Stories from Thursday, September 7, 2006

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Friday is the start of the Schell City Fall Festival, a two-day event that begins at 6:30 p.m., with an opening ceremony welcome by Mayor Dale Haddix, who will present the Citizen of the Year award, the Lawn of the Year award and introduce Grand Marshals Earl Ijams and Inez Revis...

By Colette Lefebvre Nevada Daily Mail Twenty-one Vernon Countians met on the Vernon County courthouse steps on Wednesday afternoon, to meet and greet Missouri Senator Chris Koster, who visited Nevada to support the campaign of Republican senate candidate Jim Talent. Koster, arrived and proceeded to greet everyone present. Prairie Pride, Inc., representatives presented him with a hat, which he displayed...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Ron, McMillan, Garden City, set up camp in the pocket park across Ash Street from the Community Center as Hagaoda, a Kiowa storyteller. Dressed in authentic garb, Hagaoda regaled the audience with stories explaining the lifestyle of the Kiowa...

Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY -- The Missouri Department of Transportation has easy-to-find online answers for Missouri's new booster seat law. Parents and drivers who transport children can visit MoDOT's Web site at www.modot.org/boosterseats to learn more about the law and what it means to them...

Mary Elizabeth Evans, age 71, Lamar, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006, at Barton County Memorial Hospital, Lamar. Mary was born in Vernon County on Oct. 31, 1934, to Charles and Emma (Archer) Cochran. She worked as a waitress before retiring. Barton County Eagles were proud to have Mary as a charter member. She was also a former member of the Nevada Eagles...

Ruth Butcher, of Nevada, Mo., was born Nov. 28, 1932, in Grand Island, Neb., the daughter of Jess and Dora Metheny. She passed away on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006, at KU Medical Center. She was united in marriage to Leo Butcher on Dec. 24, 1956, in Clarks, Neb., and he preceded her in death in April 1988...

Have you ever noticed how life has a way of taking the wind out of your sails just when you think you are sailing along great? If something didn't come along once in a while to knock us down to size, we would probably all be insufferable very quickly...

100 years ago R.L. Carter was not guilty A little misunderstanding often results in serious damage. A misunderstanding of train orders has caused great damage and musunderstanding of words has often caused serious trouble to individuals, not alone in loss of material things but that which is more one's good name...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Cottey Comets overcame an equipment malfunction and a poor start to upend the four-year school Stephens College in Columbia Tuesday, 21-30, 30-9, 30-22, 30-9. The Comets had to borrow uniforms from the home team after mistakenly leaving theirs in Nevada, but rebounded from a choppy first game to dominate...

By Gail Agee Track Reporter Season championship feature races rained out from Aug. 26 were run at the beginning of the evening, with trophy presentation following those races. The 2006 Track Champions are: Late Model -- Jack Simmons, Erie, Kan.; Modified -- Kevin Morrow, Nevada; Street Stock -- Denny Chrisenbery, Bronaugh; Factory Stock -- Shawn Hendren, Nevada; and Mini Stock -- Matt Rose, Liberal. ...