Stories from Wednesday, October 20, 2004

n Damage discovered during cleanup delays effort to rebuild after September fire. By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The Century 6 Cinema has been closed since a weekend fire in September damaged the southwest corner of the building. Owner Jim Novak at first estimated the repairs would only take a week or two but delays in getting the structural steel needed has pushed the opening back...

Fifth in a six-part, weekly series examining key issues in the Missouri governor's race. By Marc Powers Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Although Missouri Southern State University in Joplin still has the lowest tuition among the states four-year higher education institutions, its tuition rate has jumped nearly 60 percent since the 2000-'01 term...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Residents of the Sheldon R-8 School District will be asked to decide a bond issue that is on the Nov. 2 ballot. The $200,000 bond issue would provide funds to build a new agricultural education facility. Agricultural education instructor Tyler Garrison proposed the facility and said it would offer many benefits over and above simply adding classroom space...

Nevada Daily Mail An audit of Hume R-8 schools revealed that for the most part, the school's finances and practices are in good order, but the district faces an accounting problem similar to that of many small districts -- there's not enough segregation of duties when it comes to collecting, recording and depositing money taken in by the district...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail In what has become an annual tradition the Nevada Parks and Recreation Department has turned its warehouse at 622 E. Cherry into a haunted house. This year the Warehouse of Terror will be open each night at 6 p.m. from Thursday, Oct. 28 to Sunday Oct. 31. Admission is $4 per person...

Births Kyle Joshua Nelson Ashley Beisley and Josh Nelson, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Kyle Joshua Nelson. Kyle was born at 6:43 p.m., Oct. 13, 2004, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Paternal grandparents are Paula Hamilton, Aurora, Colo., and Glen Nelson, of Colorado. ...

100 years ago: Two testify in Wright divorce suit A large number of Walker residents were here today, summoned as witnesses in the Wright divorce case, but only two, Dr. Lunsford and Jas Hawes, were placed upon the witness stand. Mrs. Rose Wright filed a petition containing sensational charges against her husband, Van Wright, but when the case was called for trial by Judge Timmonds the plaintiff withdrew her petition and the suit was tried before the court on the cross-bid filed by Van Wright...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Tuesday night was Senior Night for the Nevada Tiger volleyball team. And the seniors did not disappoint. With five seniors on the floor for most of the match, the Lady Tigers beat Neosho, 25-20, 17-25 and 25-11. Tuesday's match was the final regular season contest for Nevada, next up is the district tournament in Harrisonville...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Cottey Comets finished their home schedule Tuesday with a hard-fought match against Longview Community College at the Hinkhouse Center. The match went to five games, but the Comets came up just short. Longview won 30-27, 24-30, 30-28, 24-30 and 15-12...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada freshman volleyball team accomplished something most teams only dream about -- a perfect season. The Lady Tigers went through the 2004 campaign without any losses and without any ties, winning all 18 of their matches...

Election includes choice on Amendment 3 Content in a local paper, in my opinion, should be related to local items. Even though he proposed Amendment 3 is a statewide issue, the outcome will effect us in the local area. For the past two years, there has been talk about the upcoming election...