Stories from Tuesday, October 5, 2004

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Angie Haller is determined to honor the local troops who are training to go overseas soon. At first she just meant to ask local businesses to decorate their stores but the effort has gone far beyond that modest beginning...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail The All Saints Episcopal Church in Nevada celebrated the importance of pets in the lives of its parishioners Saturday through a blessing of the animals service. With dogs yipping and yapping at each other across the lawn behind the rectory, a statue of St. Francis watched over the event while the Very Rev. Mimi Savidge officiated...

Nevada Daily Mail According to a report filed by Missouri State Highway Patrol Cpl. Mark Mason, 74-year-old Juanita Foreman, Walker, was injured Oct. 3, while driving an ATV. The wreck occurred while Foreman was driving westbound on C Highway three miles north of Walker. She lost control of the ATV, it overturned and landed on top of her. Foreman was taken to Nevada Regional Medical Center by ambulance...

By David A. Lieb Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-- Missouri is considering whether to join Illinois and Wisconsin in a new Internet program helping residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and Europe. The I-SaveRx program, launched Monday, works through a Canada-based clearinghouse to deliver about 100 prescription medicines at claimed discounts of up to 50 percent off U.S. retail prices...

Officials expect to file military charges later this week. Associated Press CLAY CENTER, Kan.-- Murder charges against two Fort Riley soldiers were dismissed Monday, clearing the way for action by military attorneys. A motion filed by Clay County District Attorney Doug Martin was granted, dismissing charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder against Sgts. ...

Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo.-- The only scheduled broadcast debate of Missouri's U.S. Senate campaign is set for Oct. 12 at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Republican incumbent Kit Bond and Democratic challenger Nancy Farmer will be joined at the university's Jesse Hall by Libertarian nominee Kevin Tull and Constitution Party nominee Don Griffin, organizers said Monday...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail The piercing sound of sirens echoed across Nevada last night as firefighters from Nevada, Milo, and Compton Junction responded to an alarm at the Murphy Farms Feed Mill at 9:53 p.m. last night. The pungent smell of burning machinery filled the air as the billows of smoke drifted westward, blanketing Highland Street. ...

Births Ryan Adam McInroy Nathan and Brandi McInroy, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Ryan Adam McInroy. Ryan was born at 2:45 p.m., on Oct. 2, 2004, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 19.5 inches. ...

Settle disputes the old-fashioned way In an election year filled with mudslinging, name-calling and down-and-dirty cheap shots, it's refreshing to see a suggestion that would return to politics a measure of civility. I am referring, of course, to the gentle art of dueling...

Watching the debate Not one to watch conventions I managed to miss both the Democratic and Republican conventions but I found myself watching the presidential debates. While I find it difficult to explain why I can sit and watch a debate that is no less scripted than a convention, it remains true nonetheless...

100 years ago: A peculiar variety of ancient corn found; may have been in its hidden receptacle for centuries T.W. Vandiver brought the Mail an ear of corn grown by Thomas Kennedy at Capinger's Mill. The seed for this corn were sent to Mr. Kennedy by his brother-in-law, and it is said to have been taken from a sealed jar found in a cave in the southern part of Colorado...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Nevada junior Tabitha Pitts shot 103 Monday at the district golf tournament in Bolivar, qualifying for the state golf tournament. Pitts shot 49 on the front nine and 54 on the back, finishing 14th overall as an individual and first on the team at Bolivar's Silo Ridge Golf and Country Club...

By David Ginsburg AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE -- Winless no more, the Kansas City Chiefs rendered the Baltimore Ravens defenseless with an almost unimaginable display of ball control and patience. Priest Holmes ran for 133 yards and two touchdowns, and the Chiefs wore down the highly touted Baltimore defense in a 27-24 victory Monday night...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Cottey Comets have now won two out of their past three volleyball matches, including Saturday's game which they won on family weekend. Cottey beat Messenger Bible 30-8, 30-16 and 30-14, using the decisive win to get everybody playing time and to work on special plays and situations...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail On an emotional afternoon the Nevada Lady Tigers finished their regular season by taking on perhaps the best softball team in the state. Nevada hosted Webb City on Senior Night at Bushwhacker Field Monday. Webb City did what they have done all season, winning 17-0 in a five-inning game shortened by the mercy rule...