Stories from Thursday, February 26, 2004

We live on a crushed rock road about one and a half miles from the highway. Even though the township maintains it and new gravel is spread on it fairly often, there are definite place where the tires of a car will sink in deeper and even swerve a little from side to side...

100 Years Ago - February 26, 1904 Nevada has much to look forward to the way of improvements and increased business. Among the most important are the paving of Cherry Street, opening of the smelters March 10, possibly a new courthouse, the new post office building, the opening of the Nevada foundry and a new packinghouse. ...

By Larry Lewis OAK GROVE, Mo. -- In the mildest of upsets, the top-seeded Nevada Lady Tigers saw their season come to an abrupt close with a 59-51 defeat by the No. 4-seed Odessa Lady Dawgs on Wednesday. "Mild upset" because both teams entered the Class 4, District 13 Tournament with nearly identical records -- Odessa (17-9), Nevada (16-9). Plus the Lady Tigers indifferent play recently had raised questions as they staggered to a 1-4 mark in their last five games...

The Cottey College Comets final regular-season game ended in a loss to the North Central Missouri College Lady Pirates last Friday. The Comets return trip to Trenton, Mo., home of the Lady Pirates and site of the Region XVI Tournament, had a similar result with an 80-62 defeat...

Nevada Daily Mail DREXEL, Mo. -- The rampaging Hume Lady Hornets won their eighth straight with a 46-33 victory over Drexel on Tuesday. Hume (17-6) is the No. 1 seed in the Class 1, District 12 Tournament which opens at Drexel High School on Monday...

WOMEN'S TOURNEY The Nevada Women's Bowling Association held its Women's City Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 21-22, at the Capri Bowl Family Fun Center. Under the guidance of Liz Leachman, WBA secretary, and a committee of Alana Gayman, Christy Carter and Tammy Diehl, the event marked the return of the tournament after an absence of several years...

By Justin Baldwin For people associated with the cattle business each day that the U.S. stays under international beef quarantine is nerve wracking. On Wednesday afternoon local producers as well as many from around the state gathered, via teleconferencing, to hear BSE expert Dr. Jeff Tyler, a MU professor of veterinary medicine...

By Steve Moyer Nevada resident Franklin Norman has run into an obstacle in his efforts to finish the restoration of the William Stone Monument on the grounds of the Vernon County Courthouse. Norman spearheaded efforts to restore the monument, which honors William Joel Stone, one of Vernon County's most famous sons. ...

By Steve Moyer The winners of the Nevada Middle School Science Fair have been announced and the projects put on display. Projects this year went from "Does Your Medicine Dissolve in Your Body?" to "Which Brand of Fingernail Polish Stays on Best?" One of the most unusual and creative projects was the hovercraft Anthony Clausen and Shawn Zoglmann put together from a step stool and a vacuum cleaner which they demonstrated actually worked at a school assembly...