Stories from Friday, February 20, 2004

By Justin Baldwin Nevada Daily Mail It all started with an innocent dinner invitation from his brother Dave and ended up a night that Vernon County resident Ed Garwood will never forget. Unknown to Garwood, his friends and family had conspired with the Missouri State Highway patrolmen of Zone 8 to surprise him with the Honorary Trooper award...

By Nancy Malcom Nevada Daily Mail Wednesday afternoon the eighth grade girls, members of the Personal, Interesting, New, Knowledge Ladies met with high school girls representing all four grades. Speaking as a panel, the high school students explained the challenges the younger students can expect to face as members of the freshman class...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Monte Curtis told the airport board Thursday night that he would like to make some improvements to his hanger at the Nevada Municipal Airport. His hanger currently only has a concrete floor in the center of the building and he would like to put concrete in the rest of the hanger...

Nick Wright/Daily Mail Clear skies and temperatures nearing 70 degrees tempted many to head outdoors to take advantage of the fair weather. Marion Keener went fishing for crappie at Katy-Allen Lake on Thursday. He reported one bite but was unable to land any fish. He expects the fishing to improve in the next few weeks...

Sister Mary Hildegarde Heiss, 100, of Independence, Mo., died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004. She was born on March 6, 1903, in Wurtemberg, Germany, to Martin and Maria (Marquart) Heiss. She was a member of the Sisters of Saint Francis of the Holy Eucharist. ...

100 Years Ago -- February 20, 1904 The Nevada Business Men's Club held a splendid meeting last night. The attendance was larger than usual and much interest was manifested. W.F. Norman, one of Nevada's most enterprising young businessmen was elected president of the club to replace A.B. ...

By Larry Lewis Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Middle School Tigers and Joplin Memorial scrapped to the finish in the third-place game of the seventh-grade Tri-County Conference Tournament on Thursday. Nevada was on the losing end of a 36-34 nailbiter...

Nevada Daily Mail AMORET, Mo. -- Kayla O'Rear knocked down three straight treys to get the Hume Lady Hornets off to a fast start in a 45-31 win over Miami on Thursday. Hume (15-6) took a 27-10 lead into the locker room at halftime against its district opponent...

According to a news story released by the Associated Press and published in the Wednesday, Jan. 28 edition of the Nevada Daily Mail, Missouri State Rep. Brian Baker apparently places same-sex marriage on the same level as murder. " 'We legislate morality here all the time,' Baker responded. 'We define morality all the time.'...