Stories from Friday, November 26, 2004

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail Rural route addresses will soon be a thing of the past in Vernon County -- the County Commission is currently working on assigning names to all of the roads in Vernon County in early phases of implementing a 911 system...

An accident occurred at about 11 o'clock Wednesday morning at the corner of Cedar and Maple, in Nevada, involving a westbound Chevrolet Astro Van and a northbound Chevrolet Blazer. No other information was available from the Nevada Police Department this morning, due to the Thanksgiving holiday schedule...

By Kelly Wiese Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a man's conviction and death sentence in a 1998 killing in Joplin that prosecutors said was racially motivated. Gary Black, who is white, was sentenced to death after his conviction of first-degree murder in the death of Jason Johnson, a Missouri Southern State College football player who was black...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Calvary Christian School put on its annual Famous Americans Day program Wednesday, Nov. 24. Students dressed as Americans who made history, from early Indians and pilgrims to Harry and Bess Truman. The idea came to Calvary when the present principal, Melody Owens, brought it with her from California. Since then it has become a popular tradition at the school...

Ashli Nicole O'Dell, 17, El Dorado Springs, died Nov. 24, 2004, as the result of a motor vehicle accident. She was born on June 21, 1987, in Kansas City, Mo., to Cindi Shropshire and Greg O'Dell. She was a student at El Dorado Springs High School. She worked at Simone's Drive Inn. She was previously in the high school band, and a past cheerleader. She was active in student council, and had played softball, basketball and t-ball...

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States: Nov. 15 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News, on the 2008 election: OK, the time is long past due for a discussion of the presidential election of 2008. Wouldn't it be something -- interesting, fun, cool, something -- if, next time around, the Republicans put up a candidate who favors abortion rights and the Democrats put somebody who opposes them?...

Response to Goldberger letter Dear editor: Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the letter submitted by Stephen H.Goldberger, MD, and printed in the Nevada Herald Nov. 21. Dr. Goldberger, like so many liberals, seems to be having a very difficult time adjusting to the results of the 2004 Presidential election. ...

100 years ago: Lecture and concert at Cottey College The second historical lecture will be given in the Cottey College auditorium on the evening of Monday, Dec. 5, promptly at 8 o'clock. The subject of the lecture will be "George Fredrick Haendel" and the compositions to be played are by that great master...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail About 50 girls from Nevada, El Dorado Springs, Rich Hill, Adrian and Fort Scott, Kan., are spending their Sunday afternoons in the Nevada High School gym this winter working to improve their volleyball skills with the Nevada Volleyball Club...

Nevada Daily Mail The Cottey Comets beat the University of Saint Mary junior varsity 60-57 Tuesday evening to bring their record to 4-6 for the season. In their home opener on Nov. 5, the Comets beat the Lady Spires 74-54 for their first win of the season...

By Chuck Schoffner Associated Press AMES, Iowa -- He began the season as a serious contender for the Heisman Trophy. He was fast, elusive and had a strong arm -- everything you'd want in a quarterback. So whatever happened to Brad Smith anyway? Smith is having his poorest year at Missouri and his team is faring even worse. ...

By Jaime Aron Associated Press IRVING, Texas -- Drew Henson will have to wait before he's the star of the Dallas Cowboys offense. Right now, the youngster turning heads is rookie running back Julius Jones. Jones burst up the middle for a 33-yard touchdown on Dallas' first drive and was still going strong at the end, scoring again from the 4 midway through the fourth quarter to help the Cowboys beat the Chicago Bears 21-7 Thursday...