Stories from Thursday, August 7, 2003

Chris Kinicheloe, 37, of Deerfield died Wednesday night from injuries he suffered during a one-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 54 earlier in the evening. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Kinicheloe was heading west, about two miles west of Nevada, when he apparently crossed into the median, then overcorrected, causing the vehicle to overturn several times. ...

Members of the Community Council on the Performing Arts are busy getting the Fox Playhouse ready for its first performance Aug. 14. The Fox isn't finished, the CCPA still lacks funds to finish the job, but members of the board think it's important for the public to see what they've accomplished with the funds raised so far. ...

Poring over the plans for the improvements to Nevada's Walton pool Ray Petty, Americans with Disabilities Act technical assistant with Great Plains ADA and Information Technologies, pointed out that when dealing with disabilities little things mean a lot. ...

The annual Ward-Kraft Charity Golf Tournament was held at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course on Saturday, Aug. 26. A field of 92 golfers participated in the 18-hole, four-person scramble event, which raised $3000 for the Project Caring charity. No one managed to drive home the 2003 Buick Park Avenue automobile, the reward for a hole-in-one on hole No. ...

Anyone who says that cats can't communicate, or even that they can't read, have not lived in our neighborhood. When we retired (?) here 15 years ago, we decided to get a couple of cats since we thought two cats were more fun and demanded less attention than having just one. ...

100 Years Ago -- August 7, 1903 Mayor S.A. Wight when asked by a Mail reporter if he intended to call a special election to vote upon the proposition to issue $60,000 to be used in building a water works plant replies that he favored holding such an election but that he would not call an election to be held on August 12. ...

One of the most touching scenes I've ever witnessed was between my grandfather and grandmother, just a few months before she died. She could barely see. He couldn't hold his hand steady enough to write. When their car didn't start one morning, they had to get the serial number off the old battery. ...