Stories from Thursday, August 5, 2004

From staff and wire reports Missouri voters have rejected Amendment 1 in a 55.9 percent to 44.1 percent vote against the measure, which would have allowed a casino on the White River at Rockaway Beach. Vernon County voters followed the statewide trend, defeating the issue by a slightly smaller margin, with 53.9 percent voting against the proposal...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail While National Night Out was in high gear out in the Square, candidates and interested parties gathered inside the Vernon County courthouse last night to await the results of Tuesday's primary election. The Nevada R-5 tax levy increase, which was to increase property taxes in the school district, was defeated last night. ...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The project to turn the Ozark Building into 56 senior apartments appears to be back on track after being tabled indefinitely at the request of the developers by the Nevada City Council during a July 6 meeting. Tuesday night, the council voted unanimously to approve the most recent version of the agreement to sell the Ozark building and about four acres of surrounding property to Cypress Groves Apartments for $250,000 plus reimbursement for specified pre-closing costs.. ...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail After 13 months of deployment in Iraq, Ken Cyr was happily welcomed home Friday evening. Ken's wife Sue and his son Derrian anxiously awaited his arrival as they decorated their home in Nevada Friday morning. "That's a poem I wrote for him," Sue said, motioning to the red, white, and blue-lettered signs spread across the small iron fence trimming the front of the yard. ...

Obituaries Wilda Crawford Rider Wilda Crawford Rider, age 83, of Bronaugh, died Friday, July 30, 2004, at the Carthage Health and Rehabilitation Center, Carthage. She was born on March 6, 1921, in Bado, Mo., to Charles C. Crawford and Betsy Simmons Crawford. Wilda grew up in rural Texas County, Mo. She came to Bronaugh in 1945...

Standing in line to renew a vehicle license or register a newly purchased automobile used to be a constant source of complaints and frustration. But much of the pain of getting new or renewed tags has been eased by several changes. Nearly 3 million vehicles were switched to every-other-year renewals last year. This means the vehicles' owners pay two years of license fees instead of one...

What's in it for me? The active and enthusiastic Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce is one of the many great things this area has working in its favor. It is one of the best that can be found anywhere. During the month of August a special membership drive is occurring...

100 years ago: Records for Edison Phonograph 35 cents each during June and July Records were just received at Seashultz Palace of Economy. 75 years ago: Fine program at Camp Clark tonight Life at Camp Clark moves along too smoothly to furnish interesting copy for a news reporter...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail WICHITA, Kan. -- All season long the Nevada Griffons were able to start rallies by putting players on base and threatening big innings. Time after time the rallies would be short lived, as numerous runners were stranded, ultimately costing the Griffons a large share of games...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail WICHITA, Kan. -- The new members of the Nevada Griffons had a less than spectacular debut on Tuesday. Two of the five roster additions made by the Griffons for the National Baseball Congress World Series played in their first games as Griffons in Nevada's 5-3 win over Santa Maria (Calif.)...

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City voters on Tuesday supported fee increases to fund an arena that city leaders say will help spark revitalization of the city's downtown. With 74 percent of the precincts reporting, 58 percent of the voters approved a proposal to increase hotel fees by up to $1.50 a day and car rental fees by up to $4 a day...