Stories from Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Randall Bailey, age 50, of Walker, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007 in his home. Graveside memorial services were held at 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 3, at Green Lawn Cemetery, in Schell City, with pastor Mark Stetler officiating.

The Rich Hill Tigers girls varsity team was defeated 39 - 29 and the boys varsity eking out a win 39 - 37 against the Montrose Blue Jays. The Rich Hill girls stayed down the entire first half leaving the score 10 - 26 at half-time, but rallied in the second half to bring the score within 3 points in the fourth quarter. "We played hard," said varsity coach Joe Boyles, "we made some shots in the second half that we missed in the first."...

Before finalizing your holiday travel plans, consider this recent real-life news story: "Workers at a chain of budget hotels are being given advice on how to deal with naked sleepwalkers." In some cases, according to the Travelodge study, nude sleepwalkers "wandered all over the building" and even "walked into the reception area asking for a newspaper or saying they wanted to check out." This offers the savvy traveler some important information: 1) The old custom of asking for a non-nude-sleepwalking floor is useless. ...

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Nov. 27 The Buffalo (N.Y.) News, on stem cells: ... The good news is that two groups of scientists have found a means of turning normal human skin cells into the medicinal gold mine of stem cells, and they did so apparently following the 14th century philosopher William of Occam's rule of the simplest path being the best...

Stories of good will Dear editor: 'Tis the season for wonderful stories, and just after Thanksgiving one of these wonderful stories emerged to brighten the 2007 holiday season. Hopefully it will also change the minds and hearts of a lot of people who do not like immigrants carting to our country...

The city of Fort Scott has entered into an agreement to sell its wastewater to a biodiesel refining plant in Missouri. The Fort Scott City Commission at its last meeting, Nov. 20, approved the agreement between the city and Prairie Pride Inc., a combination soybean oil extraction and biodiesel refining facility in the Eve area, near Deerfield, Mo...

Steven Jacob's son has been involved in the Nevada FFA program for about three years; and each year, the FFA members design a new T-shirt with a slogan for the program. The practice has been well-received over the years, but this year a top 10 list printed on the back of the shirts raised eyebrows and ire among some school patrons, who questioned whether the shirts were appropriate or not. ...

The Nevada City Council will be holding a public hearing and considering the first reading of the 2008 Nevada city budget during tonight's regular meeting, to be held at 7 o'clock, in the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash St. The council will also hold a public hearing and consider Resolution No. 1212, approving the city's participation in the Missouri Department of Transportation's taxi coupon program...

Nevada Daily Mail Thanks to local schools and residents, it has only taken about two weeks to collect more than 800 Christmas cards, which are to be sent overseas for troops stationed in Iraq. The idea was sparked to be in conjunction with the Nevada Daily Mail's parade float, titled, "Hearts Come Home for Christmas."...