, and $11 for children age 12 and younger. A coupon for a free child's pass with a paid adult admission can be found in the Nevada Daily Mail...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In continuation of its long-standing policy, taxpayers of Jackson County (Missouri) will receive the first opportunity to purchase single-game tickets for Kansas City Chiefs home games for the upcoming 2007 season. The two-day sale began Monday and ends today...

Nevada Daily Mail HAYS, Kan. -- The Nevada Griffons' postseason hopes took a hard hit over the weekend as they lost three of four to the host Hays Larks on Saturday and Sunday After splitting a doubleheader with Hays on Friday, winning 10-3 in the second game after falling 3-0 in the opener, the Griffons won the opener on Saturday, 5-2, before losing the nightcap, 2-1. They were swept on Sunday, 4-2 and 2-1...

Jesse and Becky Taylor, Nevada, and Hailey, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Calen Wesley Taylor. Calen was born at 12:56 p.m., July 10, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, Mo. He weighed 7 pounds and measured 20.5 inches...

John and Maggie Chadd, Milo, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son, John William Chadd IV. John was born at 7:54 p.m., July 17, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 20 inches. Paternal grandparents are John and Toni Chadd, Milo. Paternal great-grandparents are John Chadd, Milo, and Norma Short, El Dorado Springs. Paternal great-great-grandparent is Jerry Fanning, Nevada...