Stories from Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Wilbur C. "Speedy" Bruegger, at 86, of Nevada, passed away on Oct. 14, 2007, in Joplin, Mo. Wilbur was born on Aug. 17, 1921, to Edwin John and Mattie Bell Keys Bruegger and reared in Bushton, Kan. He lived in Farmington, N.M., for 38 years; Hutchinson, Kan., for 4 years and had lived in Nevada, since 2003...

Valetta, Jason and Dominic Cannon, of Sheldon, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Ashley Fay Cannon. Ashley was born at 1:13 a.m., Oct. 16, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

Raymond Donald Santaw, 84, of Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007, following a lengthy illness. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 18, at Moore Cemetery, Nevada. Friends may call now until 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Lady Tiger Heather Klingaman competed in the Class 1, MSHSAA Girl's State Golf Championships on Monday and Tuesday. She finished her first round on Monday with a 95, in a tie for 40th place. She finished her second round on Tuesday afternoon with a 99, for a two-day total of 194. This put her tied for 46th place...

The Nevada Elks Lodge will hold a local "Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest" on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Osage Prairie YMCA gym. Sign-in and registration begins at noon. This event is open to boys and girls between 8 and 13 years old as of April 1, 2008...

"I feel this issue has to do with personality, not money," councilman Mike Hutchens, said before the Nevada City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday night to not amend the parks construction budget to allow the park board to continue work on the planning phase of the parks sales tax projects...

Jason Hallam, Nevada, is in a Joplin hospital "fighting for his life" family members said, after Hallam was struck by a vehicle in an incident at Elmwood Estates at about 9 p.m., Tuesday. Details released by police are sketchy so far, but Nevada police said that officers had responded to a report of an assault with a motor vehicle, and that two people were taken into custody in connection with the incident...

The candidate filing period for the 2008 city council election got off to a fast start on Tuesday, with three people throwing their hats in the ring for the two, three-year seats that are up for election in April. Joyce Wilson, 1608 W. Maple St., Rick David, 1114 S. Clay St. and incumbent councilman Tim Wells, 904 W. Hunter St. all filled out their paperwork seeking office as Nevada City Council members...

The Nevada TeleCenter is offering two writing workshops this fall with instructor Sharon Jeffus, author of more than 20 books. "Introduction to Writing a Book," an introductory course for those who haven't written before will be held on Nov. 19 and 20. It will include choosing a title, writing a preface or introduction, developing a table of contents, questions to ask when writing a book, writing the draft and other tips to complete your book...

Last night, Nevada City Council dug in their heels once again on parks improvements by refusing to allow planning for the community center voters said they wanted when they overwhelmingly approved a half-cent parks sales tax in 2005. The Nevada City Council needs to take the shackles off of the parks board and approve amending the 2007 city budget so the parks board can get back to work those projects...