Stories from Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Heather Dawn Bright, age 28, of Liberal, passed away Friday morning, Oct. 12, 2007, due to an automobile accident. Heather was born Aug. 2, 1979, in Fort Scott, Kansas to Steve and Wilma (Stevens) Bright. She graduated from Bronaugh High School in 1997 and attended Fort Scott Community College. Heather was currently working on the family farm and had made plans to pursue a business degree at Vatterott College. She attended Main Street Bible Church in Liberal...

Candy, Bobby, and Tyler Thurston, of Richards, announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Kelsi Brooke Thurston. Kelsi was born on Oct. 10, at 1:55 p.m., at Manorah Hospital, in Overland Park, Kan. Maternal grandparents are Jim and Becky Keith...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will take the next step in the construction of the new sewer treatment plant the upgrade of the city's sewer mains Tuesday night, when they consider an emergency ordinance authorizing the issuance of $12 million in combined waterworks and sewerage system revenue bonds...

Brent Daniels has the kind of job lots of people dream of and few achieve. Daniels is a musician who provides music for movies, television shows and video games. Daniels grew up in Minnesota and moved to Los Angeles 10 years ago. Last year Daniels married and moved to southern Oregon...

COLUMBIA, Mo. --University of Missouri Extension is teaming up with the Missouri Department of Agriculture and local soil and water conservation districts to promote best management practices to Amish and Mennonite produce growers in Missouri. MU Extension received nearly $50,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency for the outreach program...

Several events are slated for Saturday, Oct. 20, in El Dorado Springs. Festivities begin at 6:30 a.m., when serving begins at the American Legion pancake and sausage breakfast, at the Legion Post No. 233 at the corner of Broadway and Kirkpatrick. The breakfast will be served through 10:30 a.m...

The deadline to reserve space for this year's On My Own, Inc., Christmas Bazaar Craft show and bake sale is Friday, Oct. 26. This year's event is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 3, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at the City/County Community Center, Nevada. The Christmas Bazaar is open to persons with disabilities who have a talent for crafts or baking. There is no charge for booth space for persons with disabilities. To register, call Chris or Angie at (417) 667-7007...

It was only a half hour before the wedding -- but hey, no problem, because we were at a hotel 10 minutes away and it only takes me five to get dressed. I took my freshly laundered shirt off the hanger and put it on. Uh-oh. The shirt was so tight I couldn't even button the top button. I could just barely button the front buttons. With no time to get another shirt, I was going to a classy wedding looking like a doofus...

Here are excerpts from recent editorials in Missouri newspapers: Oct. 8 The Kansas City Star, on Frances Semler: Frances Semler has waited long enough to make a choice: Pursue her personal interest in the self-anointed, frequently armed border patrols of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps or promote the greater good of Kansas City...

Dear editor: I am writing in response to the Rev. Johannes Brann's letter on Oct. 6. My objective is not to make more political the issue of Cottey College's Pride Alliance rally or even to refute every claim made by the Rev. Brann himself. Instead, my aim is to remind the citizens of Nevada that they have a moral obligation to consider both sides of every issue and, simply, provide the face for that "other side."...

The Cottey Comets defeated Allen County in a five-game matchup on Friday, Oct. 12, in a match that kept everyone guessing as to who would come out on top until the end. In game one, "the Comets came out with such intense motivation and confidence, that it was a pretty easy win for game one. There was communication, teamwork, and just an overall sense of gratitude from my players having another home match to show off to the fans," said head coach Marla Kannady Foreman...