Stories from Tuesday, October 12, 2010

The mission for the Nevada Lady Tigers softball team all season long has been to put an end to nine years of frustration that has seen second-year head coach Tammy Holcomb's squad suffer defeat after defeat -- a few in devastating fashion -- and to finally get the monkey off its back and win a district championship. Mission accomplished...

Part 1: The early days

Perceptions. For 17 years, Larry Kirkwood's endeavor, "The Body Image Project," has sought to encourage people throughout the country to re-evaluate their perceptions, to take a fresh look at what's beautiful and what's valued and why. Through art -- nude plaster casts of bodies in all shapes and sizes, without faces and often painted in colors not normally associated with skin colors, like purple -- and through presentations centered around the art, Kirkwood's crusade is to encourage people to realize that the "human form just is. ...

The city of Nevada is looking at the feasibility of hiring Alliance Water Resources, Columbia, Mo., to operate the city's entire public works department, which would include operation of the water treatment and sewer treatment plants, day-to-day maintenance of the water and sewer systems and street maintenance...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. --Black walnut harvesting, for many families in the Ozarks, is an activity that provides quality time and extra spending money. Traditionally, black walnut harvesting has also provided farm families an opportunity to teach young kids that hard work can be rewarded...

Local residents serve up chili, fun for a good cause

Mary Lois Charles, 91, formerly of Kansas City, Mo., died Oct. 11, 2010, at the Medicalodge, Fort Scott, Kan. She was born Jan. 11, 1919, in Metz, Mo., the daughter of Charley Floyd and Grace M. (Saul) Charles. Mary is survived by a sister, Edith Collins, of Fort Scott, Kan.; a brother, Ellis Charles and Jeanne of Parsons, Kan.; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, Floyd Charles...

Donald Lee "Pete" Williams, age 66, a resident of rural Deerfield, died Friday evening at the Nevada Regional Medical Center Emergency Room, following injuries received in a motor vehicle accident near Deerfield. He was born Sept. 4, 1944, in Deerfield, Mo., the son of Orman Virgil and Lula Mae Williams. ...

September 19 Larry L. Burnworth, Glenelder, Kan., speeding 40/30. Patrick L. Decker, Nevada, driving while intoxicated, expired license plate. Jerry A. Link, Phillipsburg, Kan., speeding 60/40. Dreed F. Oniel, Wellsville, Kan., speeding 54/40. Sarah Lou Stutesman, Nevada, failure to maintain lane, failure to signal, seat belt law, driving while intoxicated...

Why is NEVC education not for the children of administrators and teachers? Dear Editor: A review of the 35 teachers and administrators at NEVC shows that only six are registered voters living within the district. The accepted policy of reciprocating school districts is that children of employees can attend without paying out of district tuition. ...

Dear Editor I am writing in response to the letter from Alberta Hays printed in the Sept. 21 Nevada Daily Mail. Mrs. Hays made the statement that you cannot blame the school for not getting a good education. Maybe you can't blame the school, but you could blame the voter who voted against annexation, who may keep you from receiving more and better opportunities at a school less than 20 minutes down the road. ...