Stories from Tuesday, July 31, 2007

The death of Amy Meyer, 45, was ruled a suicide by the Greene County Medical Examiner's office according to spokesman Tam Vandeberg. "She had a high level of diphenhydramine (commonly known as Benadryl) and isopropyl alcohol in her system," Vandeberg said. "She died of an overdose. The amount of Benadryl alone was enough to kill her. All the circumstances indicate it is a suicide."...

The Nevada Airport Board has about $399,000 to spend for new hangar and office at the Municipal Airport, unfortunately, no one seems to be able to build this facility for that amount of money. And a lot of other government projects around the state are running into the same problem...

Former nevada resident shares her story in new book. Living with an alcoholic is difficult and trying, so is life after living with an alcoholic. Jesse Barnes knows how hard it can be. She lived that life for many years before divorcing her alcoholic husband. Barnes recently wrote a book about her experiences, "Vodka and Roses." Barnes, whose maiden name is Pinkman, is a graduate of the Nevada High School Class of 1957. The book is published by Jagged Corner Press, Don Carlson publisher...

Cancer survivors complete the survivors walk to kick off the annual Relay for Life activities Friday night on the Nevada square. The annual event raises funds for American Cancer Society research.

The Nevada City Council will be holding a special meeting this afternoon at 5:30 to provide Nevada area residents information on the $9.8 million in sewer bond that the city would like to have approved by voters on Aug. 7. Anyone with questions about the proposed bond issue will be able to pose those questions to Nevada City Manager Bill McGuire and Roger Beach, waste water treatment supervisor during the meeting...

Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez and Tom Glavine all could make history in a matter of hours -- and that would sure be a special night for their sport. Tonight, Bonds could try again to tie Hank Aaron's 755, while A-Rod will chase his 500th home run and Glavine will go for career victory No. 300...

Griffons play tonight at 10 in losers' bracket game after 6-1 loss in opener WICHITA -- The first-round game for the Nevada Griffons at the National Baseball Congress World Series Monday was a forgettable one. The Griffons, making their fourth straight World Series appearance and third in a row for third-year head coach John Hill III, could never get untracked against the Junction City Generals at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bill Walsh, the groundbreaking football coach who won three Super Bowls and perfected the ingenious schemes that became known as the West Coast offense during a Hall of Fame career with the San Francisco 49ers, died at age 75. Walsh died Monday following a long battle with leukemia, according to Stanford University, where he served as coach and athletic director...

BOSTON -- Kevin Garnett is leaving Minnesota after the Boston Celtics agreed to acquire the All-Star forward in a multiplayer trade with the Timberwolves, a Celtics official told The Associated Press on Monday. Among the players who could be headed to Minnesota are forward Al Jefferson, guard Sebastian Telfair, swingman Gerald Green and center Theo Ratliff, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been completed. ...

A Nevada man was killed in a fall inside an ethanol tank under construction in Benson, Minn., on Sunday, July 29, at approximately 2:13 p.m. The Swift County Sheriff's Office was notified by CVEC (Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company) that a construction worker had fallen approximately 60 feet inside of a tank under construction, according to a report from the Swift County Sheriff's Office. ...