Stories from Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Nevada Daily Mail Harwood resident Gregory Jackson, 35, was killed and his wife Heather, 26, was injured in a one-vehicle crash on Route EE two and a half miles northwest of El Dorado Springs, at 11:20 p.m. Monday. According to the report filed by Missouri Highway Patrol Trooper Savage, Jackson lost control of the 1997 Ford he was driving on a curve and drove off the right side of the road. The car overturned several times, ejecting Jackson...

Patrick Caviness, city worker, fixes a stop sign that blew over on Sunday evening, at the corner of Washington and Cherry, one of many things damaged in the area due to the the 65 mph winds that ripped through the area. Several electrical and other utility poles were also damaged, including one at BB Highway and Austin Street...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The Salvation Army is noted for its generosity, especially around the holidays and the bell-ringers may be the most visible aspect of the charity most people see, but bell-ringing is just one aspect of the charity. The Salvation Army has been busy in many areas of the country with hurricane and tornado victims needing record amounts of assistance. ...

Students from Calvary Christian School, dressed as pilgrims, visited the Daily Mail offices on Wednesday, wishing the community a happy Thanksgiving.

By Afton Bugg Nevada Daily Mail Local Ear Music hosted the third annual Readers Choice Awards at Nevada Days Inn Nov. 22, to give Vernon County musical artists recognition and to reward local musicians for their success. There were numerous artists involved with this event, which was kicked off by a showcase of local talent. During the showcase, new artists performed for people who have not heard their music yet...

Born near Appleton City, Mo., on July 3, 1923, Martha Mae Antrim passed away on Nov. 25, 2005, she was the youngest child and only daughter of Oren Homer and Myrtle Mae Shrum Antrim. The family moved to a farm west of Schell City while she was a child, and she has lived her entire life in the Schell City community, graduating from Schell City High School in 1942...

Leonard J. Coffey, 77, Nevada, Mo., died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born Nov. 10, 1928, in Leavenworth, Kan., to James L. Coffey and Celia Agnes Kaspar Coffey. He married Nancy Dee Thorpe on March 18, 1959, in Miami, Okla. She survives of the home...

Aubrey de Gray, a 42-year-old British biogerontologist, has announced that there's no reason we can't live 1,000 years or more. Other scientists, however, downplayed the report, pointing out that a longer life wouldn't be a benefit "unless there were substantial improvements in cable TV offerings."...

The following is a column by the chief justice of Missouri. Included at the end of the column are discussion questions provided by The Missouri Bar and the Missouri Press Association's Newspapers in Education program for use by study groups as well as high school and college classes...

Nevada Daily Mail Andrew Leavell scored 24 points and teammates Cody Claflin and Casey Kalleck each added 16 as the Sheldon boys beat Appleton City in basketball Nov. 22, 72-64. The Panthers needed overtime to dispose of the hosts as the score was tied at 30 at halftime, and 61 at the end of regulation...

Nevada Daily Mail The Bronaugh basketball teams split with College Heights on Nov. 22, with the boys winning 63-46, and the girls falling 53-41. In the boys' game, Nick Judd scored a game-high 23 points, including five shots from outside the 3-point arc, leading three players in double figures...

By Jim Salter Associated Press Writer ST. LOUIS -- A study of youth sports found evidence of cheating, taunting, even intentionally trying to hurt an opponent. And the bad behavior wasn't limited to the kids -- some coaches admitted yelling at athletes -- even abusing them...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Middle School girls basketball eighth-grade teams played Nov. 8, with Nevada's A-team beating Stockton, 39-17. Davin Smith led the team with 10 points. Audrey Daniels added eight, while Taylor Beckett and Heather Thomas each had six...

By Doug Tucker AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The half-eaten hot dog that sat on Gunther Cunningham's desk overnight was looking awfully stale. But a workaholic doesn't want to waste precious minutes scaring up something fresh. And besides, everything tastes wonderful to a defensive coordinator the day after his team intercepts four of Tom Brady's passes...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail KANSAS CITY, Mo -- Greg Wesley tied a career high with three interceptions and Kansas City's defense forced Tom Brady to throw a career worst four picks overall in the Chiefs' 26-16 win over the New England Patriots Sunday, at Arrowhead...