Stories from Saturday, September 4, 2004

Programs focus on early learning and teacher development to keep students' reading skills on track. Special to the Daily Mail Sheldon R-8 schools are embarking on a year of opportunities. The district has received notification that they have received four major grants for the 2004-'05 school year...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail It's almost time for the annual Walker Fun Days, that time when the small community of Walker triples its population, at least for a couple of days, Sept. 17-18. According to Fun Days Committee member Earlene Barnes many of the crowds favorite activities will be back for everyone's enjoyment...

A Dodge Omni, driven by May A. Brake, collided with a tree service truck at Osage and Hickory at 3:30 p.m. yesterday. According to a report from the Nevada Police Department, Brake was listed with evident but not disabling injuries while the driver of the truck, Timothy W. Bogardus, Schell City, and his passenger were uninjured. The truck was southbound on Osage when the accident occurred. Traffic had to be rerouted for some time while emergency crews cleaned up the debris...

By Kelly Wiese Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The state's early voting law merely requires local officials to plan for, not implement, the practice, a judge ruled Wednesday. Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan heard arguments on the lawsuit filed by the city of St. Louis and some Democratic lawmakers last week. They sued Republican Secretary of State Matt Blunt, seeking a court order allowing an early voting period before the Nov. 2 general election...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail When the employees of Orscheln's Farm and Home went to work Wednesday morning, they expected it to be another typical day of prep work for the store's upcoming opening. However, they ended up saving seven tiny lives. Les Chaisson was on break when he walked near one of the trash containers and heard a strange noise. When he looked inside, he saw seven minuscule kittens huddled together in the corner...

Births Sophie Anne Emerson Emily and Tim Emerson, Kansas City, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Sophie Anne Emerson. Sophie was born at 2 p.m., on July 30, 2004, at St. Luke's hospital in Kansas City, Mo. She weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces, and measured 19 inches. Paternal grandparents are Anne and Tim Emerson, Fort Scott, Kan. Maternal grandparents are Margie and Howard Carter, Nevada...

Do you have the time? I am getting my hair cut this afternoon. Last week it was just fine. It stayed where I wanted it to be. It held the wave OK, and I didn't give it a second thought after I first combed it in the morning. Suddenly however it is too long, it flies all over the place, and in spite of frequent combing I look like I just came in from watching a hurricane. I must have taken an extra vitamin pill or something to make this spurt of growth happen so quickly...

The changing panorama Dear editor: The new storage units going up at Hunter and Main are further signs of Nevada's growth in the 21st century. But as I drove by them Sunday afternoon I could not help but think of the memories that flashed into my mind about the business which used to occupy that land, Welty Sale Pavilion...

Spencer Daniels displays his gold medal that was won July 17 at the Missouri Show-Me State Games in wrestling. Daniels also won state titles this summer in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, and was fourth in both at the Southern Plains Regional held in Topeka, Kan...

When you step on the field (or in some cases, the court) often it is predetermined who will win the game. Not because one team is physically better than the other, not because one coach is mentally better than the other and not because of any particular laws of physics...

Taylor Scotten (left) receives his 25-Straight Patch from his father, Troy Scotten. Twenty one participants attended the Vernon County Shooting Sports held at Sheldon Trap Club, Sunday evening. Tyler Greer and Ethan Baldwin tied for the winning position with 49 of 50. ...