Stories from Thursday, May 22, 2003

Many counties in Missouri have had disaster loans available to help with damage to buildings, fences, livestock, stored crops, supplies on hand, equipment, etc., or for production losses -- to buy feed, seed, fertilizer, livestock or to make payments on real estate or chattel debts. ...

Walton Park Pool is scheduled to open for the season on Saturday, at 1 p.m., weather permitting. Air temperature must be 73 degrees in order to open. Water temperature is also a factor taken into account to prevent unnecessary exposure to the cold water temperature and the concern for hypothermia. ...

What side of the fence are you on? It can make a difference, under new rules recently passed by the Missouri Legislature in the general fence law. However, the law is not the same throughout the state. Vernon County is currently under the rules of the new general fence law, while Bates and Clinton county are under what is called a local option law. ...

At 5 o'clock this evening, the Nevada Area Economic Development Commission will open a perpetual virtual meeting. The virtual meeting will take place on NAEDC's new web site, www.naedc.com, and will allow anyone interested in local economic development to keep up to date. ...

It is a great feeling to have readers call or write to give me extra information or tell me I was mistaken on some of my articles or columns. Of course I prefer the ones that give me extra information or that just call to say they enjoyed a certain piece, but even the ones that dispute my information show that at least someone does read my stuff. ...

100 Years Ago -- May 22, 1903 HARWOOD HAPPENINGS -- Lollar, the rustling grain dealer, has had all the men with teams he could get the past week hauling in hay and corn. George Stevens of Ladue visited his brother, F.M. Stephens, last week. Miss Baulah Herdon is attending Summer School in Nevada. ...