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Grace Hylton Curnutt
(Obituary ~ 11/09/07)
Grace Hylton Curnutt, born in 1907 in Douglas County, died Nov. 6, 2007, at age 100. Her half-century teaching career began in one-room schools. She taught in the first year of kindergarten programs in Mt. Vernon and in Springfield. From 1958 to 1973, she was at Springfield's Bingham Elementary School. ...
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Fixing up the place
(Column ~ 11/09/07)
We replaced the heating and cooling gizmos in our house a few years ago, and in the process we got a fancy thermostat that tells us the temperature inside the house and outside the house as well. I like the new furnace and air conditioner. They keep our house warm when it's cold outside and cool when it's hot outside. But what I like the most is that inside-outside thermometer. With the push of a button I can tell if I need a short-sleeve shirt, a light jacket or a parka when I go out...
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We need Mahlon and Sparky
(Column ~ 11/09/07)
In a couple of weeks, the American Civil War will begin once again. It will start right where it began back in the 1850s along the shared border between Missouri and Kansas. The emotional ferocity of the players and fans is as old as the history of these two states and their respective Universities. When the University of Missouri Football Tigers take the field against their historical rivals the Kansas University Jawhawks in Arrowhead Stadium, the only people missing will be Mahlon and Sparky...
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Duck, Duck, Duck (Outdoors ~ 11/09/07)
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Nevada seventh grade nips Lady Mustangs
(Community Sports ~ 11/09/07)
In a game not decided until the final seconds, Nevada Middle School's A-Team edged visiting McDonald County 24-20 in seventh-grade action Thursday night. Victoria Culbertson scored eight points and Mackenzie Pritchett added six to pace the Lady Tigers...
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Nevada's Ryan Herda heads All-Southwest Conference picks
(High School Sports ~ 11/09/07)
Senior Ryan Herda led a group of six Nevada players named to the 2007 All-Southwest Conference football team. Herda, a senior, was selected co-Defensive Player of the Year in the conference. "Ryan's award as co-Defensive Player of the Year is a lot about Ryan as a player, but probably just as much about Ryan as a person," Nevada head coach Shannon Jolley said. ...
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Parks board discusses project priorities
(Local News ~ 11/09/07)
"Our focus is the golf course, but we're interested in all the parks facilities," John McKinley told the Nevada Parks Board Wednesday night. McKinley told the board that he and David Grubb were there looking for answers to some questions that they hear from people they see everyday who use the park facilities...
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The origins of Veterans Day
(Local News ~ 11/09/07)
s Veterans Day approaches, local veterans service officer Bill Gillette shares information about its origin and history, in the account that follows. In 1921, an unknown World War I American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. This site, on a hillside overlooking the Potomac River and the city of Washington, D.C., became the focal point of reverence for America's veterans...
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Fire department receives safety award (Local News ~ 11/09/07)
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Silver Haired Legislative delegates choose top five priority bills (Local News ~ 11/09/07)
Silver Haired Legislative delegates from all areas of the state met in Jefferson City Oct. 24 -- 26, for their 34th annual legislative session. Delegates debated and voted on 23 separate proposals during a three-day session that took place at the Truman Hotel & Conference Center, as well as the House and Senate Chambers of the Capitol... -
Lamar resolves concerns on proposed O'Sullivan plant redevelopment
(Local News ~ 11/09/07)
Concerns about the city of Lamar's $1.5 million investment relating to the proposed O'Sullivan property sale threatened momentarily to derail the project during a meeting of that city's Board of Aldermen on Tuesday. Alderman John Gilkey moved to table the proposal until some of those concerns were addressed...
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