Stories from Thursday, September 1, 2005

Special to the Daily Mail Labor Day is considered to be the last big holiday weekend for boaters. The kids are already getting involved in school activities as the summer begins to wind down. For most families, the upcoming holiday will probably be their last vacation outing on the waterways. But Water Patrol officers say there are some things a boat operator might want to consider this Labor Day weekend...

n Three Vernon Countians get a fresh start through diversionary program. By Afton Bugg Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Adult Drug Court's eighth graduation ceremony was held at the Courthouse on Aug. 30. Many people attended to honor three well deserving people graduating Drug Court, Tuesday evening, Sandy Dunfield, Brad Landreth and Anthony Lawson...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The impact of Hurricane Katrina on fuel prices is spreading rapidly across the country and here in Nevada it may mean that the cost of a taxi ride could increase by $1 per trip. The current cost for a taxi ride is $4, which the city subsidizes for elderly and disabled residents through its taxi coupon program. The taxi coupon program, in turn, is paid for by the city and a federal grant...

Nevada Daily Mail On Tuesday, officers from the Nevada Police Department arrested Ronald Wayne Harp, 32, Nevada, on a Vernon County warrant for a class B felony of burglary in the first degree, a class C felony of burglary in the second degree and two counts of a class C felony of stealing...

On Tuesday, students at Nevada High School kicked off this year's Renaissance program, which promotes attendance, good grades and a healthy lifestyle for students by offering rewards to students who achieve high attendance and academic standards. This year's program has a pirate theme, so students dressed up as pirates. ...

Billy Dean Jaco, 73, of El Dorado Springs, died Aug. 4, 2005, at Community Springs Healthcare Facility. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 3, in the Virgil City Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Sheldon Funeral Home of El Dorado Springs...

When we pass the campus of Cottey College on Austin Street, we admire the beautiful campus as we drive the three or four blocks, where we can view the red brick buildings on either side of the street. Even though the campus ends on West Austin, the connections to the college never end. I experienced this last week with contacts both from the state of Washington and Washington, D.C...

Fuel prices got you down? Last year, I thought gas prices were awful. I didn't cancel any travel plans, but I shortened a trip by a day, saving a night's hotel cost to make up the difference. This year, prices are more unpredictable than ever, higher than ever, and, realisitically, there's no guarantee there'll be any relief from those painful visits to the gas pumps these days. That means shopping trips and vacation driving are going to be kept at a minimum in my household...

I would like to encourage young people in Missouri's Fourth Congressional District to take a look at the opportunities available at the U.S. Service Academies -- the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy, the Merchant Marine Academy, or the Coast Guard Academy...

I am going to talk about this one time and then I am going to let it go and not bring it up again for the rest of the season. What happened to all the football players? I'm not talking about the 50 or so young men (and one young woman) who have toughed out the two-a-days, the offseason weight lifting and the preseason practices in the 95-plus degree heat...

By Gail Agee Track Reporter Rain, rain, go away on race night! After two weeks of rain-outs the racers and fans were raring to go for the season championship races tonight. At the start of the evening there was only one championship not decided and that was the Modified Division with only 100 points separating the top two contenders. ...