Stories from Tuesday, August 9, 2005

Proponents of a biodiesel plant in this area met with soybean producers in an effort to organize and raise funds for the project. Marvin Oerke, chairman of Prairie Pride Inc. spoke to the group outlining plans for the new generation cooperative. "The new generation cooperative is very different from the old generation of co-op many of you are familiar with," Oerke said. ...

The Junior Police Academy, a joint effort of the Nevada Police Department, the Vernon County Sheriff's office and the Nevada R-5 School District, graduated 10 students after a four-day training session, July 11-14, in Truman Elementary. The students learned the procedures used by law enforcement officers and the reasons behind those procedures. ...

Burton Hoffman celebrated his 102 birthday with family and friends Sunday at Moore-Few Care Center. Musicians from the Presbyterian Church sang and played an original number written just for Hoffman. He said he felt fortunate that his beloved wife Martha shared her life with him until she died, at 95 years old. ...

The season is winding down at the Walton Park Family Aquatic Center and the Nevada Parks and Recreation Department has announced end of the season hours. The aquatic center will be open regular hours each day, now through Wednesday, Aug. 17. After that, the facility will be open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Labor Day...

August 17 will be Senior Citizens' Day at the Missouri State Fair, Sedalia. All senior citizens will be provided free shuttle passes, and admission to the fair is $6 for those age 60 and older. Activities of special interest to seniors will be conducted throughout the day in the Mathewson Exhibition Center. Morning activities include bingo, line dance lessons and a variety of informational booths. Afternoon activities include a Missouri Waltz contest starting at 1 p.m...

The Nevada High School dance team participated in a private camp at Cottey College dance studio, under the instruction of Marching Auxiliaries' instructor, Bennet Green of Victoria, Texas, July 25-28. The team received the grand champion plaque for their outstanding team performance. The team was judged in the areas of appearance, technique, precision, showmanship and knowledge of the routine...

Brian and Cristin (Houdeshell) Hill, Bossier City, La., and Tristan, Devon and Chase, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Carter Rylan Hill. Carter was born July 11, 2005. He weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 20.5 inches...

Jason and Marsha Gerster, Nevada, and Kiley June, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, MaKenna DaLynne Gerster. MaKenna was born at 2:32 p.m., on Aug. 5, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and measured 20.25 inches...

Kristen Hill, Nevada, is proud to announce the birth of her daughter, Kallie Ann Hill. Kallie was born at 12:03 a.m., on Aug. 6, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and measured 20.25 inches.

Orville E. Meritt, 79, Nevada, passed away Sunday, Aug. 7, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He was born April 28, 1926, in Vernon County, to Lawrence Elmer Meritt and Viola Mae Williams Meritt. He married Dorothea M. Garwood on June 20, 1948, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Dowell "Keith" Armstrong, age 70, passed away suddenly on Monday, Aug. 8, 2005. He was born on Aug. 3, 1935, in Nevada, to Raymond and Alice (Addison) Armstrong. Keith attended schools in Appleton City and Nevada. He began working on the Pohl's Family Farm in 1953. ...

Charles Raymond Talbott, 69, of Lamar, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005, at Barton County Memorial Hospital. A life-long Barton County resident, he was born Aug. 19, 1935, in Liberal, to Raymond A. and Thelma O. (Timmons) Talbott. On June 9, 1957, at Newport Baptist Church, in Barton County, he married Linda Ruth Beavers...

Time travelers, according to a disturbing new theory, would not be able to go back and change the present. This is another example, I'm afraid, where it would have been better if scientists had just left things well enough alone. You wonder: Did the scientist formulating this theory realize he was effectively destroying the premise for dozens, maybe hundreds, of movies and TV shows?...

WICHITA, Kan. -- Pitching and defense carried the Nevada Griffons into the fourth round of the National Baseball Congress World Series against the Aloha (Ore.) Knights Monday, and pitching and defense provided their undoing as they fell to the defending national champions 7-1...