Stories from Monday, August 16, 2004

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Sometime before Benton Hall is closed in 2006 the Nevada Habilitation Center must find new homes for the 64 severely to profoundly mentally disabled people who live there that meets with the approval of their families and guardians...

Nevada Daily Mail U.S. Senator Jim Talent, R-Mo. announced Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $40,808 grant for the Rich Hill Fire Department. The funds will be used for training, wellness and fitness, firefighting equipment, personal protective equipment, and modifications to fire stations and facilities...

Special to the Daily Mail Nevada Regional Medical Center announced that it has retained its accredited standing following an extensive on-site review, Aug. 10-12, of the hospital's systems and procedures by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Members of the Nevada R-5 School Board held a public hearing on the proposed levy for the 2004-'05 school year Wednesday. No members of the public were present for the hearing and the members proceeded to set the levy at $3.32 for the operational funds and $0.15 for the debt service levy for a total levy of $3.47...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail For Vernon County farmers, as well as most other Vernon County residents, the recent cool weather has been a welcome pattern. However, the cooler temperatures create favorable conditions for some problematic crop diseases...

The McGennis Old Barn Theatre presented the first performance of "The Beverly Hillbillies" last night at the McGennis Youth Center. The show will run tonight and tomorrow night at 8 p.m. Above are Mr. Drysdale, who was played by Shawn Breckenridge; Jethro, played by Thad Glynn, Miss Hathaway, played by Kathy Stewart, Jed Clampet, played by Bob Schlyer, Granny, played by Eugenia Brocka, and Elly Mae, played by Carla Armentrout. ...

Importance of the shine I've done it, there's no going back, and now I'll come out of the broom closet and unabashedly admit it in the pages of our local newspaper. I've hired a cleaning lady. There. I said it. It takes a strong woman to admit she's paying someone else to do her job. Women have been responsible for the home since the first time Eve yelled, "Dammit, Adam, how many times do I have to say it? Put your dirty fig leaf in the laundry basket, not on my clean floor!"...

100 years ago: Shooting affray in Barton About one o'clock yesterday morning in the quiet little village of Irwin four miles south of here two people, George Hess and wife aged 70 and 65 respectively were assaulted by an unknown party, who made a desperate attempt to murder them with a 32 caliber pistol...

Ads more than an attack against Kerry Dear editor: The most recent attack ad launched by the anti-Kerry group that calls itself Swift Boat Veterans for Truth does a big disservice to veterans, military recruitment efforts, and all those serving honorably in Iraq. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada amateur golfer Brian Shaw qualified for the Buffalo Run Classic played at Peoria Ridge Country Club in Miami, Okla. The National Golf Association Hooters Tour event began on Thursday and Shaw carded an opening round 73 at the par-72 course...

By Tom Canavan AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants will get their first real chance to demonstrate the effect of Tom Coughlin's presence against the Kansas City Chiefs Friday night. The Giants are coming off a 4-12 season that resulted in the firing of Jim Fassel, the hiring of Coughlin and numerous personnel changes, highlighted by the draft-day trade for quarterback Eli Manning, the No. ...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail In the first semblance of a game for the Nevada High School football team, the players competed in what was called an "opportunity scrimmage" on Thursday at the practice field. Head coach John Skeans gave the scrimmage the title saying that it was an opportunity for some players to secure a spot on the depth chart...

n Entire proceeds from motor vehicle sales tax would be directed to MoDOT. By Marc Powers Nevada Herald JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. --The so-called diversion of revenue from highway user fees to state agencies other than the Missouri Department of Transportation is an issue that has vexed policy makers for years. While almost universally decried, little has been done about it...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Herald It's a coffeehouse, it's a conversation club, it's a platform for musicians, and it's a lot more. Bru Java, a brainchild of the Maranatha Christian Fellowship, is a place for people to go and be entertained in a safe environment...

n Cottey College welcomes students for 121st year Special to the Herald The annual rite of fall begins as new students move to Cottey College and Nevada. First-year students begin arriving Friday, Aug. 20. followed shortly thereafter by the arrival of the second-year students on Sunday, Aug. 22. The citizens of Nevada and surrounding communities are to be advised of the forthcoming increase in pedestrian traffic on Austin Boulevard and are asked to exercise caution...

By Ben Holman Nevada Herald The Herald is pleased to welcome home another local soldier from Iraq -- Nevada resident Paul Smith. Smith is a Sergeant with the Missouri National Guard's 735th main Support Battalion and went to Iraq as part of the 1221st Transportation Company, the same unit as Ken Cyr, another local soldier recently featured in the Daily Mail...

Deaths Brenda Joy Meyer Brenda Joy Meyer, 61, Nevada, died Thursday, Aug. 12, 2004, at Alpine North in Riverside, Mo. Memorial services will be 2 p.m., Monday, Aug. 16, at Pine Street Baptist Church in Nevada. Inurnment will be in Ryder Cemetery in Rich Hill. Arrangements are by Marts Memorial Services...

My cousins don't kiss, but they eat Have you been to a reunion this year? Chances are you have. I'm not what you would call the reunion type. I have successfully avoided any of my high school or college reunions. Family reunions are hit and miss. Now I have two reunions coming up -- one tomorrow and another on the second Saturday of August -- and I'm planning to go...

Guess I'm not a swinger Hi neighbors. It is hard to believe that the summer will soon be over. While you can, you should get outdoors as much as possible. Last Saturday was a nice day in Kansas City. My children, grandchild and I spent the entire day at the Swope Park Zoo. It was warm enough that all the animals we observed were sleeping. After several hours of hiking, I would have been happy to lay down on a rock and doze myself...

100 years ago: Son killed his father Plattsburg, Mo. -- Lafayette W. Jones, a well known farmer residing in Lafayette township, ten miles west of this city, was shot and killed yesterday by a 15-year-old son, Hugh Jones. The boy wanted to take the family horse and buggy and drive over to Maple Avenue church, near Hemple. His father refused his request and the boy, becoming angry over the refusal, went into the house and procured a shotgun and some shells...

By Joe Warren Nevada Herald The Nevada Tigers started official softball practice with the rest of the fall sports on Monday, and after one week head coach Chris Garzone had a positive outlook. "It's been productive," Garzone said. The numbers are down a little this season as only 19 players are in the program, after a couple years in the mid to upper 20s. The program is still relatively young, now in its fourth season...

By Tom Canavan AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The much-anticipated debut of Eli Manning was upstaged by another once highly regarded New York Giants first-round draft pick and a budding television star. Ron Dayne showed flashes of his Heisman Trophy days, scoring on runs of 29 and 67 yards, and Jesse Palmer threw a game-winning 11-yard touchdown pass with 6:32 to play, rallying the Giants to a 34-24 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday night...