Stories from Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Helen A. Cavanaugh, age 88, of Nevada, passed away on Friday, Dec. 23, 2005, at the Nevada Medicalodge. She was born on Aug. 18, 1917, in Harper, Kan., to Frank E. Doolin and Beatrice Mae Renolett Doolin. On July 31, 1937, she was married to Clayton E. ...

Hundreds turned out to welcome Company A of the 735th Missouri National Guard Support Battalion home on Friday -- just in time for Christmas. Families and public officials greeted them as they arrived just before 1 p.m. Their stories are many, but there messages were one in the same -- joy and pride and more joy as families reunited after about a year of separation...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Nevada police contribute many things to the community and donating their time to charitable causes is one of the things the members of the department do every year. This year the Nevada Police Department was honored at the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run Awards Luncheon in Osage Beach Dec. 9...

Ronald Browne, left, Legion information services officer, and Dick Staihr, check on the address for a Christmas dinner being delivered to a homebound person, making sure Santa's deliveries are properly made. "I'd like to do this every day," Browne said...

Special to the Daily Mail COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Installing a new fuel filter on the tractor, correctly inflating the tires and picking the right tractor for a job are a few simple tasks that will go a long way toward improving fuel efficiency on the farm...

Ida "Eda" Katherine Kahle Danneker, age 92, of El Dorado Springs was born on Sept. 30, 1913, in Johnson County, Kan., and passed away on Dec. 23, 2005, at the Community Springs Care Center in El Dorado Springs. She was united in marriage on April 15, 1932, to Edward Danneker. In 1945 she and Ed moved to Nevada, Mo., where they became partners in the Minneapolis Moline Implement business...

Woodrow "Woody" Wilson Wade, 89, Wright City, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005, at Gamma Road Lodge, Wellsville, Mo. He was born Nov, 7, 1916, in Nevada, to Frederick Lewis Wade and Dottie Poland Wade. He was married to Doris Batchelor and she survives of the home...

Ralph Aaron Folkner, 85, Nevada, Mo., died Monday, Dec. 26, 2005, at his home in Nevada following a sudden illness. He was born May 1, 1920, in Dustin, Okla., to John Aaron Folkner and Eveline Elizabeth Key Folkner. He married Ruby Joan Moore on Aug. 9, 1952, in Eureka Springs, Ark., and she survives of the home...

Evert L. Rice, 92, Lamar, died at 3:20 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005, at Spring River Christian Village, Joplin. Services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Daniel Funeral Home, Lamar. Burial at Sheldon Cemetery, Sheldon.

Forest L. Fleener, 74, Sheldon, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, Mo. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.

There has been much discussion lately about Christmas and its place in our culture. Arguments have erupted over greetings -- should it be "merry Christmas" or "happy holidays" -- or what to call the tree decorated with lights and ornaments. Do kids depart from school for a winter break? Or is it the Christmas holiday? Last week, the pope weighed in, encouraging quiet contemplation rather than rampant commercialization...

**100 years ago Servien's third escape ends FULTON, Mo. -- Having twice escaped from the insane asylum at Farmington, following which he was removed to the asylum here, Emile Servien gave the guards a warm chase and fight between 4 and 5 o'clock, Monday afternoon. He was captured after pursuit of about a quarter of a mile, and is now securely restrained, according to the asylum officials...

By Connor Ennis AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The lights are out at ABC's ''Monday Night Football.'' And the party, as Don Meredith sang one last time, is over. ''Monday Night Football'' ended an unprecedented 36-year run on the network with a lackluster game that didn't come close to epitomizing the special place the program has occupied in the American cultural landscape...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Riding newfound superstar Larry Johnson and their strongest defensive effort of the season, the Kansas City Chiefs kept their slim playoff hopes alive by knocking off the San Diego Chargers Sunday, 20-7...

It was a year to remember, a year to lay in preparations for the future, and a year to honor those who served the community in many ways, from the soldiers toiling in the war-torn Middle East, to those here at home, keeping Nevada a great place to live, both for today and for tomorrow. In the last three issues of the year, we'll present a month-by-month recap of 2005's news and newsmakers.