Stories from Sunday, May 2, 2004

Hi neighbors. I hope you kept the coffee hot last week. Maybe it was just the power of suggestion, or maybe it was the coldest week of the season. I turned off my heater, you see, and that's why it turned so cold. I thought I would freeze to death when the temps dropped below 50...

Pat Tillman had a career most guys dream of but few ever have. He was a professional football player who was offered a $3.6 million dollar contract to continue playing with the Arizona Cardinals. He turned the contract down, not because he wasn't grateful to the Cardinals or that he demanded more money, but because his gratitude to his country was so much deeper. Instead of playing football with the Cardinals, Tillman chose to play in the really big leagues -- he joined the U.S. Army...

By Scott Moyers Nevada Herald With the sudden healthy influx of manufacturing jobs, Nevada's city officials are banking on a rippling effect that will extend out to other sectors like the retail and housing industries in the very near future. "There are going to be some huge changes," said Nevada City Manager Craig Hubler. "Nevada's been getting a lot of recognition for it. We are doing phenomenally well."...

By Nancy Malcom Nevada Herald Trey O'Connell didn't join the Marines to see the world. He did it to help make the world a better place. He is now serving in central Iraq, west of Baghdad, as a mortarman of the 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines Weapons Co...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Herald It's back to the future with a touch of the past for the Nevada/Vernon County Farmers Market, as organizers have decided to move the event back to the Square. "The square offers a central location and relaxed atmosphere that the market was looking for," said Kathi Wysong, director of the Chamber of Commerce. ...

Two years ago at this time, I was lying on my back at KU Medical Center in the midst of recovery from life-threatening surgery, and if there was anything I needed to buoy my spirits it was good news from the direction of Kauffman Stadium. Ha! They started losing at the onset and never stopped...

The old saying, " Patience is a virtue," holds true for turkey hunters as I was reminded last week. Gettng a late start, I walked past my pond when I heard a gobbler sound off. I looked for a place to set up in a hurry and put out two decoys and waited...

Brian Johnson Nevada Herald Sitting on a five game losing streak, the 7-8 Nevada Tigers desperately needed the 9-0 win against the Fort Scott Tigers. The junior varsity Fort Scott Tigers. "We needed this game bad, real bad," said Nevada head coach Tyson Beshore...