Stories from Thursday, July 21, 2005

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Despite an investigation from the Missouri Highway Patrol that resulted in a report consisting of four, 3-inch-thick binders, no charges will be filed in the case of the missing $39,000 from Nevada's city hall. Last year, the missing funds came to light after a finance clerk at city hall discovered $513 was missing from a deposit she was working on. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Dangerously high temperatures nearing 100 degrees and heat indexes expected to top 108 degrees are expected in the area, now through Sunday, and the Vernon County Health Department is spreading the word. Health Department officials called attention to the heat advisory in effect from the National Weather Service issued yesterday afternoon, warning citizens across the state -- including those in Vernon, Cedar, Barton, St. ...

By Marc Powers Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- With a friendly legislature, Gov. Matt Blunt wasn't expected to have much need for his veto authority this year. But supporters of the only two bills he used it on were left surprised. Blunt last week vetoed a pair of similar measures related to public reporting requirements for registered lobbyists and operations at the Missouri Ethics Commission, which enforces state lobbying and campaign finance laws...

Two people were injured in a wreck that occurred at Walker Corner -- the intersection of U.S. 54 and State Route C -- at about 4 p.m., Wednesday, when a 2000 Buick driven by Barbara Nikodim, 89, Nevada, pulled in front of a west bound 1992 Mitsubishi driven by Larry Hine, 26, Neosho Falls, Kan. ...

Royal Readers gathered together for the last time Wednesday at the Nevada Public Library to receive their crowns and enjoy refreshments while "Storming the Castle" using marshmallows as ammunition for catapaults. More than 150 children signed up for the summer reading program and the average attendance was 80 for each session. ...

Joey and Jessica Mahana, Nevada, and Kiersten, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Kalan Lane Mahana. Kalan was born at 4:11 p.m., on July 12, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, and measured 20.5 inches. Paternal grandparents are Pam and Jack Baldwin, Nevada. Maternal grandparents are Ron and Lynette Grant, Nevada...

James Howard Rogers, age 73, of El Dorado Springs, was born on Aug. 2, 1931, to Mitchell Rogers and Azel Mae Propes Rogers in Henderson, Texas. He passed away on July 12, 2005, at the Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs. He married Bernadette Green on Aug. 25, 1956, in Washington, D.C...

Sue E. Beeson, age 89, of Sun City, Ariz., died Monday, June 20, 2005, at Boswell Memorial Hospital in Sun City following a lengthy illness. She was born July 1, 1915, in Nevada, to Orel and Edna "Eddy" Eddlemon. She was married to Richard H. Beeson in 1937 who preceded her in death in 1996...

My husband is interested in genealogy. As he is going through records and checking facts on the Internet, he often finds a family crest or coat of arms. These usually have a motto, sometimes in Latin, above a design. I have played around with the thought of what our family's coat of arms might be like if I were to create one...

An English language lover's lot is not a happy one these days. There always were wordwreckers at large, of course; but there're many more of them today thanks to the politically correct fashion of toadying to the fancied sensibilities of some foreigners, whose sensibilities ought rightly to be the least of our linguistic concerns, and who need to be told, in no uncertain terms, our language is strictly our business, none of theirs whatsoever...

By Gail Agee Track Reporter Most racers loved the track Saturday night! It was just tacky enough for good racing and slick enough to give the fans some real excitement. Next week is the Mini Stock special with $200 to win the Feature. We already saw some new cars trying out the track this week and we expect to see more of them next week. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Griffons knocked off the Wichita Twins 5-3 Wednesday, at McCarthy Field in Wichita. Griffons starting pitcher Ryan Jones threw eight strong innings, scattering 11 hits but only giving up three runs with four strikeouts. Jones (2-0) did not walk anybody and he was able to pitch out of trouble all game to keep the Griffons in close...

Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Larry Walker, who was not in the scheduled lineup Wednesday due to a stiff neck, responded to treatment well enough that he was inserted into the order about two hours before a game against the Milwaukee Brewers...

**100 years ago: Good crop prospects reported in Drywood Township John Nunn, of Drywood Township, says wheat is in the shock in his part of the country. It promises a good yield and is of fine quality. The acreage was larger than usual. He has about 20 acres of wheat...