Stories from Thursday, August 14, 2014

In the novel "Centennial," James Michener uses the character of an Arapaho Indian woman named Blue Leaf, to show the unique method the American Plains Indians practiced, for the end of life. It is so different from our culture and values, but it is far from being uncivilized...

I fondly remember two old women who spent their later days listening in to the party line phone calls. When we received a telegram that was phoned out to our home from the Nevada Western Union Office telling us when and where we were to meet our father who was traveling as part of his job, we often didn't get all the details straight...

By Rebecca French Smith Missouri Farm Bureau It always seems like summer is over too quickly. I spend much of the winter and spring longing for warmer days. Once summer is here though, it's gone. But right now, we have one last hurrah before school starts, the days start turning cooler and harvest begins -- the Missouri State Fair...

The Nevada Neptunes competed in the Siloam Springs Tri-State B Championships July 26-27 at Hubb White Pool at John Brown University. The two-day event featured 12 Tri-state teams (Nevada included), and an associate team from Lebanon. Some 351 swimmers included 25 from Nevada, led by head coach Karen Claypool...