Stories from Thursday, May 10, 2007

Frank E. McGee, 59, Rich Hill, Mo., died May 9, 2007, at his home in Rich Hill. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 11, at 2 p.m., at the Heuser Funeral Home with burial and military rites in the Green Lawn Cemetery, Rich Hill. The family will receive friends today from 7-8 p.m., at the funeral home...

Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Claspill, Willard, Mo., and Emma are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Olivia Faye Claspill. Olivia was born at 8:24 a.m., April 8, 2007, at St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield. She weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 20.5 inches...

In response to an overwhelming number of requests to let my readers know what has happened in our goosey world, I will give the 2007 version of "Goose, Goose, Duck." I hope she will appreciate it. A pair of geese staked out our pond early in the season and drove away any pretenders to the nest for a month or so before the goose took up daily residence. ...

Comparing today's national political scene with that of the not-so-distant past, one can't help being struck by the contrast in the behavior of the "opposition" party. Sixty years ago, the Republican-controlled Congress, led by Robert Taft and Arthur Vandenburg, consistently supported the foreign policy of the Democratic administrations of Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. Differ as the parties might on domestic policy, in foreign affairs America spoke with one voice...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- Looking to end a 13-year drought, Nevada track coach Robert Watts thinks the Lady Tigers could be the favorites for the district title this Saturday -- he just won't say so. "They've got a good shot," he said. "They're going to finish high."...

n Hard copies are still the best way to preserve information for the future, experts say. By Crystal D. Hancock Nevada Daily Mail "I think people love to have a book in front of them. Technology is great, but you cannot replace the hard copies," said Nevada Public Library Director Susan McBeth...

By Steve Reed Special to the Daily Mail With the arrival of His Serene Highness Prince Radu of Hohenzollern-Veringen (Romania) as the honored speaker at Cottey College's 123rd Commencement, we felt it was important to share a little information about this country and Prince Radu. ...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Federal funding the Nevada R-5 School district had been receiving for the Safe and Drug-Free Schools program a has been discontinued, but during a meeting Wednesday night, Nevada R-5 Board of Education voted to absorb the cost of the program and to continue the program using district funds...

Nevada Daily Mail In a meeting set for 5:15 this evening, at the City/County Community Center, 200 N. Ash, Nevada, the animal control board plans to discuss the need for an additional building at the animal shelter, adoption fees, requirements to be met before animals are adopted, the micro-chipping of animals, ordinances prohibiting animals running-at-large and financial penalties for violations of those ordinances...