Stories from Wednesday, October 25, 2006

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Bronaugh students learned some valuable lessons at school Friday morning, outside of the classroom. Marty and Brenda Hahne were in the gym entertaining the students during the character education assembly while at the same time passing on some important information...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail U.S. Senator Jim Talent visited Nevada Monday, as he traveled through southwest Missouri. Talent focused on his accomplishments, including his co-sponsorship of a bill to move pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in the manufacture of methamphetamine, behind pharmacy counters...

Nevada Daily Mail Drought has had a great impact on the area, and rainfall continues to be below normal for this area, causing harm to crops and other hardships for producers. But some area farmers who suffered certain losses due to persistent drought in the area may be eligible for special loans under a program from the Farm Service Agency, according to a press release...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail I.M.P.A.C.T. Nevada is looking for a new tourism coordinator to replace Charlene Winfiel, who resigned in September to be a full-time grandmother. Kathi Wysong, Nevada-Vernon County Chamber of Commerce executive director, told the members of the tourism committee that they plan to have the city's human resources director coordinate the hunt...

Special to the Daily Mail COLUMBIA, Mo. --Halloween is always a time to take extra safety precautions -- including behind the wheel. While the number one cause of injuries on Halloween night is accidental falls from tripping over hems of costumes, steps or curbs, four times more children are killed that night each year in pedestrian-automobile accidents than any other night of the year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Joe Fahnestock Sr. and Natalie Leeper, Nevada, and Joe Jr. are proud to announce the birth of their brother and son, Ethan Scott Fahnestock. Ethan was born at 2:10 a.m., Oct. 18, 2006, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

Clinton and Robin Williams, Merriam, Kan., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Jacey Malane Williams. Jacey was born at 8:33 a.m., Oct. 2, 2006, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam. She weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and measured 19 inches...

Zack and Laurie Long, Pittsburg, Kan., and Laikyn, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Kaden Zackery Long. Kaden was born at 12:46 p.m., Sept. 20, 2006, at Mt. Carmel Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces, and measured 19.5 inches...

John Walter Compton, 85, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, Mo., following a brief illness. He was born Aug. 21, 1921, in Vernon County, Mo., to Bonnie Phillip Compton and Tillie Augusta Montie Compton. He married Beverly Sue Long on Sept. 8, 1946, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Forum coordinators urge citizens to vote Dear Editor: The "Insight & Issues 2006" committee would like to express our thanks to the many local citizens who helped with the Soroptimist/Chamber of Commerce Voter Forum Oct. 19. We had a wonderful turnout at the Fox Playhouse and apparently there were even more folks at home who had their ears pressed to the radio, just like the good ole days. ...

While walking to or from school, among the things enjoyed was eating persimmons and wild grapes. Of course, the times a persimmon was eaten before it had ripened left a bitter taste in the mouth. A favorite subject of readers is related to childhood experiences while growing up on the farm. Coming in second relates to information about diabetes. This column is not about the experience of childhood; except for bringing back some of the memories...

100 years ago The court house corner-stone Contractors Beagles & Dye are pushing the work on the new court house, and when the corner-stone ceremonies are held on next Tuesday the building will be so far advanced in construction that the people will be able to form a definite idea as to how the building will look when completed. The stone walls will be almost up to the first story...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School boys cross country team placed third and the girls were fifth at the Bolivar Invitational Tuesday. Nevada had 83 points in the boys' competition, finishing behind Springfield Catholic (23) and Clinton (57). The same two schools finished atop the girls' varsity run, with Catholic at 31 points and Clinton at 44. Nevada had 122 points...

Nevada Daily Mail The Cottey Comet volleyball team ended a four-match losing streak Monday with a win over Labette County Community College in Parsons, Kan. The Comets won 30-14, 30-19, 25-30, 30-19. "I was glad to get a win, whether it was on the road or at home," Cottey head coach Marla Kannady said in a press release...