Stories from Friday, December 10, 2004

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail This weekend, 117 young women from across the state will be competing in the Miss Missouri USA and Miss Missouri USA Teen pageant being held in Kansas City. This year, Vernon County has its own representative participating in the competition -- Rebecca Price, 17, of Schell City...

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail Pauline Sewell wasn't expecting anything unusual to happen on Wednesday -- especially not the gift of Christmas joy that came her way that day. With her usual smile on her face, she went to greet her grandson's school bus as it went by. In fact, she greets each bus that passes by that way, and the students greet her as well, with a robust, "Hi, Grandma!"...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada R-5 school board went into a classroom during its regular meeting Wednesday night, to observe Benton Elementary's guided reading program in operation. Several students and teachers were in attendance to demonstrate what they did during a typical session...

Workers from JRB Industries, a Parsons, Kan.- based company specializing in the demolition of older structures, begin the job of tearing down the old Milster Funeral Home to make way for a Family Video Store, which is to be built on the site. Work started about 4 p.m., and by 4:30 a large crowd of onlookers had gathered in adjacent parking lots. ...

Joseph Jacob Love died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004, at the age of 85 years, at Groves Nursing Home in Independence, Mo. He was born Aug. 13, 1919, to Joseph H. And Louise C. Loss Love at Mansfield, Wash. He grew up on a wheat and livestock farm in Douglas County, Wash., near Mansfield. He herded sheep as a boy and started farming while in high school. He graduated from the Mansfield High School in May 1937...

Floyd Franklin Fowler, 94, died Dec. 6, 2004. Services were held at Sheldon Christian Church today at 10:30 a.m., with Ralph Shead and Andrew Kirschner officiating. Soloist was Monty Gordon. Musical selections were "On the Far Side Banks of Jordan," "When I Take My Vacation in Heaven" and "There's Within My Heart a Melody." Organist was Helen Leininger. ...

Kathleen Rebecca Sumner, 81, died Dec. 7, 2004. Services were held at Ferry Funeral Home today at 2 p.m., with Mike Tunnell officiating. Soloist was Phyllis Sumner. Musical selections were "It Is Well With My Soul" and "How Great Thou Art." Organist was Norma Mooneyham. Interment was in Newton Burial Park. Arrangements were by Ferry Funeral Home...

Walter Roy Headrick, 80, died Dec. 7, 2004. Services were held at Ferry Funeral Home today at 10:30 a.m., with Mark Stetler and Reuben Lowry officiating. Soloist was Daniel McDonald. Musical selections were "Day by Day" and "No Disappointment in Heaven." Organist was Katherine Stetler. ...

Maxine V. Hayes, 82, formerly of Nevada, died Friday, Dec. 10, 2004, at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home.

Amy Sue Watters, 33, died Dec. 3, 2004. Services were held at Evergreen Memorial Chapel on Dec. 9, at 11 a.m., with Mike Hutchens. Musical selections were "Amazing Grace" and "Go Rest High On That Mountain." Pallbearers were Paul Body, Phillip Body, Bert Jarrell, Dennis Reppenhagen, Pat Watters and Orville Watters Jr. Interment was in Sheldon Cemetery. Arrangements were by Evergreen Memorial Chapel...

The Other Half used to be the picture of environmental consciousness. He drove a 1994 Toyota Tercel -- zero leg room but truly remarkable gas mileage. It had a bicycle rack sticking out of the trunk and a Share the Road specialty license plate, offered by Florida to raise money for bicycle trails. The plate features a poorly drawn picture of a man on a bicycle, but hey, I'm no art critic...

When I was a youngster, the pages of the Sears and Montgomery Ward Christmas catalogs were dog-eared by Thanksgiving. The pages had been scrutinized, folded and marked with a pencil. If Santa or my parents or some rich, unknown benefactor had purchased every item I wanted, the total bill would have been over $1,000. ...

100 years ago: Officer's warning saves young lady on the tracks Officer Al Overton saved a young lady's life yesterday at noon while on the way from dinner up town. The officer noticed a young lady standing on the M.K.&T. Railway track with her pack to passenger coaches that were rapidly approaching her. ...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tiger wrestlers went up against two good Kansas schools Thursday in Nevada, and they lost to both. The Tigers fell to Fort Scott 42-32 in one dual, and lost to Paola, Kan., 38-28 in the other. Against Fort Scott, Mason Heard won in the 112-pound class, Drew Shepherd won at 119 pounds, David Hawks won at 135 pounds, Ryan Herda won at 189 pounds, Tyler Shouse won at 215 pounds and Steph Krohn won at 275 pounds...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Hillary Adams went off, but in the end the Nevada Lady Tigers fell to Harrison, Ark. 69-54 Thursday in the first round of the Lady Eagle Classic in Joplin. Adams scored a season-high 31 points, including eight from behind the arc, but it was not enough as Nevada (3-1) was handed their first defeat of the season...

Nevada Daily Mail The Northeast Vernon County basketball teams had trouble in Jasper Thursday, as the boys fell 79-36 and the girls lost 67-26. The boys dropped to 1-3 this season as senior Jarred Taylor's 16 points was not enough to lead the Knights. Fellow senior Steve Koshko had 14 for NEVC...

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Chiefs star running back Priest Holmes will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. Holmes, who was leading the NFL in scoring and rushing when he got hurt on Nov. 7, was placed on injured reserve Thursday but will not require surgery...

After the November election, the House and Senate returned to Washington for a lame duck session, primarily in order to complete the federal budget. But in addition to the must-pass budget measure, House and Senate negotiators also hoped to reach agreement on the intelligence reform legislation that was based upon the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. ...