Stories from Tuesday, September 9, 2003

The anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon is coming up and local officials have plans to commemorate the event with several ceremonies around town. The Nevada Fire Department will start the day off with a flagpole ceremony at 8:58 a.m. ...

Nevada resident David Jackson, like all of the nation, has memories of the attacks on the World Trade Center. His, however, are more personal -- Jackson spent two weeks in New York in the aftermath of the attacks helping victims, their families and workers deal with the disaster. ...

After reviewing the Agriculture Department's farm loan and subsidy program, a commission appointed by Congress stated that loopholes should be closed that allow excessive collections and the ceiling of $360,000 should be lowered. The Associated Press reported that the $360,000 collection ceiling on individual farmers was set by the 2002 Farm Bill. ...

Donations are requested for the Habitat for Humanity basement sale at the United Methodist Church Sept. 12 and 13. Items can be delivered to the church basement from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., or during the evenings on September 10 and 11. Volunteers with Habitat are preparing for the building of their seventh house in the 1100 block of North Adams. Funds raised from the basement sale Friday, Sept. 12, from 8 to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon, will be used for the project...

The Calvary Christian girls volleyball team lost a heartbreaker to Plaza Heights at the Nevada YMCA on Friday. After capturing the first two games of the best-of-five series, 25-13 and 25-11, the Lady Eagles (1-2) failed to close out the match in a hard-fought third game. ...

SHELDON, Mo. -- The Vernon County 4-H Shooting Sports team held its final tuneup before Saturday's state championships at Columbia, Mo. "The kids have worked hard this year and we're sure they'll do well," said Deon Cox, owner-operator of the Sheldon Trap Club. ...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Nevada ran away from the field in the nine-hole Uniontown Invitational at Fort Scott Country Club on Friday. The Lady Tigers golf team posted a 231 score, 38 shots better than its nearest competitor Anderson County at 269. "Our team scores continue to drop," said Nevada coach Kelly Gray, "from 241 on Tuesday, to 236 on Wednesday to 231 today." Yates Center was third at 270, followed by Marmaton Valley (272), Uniontown (274) and Girard (277). ...

The 2003 Nevada High School Football/Alumni Golf Tournament was held at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course on Saturday. The ninth annual tourney raised over $3800, with proceeds going to the NHS football equipment fund. "We appreciate all the golfers, hole sponsors and businesses that helped support the tournament," said Nevada High School athletics director Kevin McKinley, "and made it an outstanding success for the players and coaches of Nevada High School." A full field of 36 four-person teams participated in the scramble format. ...

100 Years Ago -- September 9, 1903 The action of the railroads in refusing after January 1 to issue passes to stockmen, have put the latter thought to thinking. Several Vernon County stockmen met at the County Clerk's office Tuesday and while discussing the railroads action, one proposed that all the stockmen enter into an agreement not to ship any stock over the railroads but to organize a system of stations along the road and drive their cattle through the country to market. ...