Stories from Wednesday, July 20, 2005

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council will hold a special meeting on July 26 to discuss the city's liquor laws and consider updating the current ordinances, which date to the 1940s as well as changing the way the number of package liquor licenses available is determined...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Relay for Life is ready to run once again Friday, July 29. The American Cancer Society's annual event, part of the Society's cancer awareness and fund-raising campaign, has been part of the Vernon County calendar for 11 years...

A diver performs a topsy-turvy feat from the diving board at the (Izaac) Walton Family Aquatic Center Tuesday afternoon. Many patrons visited the facility on Tuesday, with temperatures in the mid-90s.

William Jay Cooper died on Sunday, July 17, 2005. Services were held at Evergreen Memorial Chapel today, July 20, at 10:30 a.m., with Rod Hillhouse officiating. Taped musical selections were "Amazing Grace," "American Farmer" and "Yellow Rose of Texas." Pallbearers were Angie Pettibon, J.R. ...

Gastric bypass should be covered by insurance Dear editor: There are thousands of Missourians that are morbidly obese and need gastric bypass surgery to literally save their lives and yet most insurance companies will not cover this procedure. It seems like insurance companies would rather continue to pay for medicine and treatment for all the complications that morbidly obese people have such as; type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, cholesterol problems, back and joint pain, asthma and other complications, than pay for the cure. ...

My life trail crossed the path of Donald (Donnie) Evans a few times. I remember Donnie vividly during those times and dedicate these words to the memory of a man who stood tall. I know the last few years have not been kind for him. But I would like readers to know that I could trust him with my life and why...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Making his first start of the season, Nevada Griffons pitcher Matt Foust allowed only one hit to the top team in the Jayhawk League, as the Griffons beat the El Dorado Broncos 2-0 at Lyons Stadium Tuesday. Foust (1-0) threw a complete game shutout, needing only 100 pitches in nine innings of work, walking four and striking out six...

The Nevada Tigers 8-and-under girls softball team finished second recently in a youth softball tournament in Lamar. The team is: (front, from left) Shayna Meisenheimer, Ryleigh Galimberto, Madison Hedges, Madison Johnson and Madeline Culbertson. (middle row) Crystal Miller, Carly Greer, Rilie Good, Morgan McNeley and Carston Warner. (back row) Coach Robin Miller and Coach Mark Hedges...

The Nevada Heat, a group of age 13-14 boys from Nevada and Girard, Kan., just returned from the USSSA World Series in Lenexa, Kan., after coming in fourth out of 46 teams from seven states. This group of young athletes qualified to go to the tournament in early July and is coached by Justin "Boomer" Foster and assisted by Joey Johnson, Kenny Lile and Jodie Ghumm...

Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. -- University of Missouri football coaches and players attended the funeral of Aaron O'Neal, 19, in his hometown of St. Louis on Monday. A day later, they were back at work, quietly resuming the summer drills that were suspended indefinitely after O'Neal's July 12 collapse on Faurot Field...

**100 years ago: Drill hole casing completed The big drill hole was cased Friday afternoon at a depth of 1,235 feet. The casing was completed at 4:15 in the afternoon, and by 6 o'clock the workmen had the water baled down to a depth of 600 feet. At that time two strands of the sand cable broke, and further work was suspended, pending the arrival of a new cable. It is expected that the new cable will arrive here today from Coffeyville, and work will be resumed Monday morning...