Stories from Sunday, September 12, 2004

n Advocates promote I-49 corridor. By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Herald Discussions of upgrading U.S. 71 Highway to a central U.S. transportation corridor and transforming the route into Interstate 49 are once again taking on new fervor. With the presidential election-year climate putting pressure on legislators at the state and federal level to fund transportation, and with Missouri's Amendment 3 aiming to restore public confidence in the state's ability to build and maintain a road system by constitutionally protecting much of the transportation fund from diversion, proponents of the I-49 notion believe the time is right for the Show-Me State to start paving the way for such a project.. ...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Herald When Julie Stumpff graduated from Nevada High School and left she did not expect to ever move back to town. Last spring, Stumpff, who was living in Spring Hill, Kan., one of the multitude of bedroom communities that have sprung up surrounding Kansas City, decided that she did not want to raise her 7-year-old daughter in the city and moved back to Nevada...

By Ben Holman Nevada Herald The Harwood city council is looking for ways to deal with a speeding problem in their town. "People just come flying through there," said Steve Bütorff, Harwood Town Clerk, to the Vernon County Commission last Tuesday. Harwood residents are fed up with people driving through their town with no regard for the posted speed limit...

By Marc Powers Nevada Herald JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In less than 24 hours last year, the Missouri General Assembly overrode three gubernatorial vetoes of high-profile bills relating to guns and abortion, matching the number of successful overrides lawmakers achieved during the previous 148 years...

Strom Reedy and Jonathan Houdeshell fill water cups for the Nevada Tigers during Friday night's game with the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs.

Births Broadon Clark Green Jess and Carrie Green, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Broadon Clark Green. Broadon was born on Sept. 5, 2004, at 11:30 p.m., at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan. He weighed 5 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 18 inches. ...

We've come a long way since 9/11 We've come a long way since that terrible day three years ago when we were attacked by Islamic fanatics on four planes. We've somewhat recovered emotionally and our economy has rebounded to an amazing degree considering just where the terrorists struck, the financial heart of our country...

The story of Tom and Polly Hi neighbors. In searching for my ancestors, I've come across some stories funny and tragic. Our predecessors had no less human lives than our own, with all the drama and comedy that entails. One of the saddest stories was of a Civil War bride and groom. ...

An open letter to the city manager and council members on the city audit Dear editor: Were we wrong -- all of the people who signed the petition requesting a city audit? I think that some of you people who condemned should now write a letter to the editor and apologize...

100 years ago: County accepts bids for coal for Courthouse Bids to supply coal for six months at the Courthouse and jail will be opened by the County Court Tuesday, Sept. 27, 1904, coal to be weighed on the city scales. All bids to receive attention, must be fixed with the county clerk before said date...

By Joe Warren Nevada Herald Defenses dominated and a few big plays were the difference as El Dorado Springs beat Nevada 7-6 in a game of neighboring towns Friday. The Tigers managed only 119 yards of total offense against a stingy El Dorado Springs defense, with most of those coming in the first half...

By Joe Warren Nevada Herald With starting quarterback Justin Reed out because of an injury suffered during Nevada's win over Lamar last week, freshman Ronnie Herda was thrust into the spotlight as the Nevada starting quarterback Friday. Herda faced a much stiffer test than the Lamar defense, it was the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs this week. The same Bulldogs that are now 2-0 after beating Nevada 7-6...

Nevada Herald The Nevada Tiger freshman team won their first game of the season Tuesday, beating McDonald County 32-0. The game was close in the first half, as the only scoring came on a touchdown by Nevada's Aaron Dade in the second quarter. After a two-point conversion the Tigers led 8-0 at halftime...

Nevada Herald The Nevada Middle School Tigers began their season on Tuesday, with the seventh-grade teams splitting a pair with Webb City at Logan Field. Each team brought two squads to the game, with the Nevada B-team beating the Webb City B-team 16-14...

We were dancing on the roof of the press box after the game A recent conversation with a friend of many years evolved into a discussion of childhood's most memorable moments in various sports. Not most memorable in terms of greatest games, but most memorable in the area of association...

Nevada Herald A pep rally for the Nevada High School football team will be held Thursday at the parking lot of Wal-Mart, in Nevada. The pep rally will include the football team, cheerleading squad, dance team and the high school band. The rally will begin at 7 p.m...