Stories from Friday, November 11, 2005

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Almost three years ago the Nevada City Council approved the sale of the Ozark Building to Kansas City developers Robert Allen and Jim Nichols to be turned into a senior apartment complex. Yesterday the city announced that they had finalized the sale of the building to a new developer, Ash Place Historic Developers, for $250,000 and reimbursement of $36,722 for preliminary construction that the city started in 2002 before two lawsuits brought the entire process to a halt for nearly three years.. ...

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail "This community has been super, and it's been a truly rewarding experience," said Nevada R-5 Superintendent Dr. Ted Davis, a short time after the R-5 school district announced his plans to retire, effective July 1. His retirement marks a close to 33 years in education, 11 of them in Nevada...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail A tour of the classroom of teacher Cheryl Mutch, who gave the board an overview of the Virtual Prescriptive Learning class, was the first item the Nevada R-5 Board of Education dealt with Wednesday evening when it met at the middle school library. The class is for students performing below the expected grade level in math and language arts...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Firefighters from departments all across Missouri were in Nevada Thursday for the funeral of retired Fire Chief Lonnie Lentz. It was the second firefighter funeral in southwest Missouri that day. Firefighter Timmy Shane Hardy, an 11-year veteran of the Neosho Fire Department died fighting a fire Monday at Ragland Mills in Neosho...

Jodene Swait, 62, Nevada, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005, at Lee's Summit Hospital, Lee's Summit, Mo., following a long battle with cancer. She was born Aug. 12, 1943, in Kansas City, Mo., to Kenneth K. Ketchum and Setta Nadine Wilhelm Ketchum. She married Jack 0. Swait on Jan. 12, 1987, in Miami, Okla., and he survives of the home...

Roger Michael Abernathy, 53, died Nov. 7, 2005. Services were held at 11 a.m., Nov. 11, at Deepwood Cemetery, Nevada, with Pastor Mike Hutchens officiating. Interment was in Deepwood Cemetery , Nevada, Mo. Arrangements were made by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada...

Lawrence Gregg Harper and Phoebe Marla Sage, Sheldon, and Lawrence Karson Harper are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister Lauren Grace Harper. Grace was born at 5:06 p.m., Nov. 2, 2005, at Freeman Hospital, Joplin, Mo. She weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces, and measured 19.5 inches...

National Farmers Union expressed disappointment today, following the Senate's approval of a $36 billion budget reconciliation package which includes dramatic cuts to major farm programs. NFU said the cuts place a further burden on America's family farmers and ranchers...

Last weekend the Midwest experienced an outbreak of tornadoes that killed more than people. November weather just like in the spring in the midwest can be extreme and violent. If we look back in history we will see many days when such dangerous weather patterns have happened, but one that will forever remain at the top of the list was 94years ago this Friday. ...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Cottey Comets jumped out to a 15-2 lead and never looked back as they pasted the St. Mary junior varsity Thursday, 81-48, at the Hink. Playing in front of the home crowd for the first time were seven freshmen, and they didn't disappoint...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Middle School girls' basketball eighth-grade team won a pair of games recently, but also dropped one. NMS defeated Joplin North on Nov. 3, as the A-team won 31-17 and the B-team won 35-6. The A-team was led by Heather Thomas with 10 points, and Lauren Klinksick scored six...