Stories from Wednesday, November 10, 2004

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail James Stewart's escape from custody was short-lived. On Oct. 20, at the office of Probation and Parole after being arrested on outstanding warrants, he was recaptured after a brief 10 minutes of freedom. His flight was brought short by an off-duty Nevada firefighter, Jerry Cox, who also works part-time at the sheriff's office...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The Osage Prairie YMCA will be a busy place this fall with several recreational activities planned along with a fund-raiser Nov. 19. Gigi Holman, program director, was at the Nevada Lions Club Tuesday meeting to get the YMCA's message out to the Lions and, it is hoped, other individuals and groups...

Maynard Browning tries to sink a putt on the 14th green of the Frank E. Peters golf course in Nevada Tuesday afternoon. Browning and three of his friends, Jim Erpenbach, left, Dean Valentine, center, and Ed Krall, not pictured, enjoy their retirement by getting together for a round of golf when the weather permits. Tuesday's clear skies and mild temperatures seemed more like late September than early November, so the foursome ventured out for a day on the links...

By Marc Powers Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously reinforced a precedent that requires law enforcement officers to let motorists stopped for traffic violations go once the purpose of the stop is completed unless they discover specific evidence of another crime...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail Head, heart, hands, health; these are the four pillars of the 4-H program and Tuesday night a clutch of new leaders met to learn how to pledge their heads to clearer thinking, their hearts to greater loyalty, their hands to greater service and their health to better living...

Learning from our true American Heroes Our nation once again finds itself in the position where American soldiers are fighting overseas to protect the freedoms of the United States and the world. Throughout our history men and women have fought and served in our armed forces to protect the American way of life that we enjoy today...

Supporting the troops I had intended to write about a different subject, but with the events of the past week, I decided to use this subject. When I read the article written by Steve Moyer in last Tuesday's edition, "Farewell to the troops," tears came to my eyes. Company A of the 735th Support Battalion departed to Fort Riley before deploying to Iraq...

100 years ago: Heather to lecture at benefit The Nevada Lodge B.P.O. Elks have made arrangements to present the Rev. Dr. Audley Heather in a lecture at Moore's theatre on next Tuesday evening, Nov. 15. This will be the Elks' annual entertainment for the benefit of their Christmas charities...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada cross country team finished the year with their annual banquet held on Nov. 3 at the high school. Mason Benn was named Runner of the Year, being the only Nevada harrier to qualify for the state meet. Benn finished 73rd out of 163 runners at state, finishing the race in a time of 18 minutes, 48 seconds...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada girl's tennis team finished the 2004 season with their banquet at the Nevada Country Club Nov. 3. Nevada coach Dennis Pendrak handed out awards to the team, including letters to everyone. All of the players in the program had earned a letter by each winning at least one varsity match...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail It was another tough loss for the Cottey Comets Tuesday, as they fell to Fort Scott Community College, 77-45 at the Hinkhouse Center. The Comets were simply overmatched in another game against an opponent from the Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada eighth-grade basketball team split games with Carthage on the road Monday. The A-team was able to defeat the hosts 39-27, while the B-team lost a heartbreaking game with a missed shot at the buzzer, 19-18. The A-team was led by Heidi Wilson and Bethany Balk. Wilson had 17 points and Balk scored 10...