Stories from Thursday, November 15, 2007

Bill and Erin Sullivan, Pittsburg, Kan., have announced the births of their daughters, Alana Jean, Tenley Ann and Ella Lynn Sullivan. The girls were born May 18, 2007, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. Maternal grandparents are Ron and Kathy Snyder, Fort Scott...

Dr. Randy, Christina, and siblings Madison, Donald, and Danielle Booth, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Lillian Ascher Booth. Lillian was born at 1:15 a.m., on Nov. 5, 2007. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

Ronald Murle Pawley, 82, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, at the Medicalodge of Pittsburg South, Pittsburg, Kan, following a lengthy illness. He was born April 6, 1925, in Moundville, Mo., to Jess Pawley and Cora Grooms Pawley. He married Irene Mae Hall on Dec. 16, 1955, in Nevada. She preceded him in death on Nov. 29, 2003...

Wanda Jean Stafford, 83, Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, at Christian Healthcare in Nevada following a brief illness. She was born May 20, 1924, in Weaubleau, Iowa, to Herbert and Marie Smith. She married Gail Stafford on May 9, 1942, in Mexico, Mo., and he preceded her in death on March 13, 1995...

Golfers who could use a boost in their games may just need to get a grip. Literally. A player's swing, along with their ability to putt and chip and all essentials to get the most out of your game. However, if you don't have a good grip on your clubs you might be short-changing yourself...

Every mother and father has asked a child this question at least once a day and probably more often. Grimy hands at the dinner table are frowned upon, and hands used as makeshift handkerchiefs are even worse. The routine question has taken on new meaning these days with the staph bug we hear about invading schools and gyms...

The best way to put a new war in perspective is to compare it to older wars. The conclusion's soon reached that "there's nothing new under the sun." Early on, the Iraq war reminded me of the Mexican War. That war, too, involyed putting into a very foreign country a small but technologically superior army whose real enemy was opposition politicians and peaceniks back home...

The Nevada Daily Mail has teamed up with the Nevada R-5 School District to offer the Crimson and Gray school newspaper once a month in the Friday edition. The first Crimson and Gray will be included in the Nov. 16 edition of the Nevada Daily Mail. Nevada Daily Mail Publisher Julie Righter is excited to be working with the school district, as is Superintendent Craig Noah...

Vernon County Assessor Cherie Roberts said that the office has bee fielding calls recently relating to who pays the real estate property taxes when a home or land is sold. So, in an effort to clear up the confusion, Roberts has compiled information for real estate agents, buyers and sellers explaining the options...

Eighty-six-year-old Richard Staihr, Nevada, is a former U.S. Marine who considers himself fortunate to have both participated in and survived the World War II. Beginning his military career as a map maker in 1940, Staihr used his knowledge to map out the West Coast and provide detailed plans, making it possible to build military defenses. ...

Nevada High School will host its annual Winter Sports Meet the Players Night on Friday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. in Wynn Gymnasium. The boys basketball team and girls basketball team will participate in a practice exhibition for fans after introduction of the chanters, wrestling team, girls swimming team and girls and boys basketball teams are made...

Canada geese eat a lot and anyone who has visited Radio Springs or Walton lakes in recent weeks knows where all that food ends up. While the goose waste creates a hazard to the shoes of people walking around the park, it creates a bigger problem for the lakes and the fish that dwell in those lakes...