Stories from Sunday, September 4, 2005

By Afton Bugg Nevada Herald Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course are hosting free family days, Sundays. noon to 5 p.m., and Wednesdays, 5 p.m. to dark. Free for all ages, these days and times may change to better fit the school schedules. Dan Davis, manager of the golf course said he wants any feedback on times that would be more convenient for the families wanting to attended...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Herald Helping children is what the three area Children's Centers are all about. The centers, located in Joplin, Monett and Nevada serve 11 counties covered by 11 sheriffs' departments, 10 police departments and several Children's Divisions juvenile officers...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Herald If you thought Nevada R-5 School District students were doing well, academically, you'd be right. It might be a little hard to tell from the Missouri Assessment Program data recently released by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, though...

By Nancy Malcom Nevada Herald Since November 2004, a small but determined band of volunteers have met almost every Friday in a crowded room of the Vernon County courthouse. Their mission is to rescue soot-covered, fragile, almost-forgotten civil court records and prepare them to be microfilmed. The process isn't a pretty one, but all involved said they feel it's very worthwhile and invaluable for future researchers...

Raymond and Raylene (Reedy) Beals, Colorado Springs, Colo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Jaylah Ann Beals. Jaylah was born on Aug. 28, 2005. She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 20.5 inches. Paternal grandparents are Mary (Beals) Reyes and the late William Beals, Wichita, Kan. Maternal grandparents are Raymond and Jaye (Reedy) Rosales, Fountain, Colo. Maternal great-grandparents are Fred and the late Alice Ann Reedy, Nevada...

Thanks to those who helped evacuate children to hospital Dear editor: I am so proud of the entire staff of Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, who all provided extraordinary effort over the past 24 hours to carry out to perfection the largest single pediatric medical transport in history, and to provide care for the 24 patients evacuated from Children's Hospital of New Orleans. ...

Hi neighbors. Any joy we anticipated for the holiday has been overshadowed by the horrible conditions in the Gulf states and the complete devastation there. Day by day I watch the news and worry about my personal friends I have in New Orleans. The Nevada Daily Mail's former editor, Angie Cutrer, was living near Biloxi, Miss.; and I have not heard from her, either...

Late field goal decides sloppy season opener By Joe Warren Nevada Herald The lights went out and then Oscar left town. The Nevada Tigers were left to watch a visiting Lamar team celebrate on their home field after a come-from-behind 21-19 win in the annual Silver Tiger football game between the rival schools...

By Joe Warren Nevada Herald A new coach, a new way of doing things. That is what Nevada High School volleyball faces as they take on the 2005 season. Out is old coach Sharla Wilkerson, who has relocated to Lamar, and in is first-year head coach Trudy Fleeman...

With the big Labor Day weekend here, it's the last big holiday weekend for families to enjoy the lakes and streams in the state -- but it's also time for hunters to start some seasons and get ready for others. On Sept. 1, the traditional date for the dove season to begin, Missouri hunters are looking at a season similar to last year. ...

It was late morning on Jan. 15, 1968, when first the No Smoking, then the Fasten Seat Belts signs flashed aboard the Delta Airlines jet as it began its descent prepatory to landing. Suddenly, we seemed to be amid the moss covered trees and I gulped. Then, the plane gently landed on the very lip of the swamp and as we rolled down the runway the large sign on the terminal came into view. "Welcome to New Orleans," it read...

Special to the Herald Howard Rice and the former Edna Mae Gordon were married at the Bronaugh Methodist parsonage on Sept. 15, 1940. Howard and Edna Mae will observe their 65th wedding anniversary this month.

Nevada Herald Gaius and Kimberly Reinbold of Oak Grove, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca Ann Reinbold, to Pfc. James "Derrick" Meisenheimer, son of Jim and Marcie Meisenheimer, of Oak Grove. Bride-elect Reinbold is a 2003 graduate of Oak Grove High School; a college student; piano teacher; and secretary at Mr. Trash...

**100 years ago: Rich Hill gas well strikes natural gas The citizens of Rich Hill are exceedingly jubilant these days and are beginning to dream of increased population, manufacturers and a general increase of business, the cause of this being the finding of natural gas near that city. ...

**100 years ago: Rich Hill gas well strikes natural gas The citizens of Rich Hill are exceedingly jubilant these days and are beginning to dream of increased population, manufacturers and a general increase of business, the cause of this being the finding of natural gas near that city. ...