Stories from Wednesday, November 3, 2004

By Ben Holman and Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Democrats swept races for county offices, with incumbents holding onto seats in the commission, public administrator's office, sheriff's office -- and with many other local races ending with the unchallenged Democrat as the victor...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail Standing in line, patiently waiting with registration cards in hand, voters took to the polls Tuesday morning to cast their ballot for their candidate of choice. A casual observer wouldn't see anything unusual about the election that took place at Truman Elementary School in Nevada on Tuesday, except, perhaps, the height of those voting...

By Cal Woodward and Ron Fournier Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Bush won a second term from a divided and anxious nation, his promise of steady, strong wartime leadership trumping John Kerry's fresh-start approach to Iraq and joblessness. After a long, tense night of vote counting, the Democrat called Bush Wednesday to concede Ohio and the presidency, The Associated Press learned...

By Connie Farrow Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A state constitutional amendment to direct all vehicle sales taxes and some gas taxes to improving roads and bridges received overwhelming approval from Missouri voters. With all precincts reporting early today, 79 percent of voters supported the amendment and 21 percent did not, according to unofficial results...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Several weeks ago a local citizen came to a city council meeting to complain about loud car stereo systems and to request that the city do something about it. Tuesday night the city council gave preliminary approval to an ordinance giving police a tool to quiet the problem...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Police Chief Christine Keim reported that break-ins or attempted break-ins occurred at several locations between Monday and Tuesday. The affected premises included A-Plus Metals, 606 N. Osage; Wilson Tire, 2121 E. Austin; Producer's Grain, 905 E. Hickory; Producer's Grain, 1107 E. Hickory; Cash's Quality Electric, 111 N. Barrett; and Ketter Motors (vehicles broken into), 215 N. Osage...

Deaths Lieselotte Evans Lieselotte Evans, 79, died Nov. 1, 2004. Services were held at Ferry Funeral Home on Nov. 3, at 10 a.m., with John Nichols officiating. Musical selections were "Beyond the Sunset" and "Peace in the Valley." Pallbearers were Ray Nunley and Richard Nunley. Interment was in the National Cemetery in Fort Scott, Kan. Arrangements were by Ferry Funeral Home...

Next Halloween will be better Halloween is my favorite holiday because I get to wear bizarre outfits and eat a lot of candy. And for you who say, "Heidi, how does that make it different from any other day for you?" I reply, "I hope a disgruntled spirit haunts your rude butt." This Halloween was pretty disappointing. ...

Community plans became a work in progress The Vernon County Vision 2000 was formally launched on February 25, 1999, when a community needs assessment project began with a large group of community leaders. Bob Davis was director of the Nevada Area Economic Development Commission at the time. He and others were excited about the project that also involved Vernon County, the city of Nevada, Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Nevada...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail With a new coach, some inexperienced freshman and two key players with only two practices under their belt, the Cottey Comets were covered in uncertainty going into their season opener Tuesday in Chanute, Kan. The Comets were taking on Neosho County Community College, a team from the very tough Jayhawk Community College Eastern Division, and as can be expected Cottey had mixed results...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers eighth-grade basketball teams split games so far this week, with the A-team going 1-1 and the B-team going 1-1. The A-team earned their first victory of the season Tuesday, as they defeated Lamar, 30-12...

Nevada senior Ashley Beckett (center) was named to the All-District 12 First Team in Class 3 volleyball recently. Beckett joined Pleasant Hill's Tiffany Vertraete and Jenna Brown, and district champion Harrisonville's Lindsey White, Kimberly Gross and Megan Fisher on the first team. ...

The Nevada Tigers freshman football team defeated Carl Junction at Logan Field Monday, 33-6. Left: Logan Harms catches a touchdown pass during the game. It was the final freshman game of the season for the Tigers. They finished the year with a 2-1 record. The freshman also played in some combined freshman-junior varsity games this year and had one game canceled...