Stories from Thursday, September 27, 2007

At a cross country event in Iola on Sept. 20, Nevada took fourth place, with a total of 118. Chanute had first place with 61; Pittsburg took second with 109; Girard took third with 115, Iola was fifth at 119. A total of 19 schools participated in the meet...

The Nevada Middle School seventh grade volleyball teams are taking a winning record into their final regular season game, scheduled for today at Neosho. The A team's record is at 12-2-1, and the B team is at 7-2.

"If we can't break ground on something in the next three months I want a bank statement to show people who want to know where that park sales tax is going," Jim Novak, parks board member said Wednesday evening before the board voted 5-0 to recommend to the city council that they should start working with Jim Adams, Adams & Associates, again to develop a master parks plan that would include a baseball complex at Twin Lakes...

The family of Caleb Yurk expend a lot of effort on his grave in Welborn Cemetery. Caleb was 18 when he died last year and his parents keep the grave pristine. They visit every night and replace flowers regularly. The night of Sept. 18, as always, they left the grave in good condition. Tuesday morning when they visited the grave they discovered vandals had desecrated it. The discovery has the entire family upset...

The Nevada Regional Medical Center Foundation will host the Mardi Gras Masquerade Gala on Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Nevada Fraternal Order of Eagles. Proceeds will be used to support the programs and services of NRMC. The Gala will start at 6 p.m. with a social hour, cocktails and appetizers. The Cottey College Jazz Combo will set the mood with contemporary jazz favorites. Guests will enjoy New Orleans inspired cuisine at 7 p.m. followed by the "Gerry Kelly Comedy Hypnosis Show."...

The National Park Service at Fort Scott National Historic Site will host Frontier Days on Sept. 29-30, featuring programs about American Indian culture and history from Indian removal to the Civil War. Family, religion, heritage, the earth -- all of these things are important to Native American culture. ...

"Growth is coming...slow and steady growth," said Cottey College president Dr. Judy Rogers, as she addressed a crowd of business and community leaders at a breakfast held at the college on Wednesday. This year's enrollment was 322, up a bit from last year's first day enrollment figure of 316 and creeping ever closer to the college's current capacity of 350. ...

I have almost become used to using a restroom washbasin where the water starts without my turning a faucet and where the stool takes care of it's own problems without my assistance. But some of the "advances" I encountered on a trip last week continue to amaze me...

Here are excerpts from recent editorials in Missouri newspapers: Sept. 24 St. Joseph News-Press, on Insure Missouri: Gov. Matt Blunt unveiled recently Insure Missouri, his new plan for extending health insurance to as many as 200,000 uninsured Missourians...