Stories from Wednesday, July 6, 2005

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Nevada's population is expected to grow over the next 20 years and the city's sewage treatment plant needs to be replaced to meet the needs of a significantly larger town, as well as to meet new state and federal sewage treatment requirements...

About 1:45 p.m., Tuesday, July 5, the Deerfield Fire Department was summoned to the Cogswell Ford Bridge, commonly known as the Witch's Bridge, by a call that the bridge was on fire. Firefighers on the scene said it appeared that fireworks may have been to blame for the fire, and had probably smoldered all night long. ...

By Martha Sander Special to the Daily Mail "The cold, icy rain pelts the outside window. The fear swallows the darkness. The pounding of the heart is louder than the silence. The crystal clear tears become blood red as they run down the cheek. The screaming words echo within the soul. The pain vibrates against the walls. This isn't what I expected when I heard the words, 'I love you.'"...

By Rusty Murry Nevada Daily Mail A get-acquainted social was held at Greenfield's Harvest House Restaurant 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, for the eight princess and eight queen candidates competing for this year's youth fair royalty titles. A light meal was served and the young ladies got a chance to chat briefly with one another before the group got down to the serious business of trying to become a royal representative of the Vernon County Youth Fair...

Steve and Rachel Koehn, Rich Hill, and Amanda Jayne, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Natalie Jill Koehn. Natalie was born at 11 a.m., on July 1, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and measured 19.5 inches. Paternal grandparents are Frank and Marlene Koehn. Maternal grandparents are Joe and Martha Unruh...

Daryl and Shelli Koehn, Rich Hill, and Tyler, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Lindsey Nicole Koehn. Lindsey was born at 12:35 p.m., July 4, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 9 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 22 inches. Paternal grandparents are Franklin and Marlene Koehn, Rich Hill. Maternal grandparents are Clayton and Judy Nichols, Copeland, Kan...

Robert Cornell and Natalie Miller, Sheldon, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Taygan Lantis Cornell. Taygan was born at 9:47 a.m., on June 3, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 20 inches. Paternal grandparents are Artie and James Cornell, Moundville. Maternal grandparents are Don and Marcia Miller, Blue Springs, Mo. Maternal great-grandparent is Patricia Kinne, Sedalia, Mo...

In May, I was talking to Neil Gerken and he was telling me that he and other volunteers had been working to improve the cattle barn at the fairgrounds. This was the first time that I had heard that improvements were being made to the barn, although it was in needed. He suggested that I to go to see the improvements...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Griffons continued their struggles against upper-echelon teams in the Jayhawk League Tuesday, falling to the El Dorado (Kan.) Broncos 3-2. The Griffons had key baserunning miscues and failed to capitalize at the plate with runners on base as they dropped their fifth-place league record to 8-14 (20-16 overall)...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Neptunes and Lamar Tiger Sharks squared off in a dual at Walton Aquatic Center June 29. The Neptunes had 18 first-place finishes in the meet. In the boys 8-and-under, 100-yard medley relay, Dalton Eador, Myles Coffer, Jesse Claypool and Andrew Messick finished second...

By Doug Tucker AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals used their best at-bat in about six weeks to break out of their offensive funk. After fouling off several pitches, David DeJesus grounded a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a two-run single in the second inning for a four-run lead Tuesday night, an offensive bonanza for a team that had scored in only one of its previous 38 innings...

**100 years ago: Esau Foland hurt Esau Foland, a well known young farmer, who resides a few miles north of Nevada, was nearly killed on the M.K. & T. tracks at the crossing just north of the city. Just how the accident occurred is not known but it is thought Foland was struck by a train while he was walking up the track or that he sat down to rest and probably fell asleep and did not hear the approaching train...