Stories from Tuesday, April 6, 2004

Janet R. Holcomb, 52, Nevada, Mo., passed away Saturday, April 3, 2004, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo., following complications following surgery. She was born on Nov. 23, 1951, in Nevada, Mo., to Dr. Philip H. Curry and Helen R. Scherer Curry...

Martha Frances Edwards Lightfoot McQuaid, 87, Sheldon, Mo., passed away Saturday, April 3, 2004, at her son's home in Sheldon following a length illness. She was born Feb. 28, 1917, in Evening Shade, Ark., to Jeff Edwards and Emily Hucklebee Edwards. She was married to Roy D. McQuaid in Berkley, Mo., and he preceded her in death on Aug. 1, 1971...

By Nick Wright Logan Longobardi, 13 months, hunts easter eggs with help from mom, Tabitha Longobardi, at Marmaduke Park on Saturday afternoon. The Vernon County Drug Court hosted an Easter egg hunt on Saturday at Marmaduke Park, and an estimated 1,500 people showed up for the annual event. ...

By Steve Moyer An early morning disturbance at 825 E. Wooter resulted in an unidentified 40-year-old male suspect's being taken into custody to investigate charges of assault with a deadly weapon, according to a report from the Nevada Police Department...

Author's note: Reader, this effort is to be taken seriously,but also at least half in jest sans malice or Lancor. Nothing is so sacrosanct as not to be mischievously poked fun at. "A perfect evening meeting for 30. Each person as carefully chosen as an instrument in an orchestra. Yet how many of the guests would rather be engaged that evening in a tete-a-tete? Or to leave early for a brothel?"...

Established on April 6, 1987, and sponsored by the NCAA, the National Federation of State High School Association, the National Consortium for Academics and Sports and Northeastern University's Sport in Society, National Student-Athlete Day seeks to recognize high school and collegiate student-athletes for achieving excellence in academics and athletics. ...