Stories from Sunday, October 10, 2004

Births Noah Jacob Reese Alana M. Reese, Nevada, is proud to announce the birth of her son, Noah Jacob Reese. Noah was born at 6:01 p.m., on Sept. 22, 2004, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces, and measured 19 inches. He joins two siblings, Justin A. Prewitt, and Lauren Prewitt. Maternal grandparents are Alan and Zan Reese, Highlandville, Mo...

I've seen it all, now I've heard folks, usually of a particular age, say something like: If you live long enough, you'll see everything. But I didn't know exactly what they meant. Until about 4:02 p.m. Tuesday when an e-mail popped up on my computer screen...

Seasonal changes Hi neighbors. Fall is in the air and so is Halloween. Have you seen all the decorating possibilities for this holiday? There are lights, interactive electronic play things, stringers, gift wrap, cards, gift bags (which can double as trick or treating bags) and even trash/leaf bags that look like jack-o-lanterns...

100 years ago: List of dead now placed at 30 WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- J.W. Preston, conductor of the freight train into which the Missouri Pacific World's Fair special crashed head on yesterday morning near here, and two brakemen, testified before the coroner's jury last night that they went to sleep in their caboose while their train was standing on the siding at Knobnoster. Preston asserted that while he was dozing he thought he heard the passenger train pass...

Nevada Herald After playing four of their first six games on the road, the Nevada Tigers football team will finally have a homestand lasting longer than one game. Nevada is at home the next two weeks as they host McDonald County and Harrisonville. After that they play their final road game of the year at Carl Junction and return home to close the season against O'Hara...

By Doug Tucker AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Knowing people were making fun of his players, Gunther Cunningham employed an ancient coaching ploy and made sure his players knew it, too. It got their attention and fueled their drive, just as Cunningham expected. Playing together for a month and letting everybody get adjusted to a new system and a different attitude was also a big help...

Missouri is ideal for fall turkey hunting When the fall firearm turkey season opens Monday, hunters should find plenty of birds in the turkey woods. Jack Larson, Clinton, has hunted turkeys in the fall for 14 years and said, "Fall hunting is as good for me as the big spring hunt."...

Nevada Herald Kelly Bradham's weekly column titled "Sports Outlook" will not be seen in the Nevada Herald for a few weeks. Bradham is currently recovering from a recent medical procedure and is unable to provide his column for the immediate future. Look for "Sports Outlook" to return as soon as Bradham is able to write again...

Nevada Herald Calvary Christian School came from behind to defeat the Camden Crusaders in a volleyball match Monday at the Nevada YMCA. Camden won the first game 25-15, but the Lady Eagles won the second by reversing the score and then took the decisive third game 25-18...

By Mike Harris AP Motorsports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Joe Nemechek has rediscovered that old qualifying magic. ''Front Row Joe'' went four years without winning a pole, but now has two in a row after leading qualifying Friday for the NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Kansas Speedway...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Herald Chamber of commerce members met Friday at the Nevada Country Club for a monthly luncheon, which featured a candidate forum offering Democrat and Republican candidates for Missouri Senate and House of Representative seats a chance to share their views on a number of issues...

By Ben Holman Nevada Herald Wednesday, representatives from the Nevada Senior Center visited with the County Commission to look at possible ways the county could contribute to the funding of senior services. Kathy Howard, community development director for Care Connection, said that they wanted to discuss the possibility of the county contributing money out of the general budget to the senior center...

By Ben Holman Nevada Herald On Friday, Oct. 1, the Daily Mail ran an article about Nevada resident Maya Rhodes, who will participate in the Missouri Day observations at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. later this month. Shortly after that article appeared, the Daily Mail was contacted by Mary Armitage, who wished to share a story of another Nevada native who recently appeared at the National Cathedral...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Herald Five years ago when the Nevada R-5 School District was remodelling the Nevada High School, few people had heard of al Qaida, 911 was the number you called if you needed emergency help and there was no Department of Homeland Security sending security advisories to American schools...

Left to right, Travas Townsend, Tommy Scotten, Angie Haller and Shane Balk display the banner that is now hanging in Claude Earp Park on Austin in Nevada. Townsend, Scotten and Balk, all local business owners, felt compelled to contribute four such banners in support of local troops preparing for deployment when Haller came to purchase the signs from them. ...

By Joe Warren Nevada Herald NEOSHO, Mo.--Inconsistency and missed opportunities hurt the Nevada Tigers Friday as they fell to Neosho 14-10 in a Southwest Conference gridiron battle. The visiting Tigers (2-4 overall, 0-3 in the Southwest Conference) jumped out to an early lead when newly-converted outside linebacker Keith Overton intercepted a pass from Neosho (3-3, 1-0) quarterback Zach Stuart and returned it 27 yards for a touchdown on the third play from scrimmage. ...

Nevada Herald The Nevada Tiger cross country team finished fourth out of 11 teams at the Carl Junction Classic Thursday. The Nevada harriers finished behind Carthage, East Newton and Webb City in the meet, and had three runners in the top 15. Mason Benn continued to be the leading runner on the squad, he finished seventh overall individually, finishing the course in 17 minutes and 39 seconds...