Stories from Sunday, January 11, 2004

Lydia Genora Driskell, 89, El Dorado Springs, Mo., died Jan. 8, 2004, at Moore-Few Care Center. Lydia was born May 25, 1917, in Cedar County, Mo., to Charles Thomas and Nancy Angeline (Jones) Cox. On Dec. 22, 1950, she married Herman Edgar Driskell and he preceded her in death on Jan. 11, 1966...

Hi neighbors. We've started the new year out by sending another rover to Mars. Scientists keep hoping there will be life discovered there; or water or at least some indication water was once there. I think if they want to prove there is water or life on Mars, they should just put out a coffee pot with coffee in it and wait for a Martian to show up with the water. Any intelligent Martian would appreciate a good cup of coffee...

100 Years Ago -- January 11, 1904 A change in the meat markets in Nevada took place this morning, Dr. Will Ewing purchasing the J.K. Hill Market on the north side of the Square. Mr. Ewing is a well-known young businessman and will no doubt make a success of his new enterprise...

They're back and better than ever. Eagle Days at the Schell-Osage Conservation Area near Schell City are scheduled for Jan. 24 for the public with the day before set aside for local school children. Conservation agent Lana Wilson is excited about the event, especially the activities planned for local school children...

New lights at the crosswalk located just west of College Street will soon make crossing Austin Boulevard safer for pedestrians, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced Friday. Planning for the project has been on-going for a year between MoDOT and Cottey and the project is scheduled to begin sometime this week...

Firefighters use the jaws of life to free a Lamar man from his vehicle after he suffered injuries in a traffic accident Friday afternoon about 3 p.m., on U.S. Highway 71 about one mile north of Sheldon. Jack Brous, 81, Lamar, Mo., was driving southbound in the right lane of traffic in a white Chevrolet pickup truck pulling a small trailer. ...

On Friday area soybean producers gathered at the Vernon County Fairgrounds to take part in a conference, "What the future holds for soybeans," to inform themselves about ways to make crops yield more and receive some information on making long-range plans...

BRONAUGH, Mo. -- In a battle of state-ranked Class 1 teams, Bronaugh had no answer for Golden City's second-half onslaught. The No. 6-ranked Wildcats suffered their first defeat of the season in a 57-36 loss to No. 5 Golden City on Friday. Combating matchup problems throughout with Golden City's superior height and depth, the Wildcats were competitive in the first half. Bronaugh (9-1) trailed by only two at halftime, 23-21...

As hunting seasons run down or out, a question I get asked often is, where do fishermen fish this time of year? For many Missouri anglers the fishing season keeps going along with the new year. A lot of fishermen hit the power plant lakes, while others hit the four trout parks for catch-and-release trout fishing, or fish for trout at Taneycomo and still others search for bass and crappie in one of the big impoundments...