Stories from Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Congressman Ike Skelton accepts a picture of the USS Missouri, built in 1903, on which his father served as a fireman/stoker, from Marvin Oerke, Prairie Pride chairman. Skelton was in town for the meeting of prospective investors for the soybean crusher/biodiesel plant Prairie Pride is proposing to build near Deerfield...

The Nevada R-5 Board of Education has announced the selection of Craig Noah as the district's next superintendent. Noah will take over the district's top position on July 1, when the current superintendent, Dr. Ted Davis, will retire. School board president Dr. Warren Lovinger said, "The board is delighted to have Mr. Noah joining us to continue the tradition of excellence in administration of the R-5 School District."...

Budget woes could hamper efforts by the Vernon County Sheriff's office to work with other departments in combating meth. Sheriff Ron Peckman laid out statistics from Vernon County and the five surrounding counties, showing the number of meth lab raids and said lack of funding could deprive the office of the services of a deputy assigned to the drug task force, which was instrumental in many of those investigations...

The city's IMPACT tourism board plans to meet at 7 o'clock tonight, in city council chambers, located inside the city's public safety building at Ash and Austin, Nevada. Tonight's agenda centers around grant applications, with several groups and individuals making presentations relating to projects they hope will be funded by the city's hotel/motel tax. ...

The gymnasium at Northeast Vernon County at Walker was packed Friday evening for the basketball homecoming. Northeast lost both girls and boys varsity games to Calhoun. The cheerleaders, Tisha Bailey, Lacey McDannald, Dana Eslinger, Jessica Gose, Jessica Keightley, and Bethany Willman, performed at halftime of the varsity game. ...

Hattie Gertrude Wysong, 95, Nevada, Mo., died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006, at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center, Nevada, following a brief illness. She was born June 21, 1910, in Sheldon, Mo., to Thomas Alpha Sherrick and Alice Rebecca Greer Sherrick. She was married July 2, 1928, in Lamar, Mo., to Raymond Chandler and then on Feb. 26, 1987, in Miami, Okla., to Frank Wysong. Both of her spouses preceded her in death...

Georgia Ruth Goldsby, 93, of Marshall, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2006, at Mar-Saline Manor in Marshall. Born March 13, 1912, in Lafayette County, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Orin A. Albin and Lillie Bessie Hackett Albin. On Jan. 14, 1928, she married Roy W. Goldsby, who preceded her in death in 1992...

Patricia Louise Hayes, 82, Nevada, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2006, at Christian Health Care in Nevada. She was born Feb. 27, 1923, in Nevada, to Wilbur Dewey Stukesbary and Hazel Noyes Stukesbary. She was married Sept. 8, 1940, in Nevada, to Robert L. Hayes, who was her loving husband for more than 65 years. He preceded her in death Sept. 5, 2004...

Eunice J. Fischer, 96, died Jan. 20, 2006, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada. She was born Oct. 24, 1910, in Blue Island, Ill. Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 23, at 10 a.m., at Heuser Funeral Home, Rich Hill, with Kenny Batson officiating. Interment was in Green Lawn Cemetery, Schell City, Mo...

Gladys Chrystell Upton, 91, formerly of Sheldon, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, at Sunset Manor Nursing Center, Frontenac, Kan., following a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. Interment followed at Sheldon Cemetery, Sheldon...

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: --- With the Tennessee General Assembly responding to the indictment of several of its members by considering new ethics legislation, and with big-time lobbyist Jack Abramoff having just pleaded guilty to crimes involving Congress, U.S. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Ray-Pec Lady Panthers knocked off the Pleasant Hill Chicks in the nightcap of the opening day at the Nevada Lady Tiger Classic Monday, at Wynn Gymnasium. Sara Pfister scored a game-high 22 points and the Lady Panthers won 57-54 in a hard-fought contest...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tiger Classic boys tournament will begin tonight, with Nevada taking on Humansville and Carthage battling Kansas City Southwest Charter School. Both opening round games will be at Wynn Gymnasium. Carthage plays at 5 p.m. and Nevada plays at 8 p.m...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- Lacy Leonard tallied 29 points and 14 rebounds and the Cottey Comets got strong performances across the board as they knocked off St. Louis Community College-Forest Park Saturday. The Comets won 69-65, giving them a sweep over the Lady Highlanders in the season series...

Nevada Daily Mail The Bronaugh Wildcats and Lady Wildcats both lost games Friday. The Wildcats fell to Liberal and the Lady Wildcats couldn't get by Galena, both at the Liberal Tournament. The Wildcats fell 54-35, dropping them to 4-9 this season. Bronaugh stayed with the hosts for the first three quarters, before a 19-6 period gave Liberal the win. A pair of Nick Judd 3-pointers were all the Wildcats could muster offensively in the final period...