Stories from Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Arraignments were held Monday and two men, Bob T. Beisly II, 50, Deerfield and Joe K. McIntire, 53, Nevada, are in jail after Sheriff Ron Peckman, officers from his department, the Nevada Police Department and members of the Southwest Missouri Drug Task Force served warrants Friday at two locations in Nevada and one in Deerfield. An unnamed man was held briefly but was released after a 20-hour investigation...

Laura Lusk had a good day Thursday. She was out doing some chores as bingo chairperson for the Eagles Auxiliary picking up some supplies and dropping them off at the Eagles. While waiting for her daughter, Lusk won $25,000, playing a game of Keno. "I picked up some things for bingo at Wal-Mart and took them to the Eagles," Lusk said. "I was waiting for my daughter and I chose to play 10 numbers and a bullseye so I paid $2 for my ticket."...

Until a few decades ago, quail hunting was arguably the most popular hunting activity in the Midwest. Due to a number of changes in the landscape and in management practices, the population of this once-popular gamebird appears to be on the decline. Conservationists believe quail can make a comeback, but much will depend on the habitat management that take place on private land, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Conservation...

Customers flocked to area gas stations yesterday, after the news broke that Hurricane Katrina had struck the major Gulf ports in Biloxi, Miss., and New Orleans. Analysts and citizens alike were guessing that the natural disaster would mean a dramatic hike in the price of fuel at the pump. Prices at most stations throughout Nevada rose to $2.57 per gallon for regular unleaded yesterday. The rate at many of the same stations, including the one above, hit $2.69 this morning...

Jeremy and Melody Adams, of Carrollton, Texas, and Benjamin, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Henry Joseph Adams. Henry was born July 20, 2005, at 1:01 p.m., at the Medical Center of Plano, Texas. He weighed 7 pounds, 5.5 ounces, and measured 20 inches. ...

Ms. Jennifer Austin, Rich Hill, is proud to announce the birth of her daughter, Shelby D. Austin. Shelby was born at 7:20 p.m., on Aug. 26, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 18 inches.

Lillian "Esther" Ford, 90, Katy, Texas, formerly of Nevada, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005, at her home. She was born May 1, 1915, in Nevada, to Clyde W. Egbert and Grace Frakes Egbert. She was married Alfred W. Ford and he preceded her in death on March 2, 1959...

The Nevada Lady Tigers placed third out of five teams at their 2005 invitational Monday at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course. The Lady Tigers finished nine shots behind Carl Junction, which won the tournament, and six strokes behind Joplin. The tournament was set up with each team having two individuals play 18 holes, and the lowest score of the two counted toward the team score...

Will the real Nevada Lady Tigers please stand up? Not quite one week after putting together a defensive gem that kept them in a scoreless game with McDonald County for 10 innings, the Lady Tigers imploded in the field as they were routed by Neosho Monday, 11-0 in five innings...

"How Likable Are You?" the test asked. It was like an SAT, only with more at stake. I consider myself likable. And I should know. I spend 24 hours a day with myself, and I've come to realize that, good times or bad, I'll always be there for myself. The test asked you to rate yourself from zero to 10 in different behavior categories, with zero being "never" and 10 being "daily."...