Stories from Wednesday, December 15, 2004

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail In Flanders Fields the poppies blow, Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below. "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae This evocative poem became the anthem for the nation's veterans after World War I...

By Nancy Malcom Nevada Daily Mail Students of the Nevada High School art department held their annual Masterpiece show Monday night. Art students exhibited a variety of work in many mediums, including photos, digital graphic design work, oil paintings, acrylic paintings and drawings...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail On Tuesday, Senator Kit Bond's office held a listening post in the Vernon County Courthouse in Nevada. The event was announced days ahead of time in the Nevada Daily Mail as a time when a representative from Bond's office would be available for any constituent with a problem or concern about the federal government to come and be heard...

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail Keirin Hatch led the way into a room at Nevada Optometric Center in Nevada, Mo., crowded with stacks and stacks of fabric. In the room were more than 300 quilts -- strips and squares sewn together with care -- every stitch an expression of hope and home, meant for soldiers from all walks of life who are fulfilling their duties in Iraq...

Corey E. and Stephanie Otter, Richards, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Braxton Eugene Otter. Braxton was born at 3:45 a.m., on Dec. 7, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan. He weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 20.5 inches. ...

Emma A. Ward, 93, of Lee's Summit, Mo., died at Lee's Summit Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 14. She was born Dec. 24, 1910, in Nevada, to Carl and Stella (Martin) Stephenson. She was a long time member of Lee's Summit United Methodist Church. She was a member of the PEO...

William E. "Bill" Thomas, 67, of El Dorado Springs, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2004, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Dec. 18, at 10:30 a.m., at the Sheldon Funeral Home in El Dorado Springs. Interment will be at 3 p.m., Saturday, in the Galena Cemetery in Galena, Mo. Family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Friday at the Sheldon Funeral Home with Masonic services at 7 p.m...

The Other Half says he can't get the holiday spirit in Florida. White lights spiraling up palm trees, Santa knickknacks dressed in Bermuda shorts and Hawaiian shirts -- it's just not in line with his concept of Christmas. A lot of Florida transplants feel the same way. ...

Recently, at the Daylight Donut and Coffee House on a Saturday morning a "Meet the Artists" was conducted. When I arrived, the artists told me that they are readers of my columns, therefore I needed to look at their art. Alice Stevenson conducted the tour, pointing out the pieces of art that were on display...

100 years ago: AD: Fresh pure candies Buy A.C. Dempsey's candies for Christmas. Prices from 10 cents to 60 cents per pound; special prices made to schools and churches. Fancy boxes a specialty. Opera block. Phone 118B. 75 years ago: Two more youths make confessions in cashier abduction...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail When Nevada basketball team went into Fort Scott Tuesday to take on the Tigers from the other side of the border, they were playing more than just an old rival. They were playing a basketball powerhouse. Fort Scott happens to be the defending Kansas state champions in Class 4. They also happen to be the number-one ranked team again this season -- that's what happens when you return four starters from a team that won it all the year before...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Playing their fifth game in eight days finally caught up to the Nevada Lady Tigers. They turned the ball over 25 times and looked a step slow defensively as they lost to Fort Scott Tuesday, 65-53. At first it seemed as if Nevada was not phased by playing so many games in such a short period of time, as they went 3-1 in their first four games of the stretch...

Nevada Daily Mail The friendly confines of Wynn Gymnasium were too friendly Tuesday as Neosho beat the Nevada wrestlers on their home mat. Wrestling without one of their top athletes, Nevada struggled against their Southwest Conference opponent in the dual match, falling 49-22...