Stories from Thursday, July 8, 2004

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Residents of Silver Oak Senior Living had a fun morning activity Wednesday when Star Puppy came to visit. Star Puppy is a 2-year-old Sheltie, Border Collie, and McNabb Shepherd mix that won "Purina's People and Amazing Animals" pet contest locally and is now awaiting judging of a video of her performance to see where she will place nationally...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail Vernon County is being audited this week by representatives from the State Auditor's office. According to Samantha Brewer, a representative of the Missouri State Auditor, the visit is a routine one and is no cause for alarm. "We are required by state statute to do a full audit every four years," says Brewer. The audit covers all elected officials, budget and expenditures of the county for 2002 and 2003...

By Marc Powers Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Bob Holden on Tuesday rejected legislation that would have required homeowners to attempt to resolve claims of defective construction or repair through mediation before taking contractors to court...

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail "It's not like the movies." So said Maria Karlstrom, a student from Finland, on her impression of the United States during her stay as part of a Rotary International exchange program. "In a good way," she added later. ...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The United States Olympic Track and Field Trials begin tomorrow in California and Nevada's own Ashley Wysong will be in attendance. The 1997 Nevada High School graduate will not be a spectator, but instead will be competing in the 800-meters, also known as the half-mile...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Griffons defeated the Parkville Sluggers last night 2-1 in non-league baseball action. It was the final road game before a three-game homestand for the Griffons. The Griffons look to make it two straight victories tonight at the Champion Diamonds in Nevada as they host the Springfield Slashers in a make-up game for the NBC qualifier championship that was originally scheduled for Sunday...