Stories from Wednesday, January 18, 2006

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail After two previous attempts the Nevada City Council voted 3-1 Tuesday night to pass the 2006 annual city budget on its first reading. Councilman Jim Rayburn voted no, saying after the council meeting that he "still thinks we are spending too much."...

Nevada Daily Mail A fire in a Nevada home that caused an estimated $2,500 in damage to the home's interior was apparently caused by heat radiating from a wood-burning fireplace. According to information released by the Nevada Fire Department, firefighters responded to a report of a structure fire at 308 E. ...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Budget time at the Vernon County Courthouse is always a frantic affair, commissioners are busy trying to find ways to fund all the departments at the levels they require. As a first draft, commissioners look at the request of all offices and see what it would take to fund everyone at their desired level...

Nevada Daily Mail Springfield, Mo., artist Duat Vu's exhibit, "Immigrants: An Arch of Experience" is now on display in the PEO Foundation Art Gallery at Cottey College. Vu holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Connecticut and has taught art in a variety of venues throughout the past several years, most recently as assistant professor at Southwest Missouri State University, which recently changed its name to Missouri State University...

Joseph and Trista Yoakum, Sheldon, and Michael and Bryson are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Keagan Christopher Yoakum. Keagan was born at 8:12 a.m, Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 19.5 inches...

Helen Diane Fanning, 64, Nevada, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. She was born Sept. 24, 1941, in Nevada, to Harlan Ireland and Helen Howard Ireland. She married Dwight C. Fanning and he survives of the home...

Last week I had the opportunity to lay out my vision and goals for Missouri for 2006. The state of the state is strong and I look forward to working with members of the General Assembly to continue our efforts to move Missouri forward. Education will continue to be the number one budget and policy priority of my administration. ...

It is said that if you are given a compliment that you need to take it with gratitude, rather than disagreeing with the complement. The reason is that you will get plenty of criticisms. This is true with any honor, recognition or award you might receive -- you need to be grateful...

Seven persons perish in the burning of a farm house in New Hampshire PEMBROKE, N.H., -- Seven persons, all members of the family of Charles Ayers, are supposed to have perished in a fire which destroyed Ayers' farm house yesterday. The bodies of a child and Ayers' mother-in-law have been found in the ruins...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail CARTHAGE, Mo. -- A renewed emphasis on taking care of the basketball and a hot stretch by senior Justin Reed carried the Nevada Tigers to a 61-44 win over the hosting Carthage Tigers Tuesday. Nevada (9-4 overall, 2-1 in the Southwest Conference) went without a turnover in the third quarter and Reed scored seven straight points for the Tigers as they turned a 29-26 deficit into a 33-32 lead and they didn't trail the rest of the way...

Nevada Daily Mail KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Cottey Comets were looking for a third road win in Region 16 play when they took on Penn Valley Tuesday, but a rough second half ended their hopes. Cottey (5-6) led 29-27 at halftime, but Penn Valley heated up and the Comets went cold...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail CARTHAGE, Mo. -- Points were hard to come by in Tuesday's Southwest Conference battle between the Nevada Lady Tigers and the Carthage Lady Tigers. Particularly for Nevada (9-6 overall, 1-3 in conference), as they lost their second straight, 36-26...