Stories from Saturday, August 30, 2014

Barbara Jeanne Askins Copeland, 80, Nevada, Mo., passed away Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Barbara was born March 12, 1934, in Cuba, Mo., to Mary and Frank Askins. She is survived by her sister Patricia Watson (Ed) of Cuba, Mo. Barbara is preceded in death by her sister, Donna Avery. They spent their childhood in Cuba, Mo., where their mother owned and operated B&M Café...

In honor of National Dog Day, this is a story about a boy and his dog, or more accurately a family and their dog. Unfortunately, we lost our dog recently as she succumbed to a quick but deadly illness called HGE, in which she seemed normal Friday, became ill Saturday, and left us Sunday morning...

Hi neighbors. It is the last weekend of August and we bid goodbye to the last full month of summer. Where did it go? Not that there still aren't lots of things to work on and play with, and hopefully cooler weather in which to do the outside work and play...

George Washington said, "to be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace." With the trials and dangers that Washington and the rest of our founding fathers faced in their day, this was an extremely important philosophy. I think that this idea has the same importance today as it did back then, but I also think we can put that type of thinking to more than just the idea of war...

The Nevada City Council will be considering bids for the purchase of new water meters to replace units that are 26 years old during its meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the council chambers in the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash. According to the request from Shawn Mittendorf, Alliance Water Resources local manager, as the meters age they lose accuracy, usually metering less water usage than is actually used...

Nevada Daily Mail The Seeds of Faith community garden surpassed its goal of reaching 10,000 pounds of produce harvested by the end of summer. "It's been very well appreciated and well utilized," Rachel Hansen, of Healthy Nevada, said. "It's been a very wonderful summer; we've had a lot of visitors in the garden. We have certainly enjoyed ourselves."...

Nevada Daily Mail The University of Missouri Extension appears to be unique among the states, R. Bowen Loftin, who has been the chancellor at MU since Feb. 1, said during a visit to Nevada last week. He said that while growing up in rural Texas they would see a county agent, but there were no elected Extension Councils in each county. This design gives the program a bottom up impetus, with considerable local input into what is important, instead of everything coming from the top...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School girls' golf team placed fourth Friday at the Nevada Lady Tigers Invitational Tournament. The 18 hole, eight-team tournament, took place at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course in Nevada. The course is a par 72, which breaks down to a par 36 on the front and back nines...

Nevada Daily Mail In a game that was delayed 75 minutes due to lightning, the Nevada Tigers received a rude welcoming in their first West Central Conference football game, losing on the road Friday night to the Kansas City Center Yellowjackets, 33-14...

In their season-opener, the Nevada Tigers varsity volleyball team defeated Harrisonville at home Thursday night, needing only two sets (25-8 and 25-21). The NHS freshmen team prevailed against Harrisonville in two sets, 25-19 and 25-21. And the junior varsity team also won in two sets, 25-21 and 25-9...

It's that time of the year when grasshoppers invade our area, and that's not all bad. I remember when my neighbor thought it was very funny as I casted a grasshopper I had just picked up into a pond. When a big bluegill followed the hopper and hit it, the neighbor saw things differently...