Stories from Thursday, August 19, 2004

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Family Video will have to wait at least a few more weeks before the Nevada City Council decides if the company can locate a video rental store at the southwest corner of the Austin Boulevard and Ash Street. Tuesday night, the council decided to postpone consideration of the proposal until the Missouri Department of Transportation decides if the plan meets their approval. Since both Ash and Austin are highways MoDOT controls where driveways can be located...

By Marc Powers Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- While 10 lawmakers in the running to become the next leader of the Missouri Senate, only two hopefuls are seeking the job of speaker of the House of Representatives. Both chambers will elect new leaders when the next regular session of the General Assembly begins in January...

By Marc Powers Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- While 10 lawmakers in the running to become the next leader of the Missouri Senate, only two hopefuls are seeking the job of speaker of the House of Representatives. Both chambers will elect new leaders when the next regular session of the General Assembly begins in January...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail Living in tornado country, Vernon Countians can understand the kind of damage mother nature can cause; but recently, a former Nevada resident who now lives in Florida was a first -hand witness to nature's fury in a similar form...

Editor's note: the building at the corner of Ash and Austin in Nevada has a long and interesting history, having been home to the Weltmer Institute (an 'alternative healing' facility), then Milster Funeral Home for many years, will soon be replaced by a video rental store, if plans currently before the city council are approved. ...

Births Nash Abram Crane Sage and Trish Crane, Neosho, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son Nash Abram. Nash was born at 9:29 a.m., on Aug. 13, 2004. He weighed 9 pounds, 15.5 ounces, and measured 21 inches. Maternal grandparents are Duane and Peggy Willers, Moundville. Great-grandparents are Florence Fritts, Nevada, and Bonnie Willers, Nevada...

Remembering Lucille Butner Some people receive fame and publicity in life. Others go through this life experience without the publicity and may not be widely known, yet they make a valuable contribution while they're here. One of these individuals was Lucille Pettibon Butner. She made the transition into another dimension last week. She lived from the "Mud Age" to the "Space Age," and she enjoyed the changes...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Neptunes competed at the Tri-State Championships in Springfield, Aug. 7-8. Many swimmers did very well and Kristen Badgley was the most impressive, finishing third overall in her age group (13-14 year-olds), In all, 18 swimmers competed for the Neptunes...

By Bill Draper Associated Press Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The family of former Kansas City Chiefs star Derrick Thomas is not entitled to any money from General Motors Corp. for the crash that killed the nine-time Pro Bowl linebacker, a jury ruled Tuesday...

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mike Sweeney and Ken Harvey both left the Kansas City Royals' game against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night with injuries. Sweeney, bothered by back injuries for the last two seasons, left after one at-bat with tightness in his lower back...

By Gail Agee Nevada Speedway Reporter Excitement was in the air as the cars took to the track to compete for the Flagman' Special races featuring $600 to win the Modified Feature and $400 to win the Street Stock Feature. Drivers drew for their starting positions in the heat races with those finishes determining the starting places in the Features. ...