Stories from Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Marty Hill and Shawn Hiestand, Milo, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Raiden Oliver Hill. Raiden was born Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 9 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 23 inches. Maternal grandparents are Larry and Marlene Hiestand of Nevada. Maternal great-grandparent is Ruby Cartwright of Larned, Kan...

Robert D. "Bob" Jones, 86, Nevada, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, following a lengthy illness. He was born Dec. 6, 1923, in Cainsville, Mo., to Robert M. Jones and Lula Amanda Baines Jones. He married Betty L. Thomas on July 12, 1947, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Walker has a new business in town. Clayton Garwood has opened a garage in Walker at 202 T. Marvin. He will be doing tractor and implement, minor automotive, hydraulic cylinders and forklift repairs. He will also do tune-ups, brake work, oil changes and tire repair. The business can be contacted at (417) 465-1300 and is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m...

Strong kids, strong families, and strong communities are a large part of what the Osage Prairie YMCA stands for. The YMCA has so many different aspects to offer an individual or family; whether it is swimming, exercising, youth programs or gathering around a table to drink a cup of coffee. In whole we are a large family...

Fall weather often brings the fall tradition of owners buying hay for their horses according to Tim Schnakenberg, agronomy specialist with University of Missouri Extension. What kind of hay should people buy for their horses? First, owners need to realize that there is much more to hay quality than what species of hay it is...

A Bonne Terre man has become the first Missouri Lottery player to win $1 million or more on a Scratchers ticket more than once. Ernest Pullen, 57, won $1 million on a "100 Million Dollar Blockbuster" Scratchers ticket in June. He doubled that prize with his most recent win -- $2 million on a "Mega MONOPOLY™" Scratchers ticket he purchased on Sept. 17...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which protects more than 50 million Americans, and On My Own, Inc., in Nevada, will be celebrating the ADA Anniversary with a community picnic Wednesday, Sept. 29. The picnic is open to the public and offered free of charge at noon at On My Own, Inc., located at 428 E. Highland. Vendors will be available to demonstrate a variety of assistive devices, 10 a.m. -- 2 p.m. Tours of the On My Own Facility will be offered...

It's Homecoming Week at Nevada High School, and spirit days are in full swing as the "Brutalize the Bears" school spirit campaign helps the Tigers prepare to take on the William Chrisman Bears in Friday's game at Logan Field. Because there's no school on Friday, community aspects of the annual event will begin on Thursday. ...

Dear Editor Robert and Barbara Cubbage's editorial in the Nevada Daily Mail, stated "... NEVC supporters fear annexation into the Nevada School System for a variety of reasons." None of the reasons given come close to expressing my fears. Try FEAR of "bigger is better" attitude. We have all experienced that concept in federal/state government. Simply sending NEVC students to a bigger school system does not make it a better solution...

Dear Editor: My name is Jayce Vantellman, and I am a seventh grader at Northeast Vernon County. I like my school a lot, and I would be very mad if my school got closed and I had to go to another school. If I had to go to a bigger school, I would not be able to pay attention as much, because there would be too many distractions. In my little school there are not very many distractions. At a bigger school I probably would not be able to pay attention, and I would probably get bad grades...

Dear Editor: Election Day 2010 falls two days after Halloween, our most scary holiday. This is very appropriate because this is a very scary election. The Republicans have gone from being the party of progressives like Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, William H. ...

Summer is at its end and, hopefully, sales of jumbo sodas will slow down, but I wonder. Is there a trend here? Has the size of our waist line increased proportionately to the growing size of jumbo drinks? I remember in 1980 when 7/11 stores first introduced the 32 ounce Big Gulp. ...