Stories from Wednesday, August 11, 2004

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail Last month the House Agriculture Committee passed voluntary country of origin labeling legislation that had been introduced earlier this summer. The action was in response to recent debate over the feasibility and cost of such a system...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada R-5 Board of Education is making plans for the future of the district after last week's defeat of the proposed 39-cent levy increase. School board president Chris Ellis said the board was disappointed in the result but remains committed to maintaining the districts educational excellence...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail A Nevada man was injured Friday in a one-vehicle accident that occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m. on a rural Vernon County highway. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 53-year-old Linnard R. Loomer of Nevada was headed west on Route M near Compton Junction when he apparently failed to negotiate a curve and the 1978 Ford he was driving went off the roadway, struck an embankment and overturned...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail Last week, the Osage Prairie YMCA held its theater camp as part of their summer specialty camp series. Participants in the day camp program met at the YMCA every afternoon last week. The kids involved spent the week learning about the many things involved in putting on a stage production...

Births Kiera Dawn Stafford Kaila and Dustin Stafford, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kiera Dawn Stafford. Kiera was born at 8:16 a.m., Aug. 4, 2004, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and measured 21 inches. ...

I WONDER Dear editor: How many soldiers Have went to their graves Without our prayers Without a rose I wonder Through histories pages Has it been recorded How many are buried Without a stone Without a friend I wonder How many brave soldiers Have died in vain...

Nevada native offers help for World War II registry Dear editor: I am a native of Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School as Carol Deming. My mother is Ruby Deming and my brother is Eddie Deming, both of Nevada. I read the newspaper online daily. I now make my home in Connecticut...

Some political thoughts and possibilities When Gov. Bob Holden put the marriage amendment on the August ballot (he had a choice between August or November) he probably wanted to help John Kerry. He either should have known or did know it would probably hurt his chances for...

100 years ago: The wires failed to work A disastrous wreck occurred on the Missouri Pacific Railway line between Fort Scott and Cornell Tuesday afternoon at 7 minutes past 5 o'clock, and as a result one precious life was crushed out and several men were seriously injured...

By Barry Wilner AP Football Writer CANTON, Ohio -- Joe Gibbs already has a bust in the Hall of Fame. He's already mastered the art of coaching in pro football. So what did Gibbs think of his return to the NFL after leading the Washington Redskins to a 20-17 victory over Denver on Monday night in the Hall of Fame game?...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Middle School volleyball team will be holding a camp for all girls interested that will be in sixth, seventh or eighth grade this fall. The camp costs $25 per person and will run for three days starting on Monday...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Griffons lost to the Aloha (Ore.) Knights early Monday morning 8-3, their first setback of the double elimination tournament. The Griffons fell behind 4-0 in the first five innings and never led in the contest as the Knights scored one run in the first, two in the second and one more in the fifth,...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers football team abruptly lost a member of their coaching staff when David Carpenter was hired by the Lamar school district to coach their football team last week. First-year Nevada football coach John Skeans said that Carpenter was in line to be the defensive coordinator before he left...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Summer is over. At least it is for the 60-plus athletes that took to the practice football field on Monday for the first of four consecutive two-a-day practices for the Nevada Tigers. The players were up with the sun at 6:45 a.m. to begin the first practice Monday morning, as they will be every day through Thursday this week...