Stories from Thursday, December 8, 2005

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Every year the Nevada Senior Center delivers more than 25,000 meals to seniors' homes. Even with grant funds and the seniors paying as much as they can, the center needs to raise more than $29,000 to have the meal program break even, according to a recent press release...

A report of smoke in a house in Nevada came through to emergency personnel Tuesday evening at about 5 p.m. When the man and woman living at the residence stepped into their home, they saw clouds of smoke. The wife called 911 emergency and responders came to the residence quickly. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Throughout the holiday season, residents can celebrate with several events slated at Radio Springs Park . An old favorite, the drive-through holiday light display, featuring more than 25 miles of lights (if stretched in a line) will open each evening at dusk through Dec. 31. Each night, greeters wish visitors a joyous holiday season...

The staff of the Nevada Public Library have begun a drive to collect hats, mittens and gloves for children who'll be needing them this winter season, to be distributed to children through the Nevada R-5 school district. Hats and gloves of all sizes are needed. ...

Jeremy Ruddick, Nevada Parks and Recreation Department, uses a push broom to sweep away the small piles of snow left by a coworker, who cleared the sidewalks with a small tractor equipped with a snow blade. The broom seemed a good tool for the job, since the light, fluffy substance was easily pushed about. ...

Jeanette F. (Palmer) Williams, 68, of Lexington, Neb., died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, at the Plum Creek Care Home in Lexington as the result of cancer since 2002. Mrs. Williams was born on Feb. 18, 1937, in Nevada, Mo., to Edgar L. and Grace V. (Campbell) Palmer. ...

Cold weather brings changes in our lifestyles. For one thing we get lots and lots of visitors. For example, several mice have found their way into our wrap closet. We didn't discover this until cold weather came because we didn 't get into our wrap closet when it was still warm. But the mice were more prepared for cold weather than we were. They had staked their claim on a warm cozy spot before they really needed the warmth...

Leading Vernon Countians took advantage of an unseasonably pleasant Nov. 18 to tour Osage Indian and other historical sites in the county's northeast comer. The occasion was a visit by Eddy Red Eagle, Jr., a fullblooded Osage who's director of "Wa Zha Zhi," a tribal cultural center under development in Pawhuska, Okla...

Nevada Daily Mail With the Lady Eagle Classic beginning today at Joplin High School, the Nevada Lady Tigers will begin a stretch of three games in three days, no matter how they do on the court. The Lady Tigers open the tournament with Har-Ber High School, a six-year-old school district in Springdale, Ark. The Lady Wildcats are making their first appearance in the Lady Eagle Classic...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada wrestlers ran into a team of about equal caliber when they hosted Clinton on Tuesday, unfortunately, the Cardinals escaped with a close victory. Clinton beat Nevada 40-37, on the strength of seven pins. Nevada had five pins of their own, but just couldn't catch the Cardinals...

By Doug Tucker AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Challenges won and penalties against opponents are two obscure stats that all year long have been lopsided in favor of Kansas City's rivals. They're the sort of thing that most people pay little attention to at the time. But collectively, they can add up over the length of a season, and even make the difference between a win and a loss...