Stories from Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Tisha Bailey, Desmond Foster, and Liya Bailey are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Nylo Ray Foster. Nylo was born at 1:14 p.m., Oct. 24, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

Helen Louise Aichele, age 74, wife of Fred L. Aichele, entered into eternal rest at 3:58 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007, at Hilton Head Regional Medical Center, on Hilton Head Island, in South Carolina. She was born in Sheldon on June 9, 1933, to James and Frances Danley. ...

Nevada and Vernon County are known for being friendly. Many visiting our community have expressed this as their experience of visiting the area. In addition there are many citizens who do good deeds. There are many who go beyond the call of duty -- doing extra things for customers or guests to the community. It is these people who help to make this community the great community it is. These are the people who are deserving of a special pat on the back, a special recognition...

Dear editor: While the U.S. Mint has done a great job with the new President coins, I believe we need to go farther, and revamp our entire coinage and currency. I also believe that to promote our history and heritage, we need to issue more sets of dollar coins in the future. ...

A Stockton jury took just 20 minutes to find Lyndon Eberhard not guilty in a case from May 2006 in which he was charged with attempted kidnapping, a class B felony. Eberhard was charged after the wife of a Nevada police officer claimed Eberhard had picked up her son, who had wandered a few feet away from her, and began walking away with him in the Nevada Wal-Mart store...

The primary focus of the newly re-appointed customer service task force of the Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce is to catch people in the act â€" catch them in the act of friendly service, that is. "The recent increase of visitors to our town has prompted many in retail, recreation, and hospitality fields to be challenged," observes Kathi Wysong, director of the chamber. ...

An e-mail circulating about methamphetamine that resembles a form of small pieces of candy contains some inaccurate information, according to a message on the phone of Special Agent Todd Coleman, the alleged author of the e-mail. One of the variants of the e-mail circulating has as the subject "Halloween Warning for Parents."...

The holiday shopping season begins in Nevada on Friday and Saturday, when many Nevada businesses will take part in the annual "Fall and Christmas Open House" event. Local businesses will welcome in the public during special times -- 6-8:30 p.m., Friday; and beginning at 9 a.m., Saturday...

Tuesday night, Nevada High School students performed a preview of their annual Anti-Van variety show, titled, "It's the Great Squash Chuck," for fellow students and parents. Directed by Richard Daut, the show boasted everything from solo vocalists and guitarists to the Nevada Tiger Pride Marching Band filling the entire stage and all the aisles of the auditorium. ...

Your winter heating bill can be an unpleasant surprise, as well as a major strain on the household budget. The costs of monthly utilities are often second only to the mortgage or rent payment. Now is the time to evaluate your home for the coming winter and make any needed repairs or improvements, says Marsha Alexander, University of Missouri Extension housing and environmental design specialist...

Cottey College's basketball team will be extremely young this season, with seven freshmen on its nine-player roster, but that doesn't damper fourth-year coach Dave Ketterman's spirit for the upcoming season. "I'm optimistic, but with seven freshmen there is the unknown (element)," Ketterman said. "They have to learn to play together."...

JOPLIN -- Paije Gibbs tossed in 11 points as Nevada Middle School's eighth grade A team hammered host Joplin North 42-9 Monday. Cassidy Lowery had five points as Nevada B coasted to a 17-2 victory in a two-quarter contest. Each Nevada eighth-grade team has a 2-1 record...

MIAMI, Okla. -- In a match with regional tournament seeding implications, Cottey College dropped a four-game match with host Northeast Oklahoma-A&M Community College on Monday night. Northeast Oklahoma, which posted a 27-30, 30-22, 30-23, 31-29 comeback victory, earned the third-place seed for the tournament and Cottey received the fourth-place seed...

The team of Mike Bush and Scott Witt of El Dorado Springs carded a 63 to take first place in Championship Flight at the Halloween Classic Golf Tournament at Frank E. Peters Golf Course on Saturday. Tyler Judd and Joe Swearingen of Nevada placed second at 64, followed by Kevin Borland and Joe Borland (69). Nevada's Bill Hardin and Joe Hardin placed fourth, also with a round of 69...