Stories from Wednesday, July 7, 2004

Anna Benskie (left) and Haley Lewis work together Tuesday morning making craft projects at the Neal Center. Haley is a participant in the Broome's Summer Camp program. Every Tuesday for the next five weeks, 4-to-8-year-old participants in the camp will be spending an hour with their new friends at the senior center doing various activities...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The sale and renovation of the Ozark Building is once again on indefinite hold. Tuesday night, the Nevada City Council, voted unanimously to table indefinitely the second reading of an amended purchase agreement that would have sold the Ozark Building and its surrounding property to Cypress Grove Apartments to be converted into 55 senior apartments...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail When John Atkinson joined the Lion's Club in Nevada Eisenhower was president, Joe McCarthy was in the Senate, and rock and roll was in its infancy. He's seen a lot of changes, in his job and even in the Lion's Club. Atkinson, a 32-year veteran of the Missouri Highway Patrol, retired in 1986 but has remained active in Lions since then...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada City Council made several changes to traffic codes at the request of Nevada Police Chief Christine Keim, including a new rule designed to make life a little easier for handicapped drivers. The new rule will allow handicapped individuals to park on the opposite side of the street so that a handicapped driver can get out of the car onto the sidewalk instead of the street. ...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail It seems recently there has been an increase in the number of bicycle-automobile accidents around Nevada. On April 30, a 6-year-old boy collided into the side of a moving car at Elm and Central. Just last Tuesday at Cherry and Washington a 13-year-old cyclist and a pickup met unexpectedly. There have been six vehicle vs. bicycle accidents so far this year in Nevada, and all of the bike riders have been children...

Attend "One of Missouri's Finest" fairs Next week, July 12-17, the 59th Annual Vernon County Youth Fair will be held, and it's "One of Missouri's Finest." This tradition has continued as a great event -- from one generation to another. There are many wonderful aspects of the fair. The fair board and the many volunteers put much effort toward the success of the fair and to benefit the youth who are involved...

The plight of the family film By the time this column is printed I will have seen Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11." There's plenty to read on the Internet about the content -- pro and con. I hope every viewer takes advantage of the more in-depth information that is available...

Every Fourth of July is a time to reflect on what liberty and freedom -- and the cost of those precious ideals -- mean to all Americans. This holiday marks much more than the anniversary of the founding of a new nation. It also embraces the ideas and promises of the Declaration of Independence, which was adopted July 4, 1776...

100 years ago: The thrust of a lance Is scarcely more agonizing than the recurrent pains in the abdomen which follow the eating of improper food or too free indulgence in ice water. The immediate cause of cramps and colic is often the distension of the bowels by gas. Quick relief follows the use of Perry Davis' Painkiller...

Deaths Cornelia F. Hawkins Cornelia F. Hawkins, 88, died July 6, 2004, in Wheaton, Ill., at the home of her son, John F. Hawkins. She was born on Jan. 5, 1916, in Porterville, Calif., the daughter of Cornelis Franciscus and Maude Lenore (Porter) Keuzenkamp...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Two meets into the season and Nevada Neptunes coach Daniel Conner feels that his team is getting better. "I think so," Conner said. "There's been some improvement so far." Conner is in his first year as coach for the local swim team, and he has taken an approach that is athlete-friendly...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Griffons lost to the league leading El Dorado (Kan.) Broncos last night 4-1 in El Dorado. The Griffons dropped to 7-7 in Jayhawk League play, leaving them 3 1/2 games behind the Broncos, who improved to 13-6 in league action...

The Nevada Athletics also competed in the Missouri State Tournament, in the 11-year-old division. Their Class AA tournament was held in Columbia June 24-27. They finished fifth out of 30 teams while going 4-1. The Athletics are: (front, from left) Logan Moore, Lamar; Josh Durossette, Fort Scott; Jacob Durossette, Fort Scott; Spencer Scotten, Nevada (middle) Alex Christensen, Nevada; Andrew Bryson, Nevada; Matt Carrillo, Fort Scott; Cory Kerbs, Nevada; Kyle Banes, Sheldon; Taylor Scotten, Nevada; Caleb Schmitt, Rich Hill (back) Coach Troy Scotten and Coach Bob Kerbs.. ...

Submitted Photos The Mo-Kan Rebels, a baseball team comprised of local 14-year-old boys, competed in the Class AAA USSSA Missouri State Tournament in Harrisonville July 1-4. The Rebels won the state tournament with a 6-0 record. The Rebels are: (front, from left) Jordan Kerbs, Nevada; Jordan Hickman, Webb City; Cameron Beaver, Webb City; Ben Compton, Nevada; John Leek, Fort Scott; Dexter Patton, Walker; (back) Coach Scott Compton; Head Coach Rocky Higgins; Colton Higgins, Lamar; Coach Jay Leek; Jerick Swarens, Webb City; Alan Pink, Webb City; Coach Alan Beaver; Kyle Hughes, Nevada; Steven Caudill, El Dorado Springs; and Coach K.J. ...