Stories from Thursday, April 27, 2006

Nevada Daily Mail For the last two years the city has partnered with Challenger Sports to bring a British soccer coach to town to hold a one-week soccer camp for area youth. The Nevada Parks Department has been planning to hold the event this summer for the third year; however, questions from the city council have put that event on hold until they decide on its future...

Nevada Daily Mail "My heart so aches What did I do? It doesn't make sense, What I experienced from you. I though you were my friend, Someone I could trust. I was forever changed My heart's about to bust. You say that you are sorry. Do you really feel shame?...

Nevada Daily Mail Denise Sloniker, Moore-Few administrator, told the Nevada Regional Medical Center board of directors Moore-Few will soon have two employees certified as instructors for Certified Medication Technicians. Director of Nursing Cindy Miller, and Assistant Director of Nursing Deena McVey are scheduled to receive training in May that will allow Moore-Few to certify Medication Technicians on-site...

Nevada Daily Mail Murphy Family Ventures recently announced its support of the Osage Prairie YMCA Fill the Pool project by making a donation of $50,000. Dell Murphy, president; and Mike Wyant, vice president and director of production; presented a check April 26 to Tedd Maxfield, YMCA director; Dr. Warren Lovinger, YMCA funding chairperson; and Mike McCaffree, YMCA president...

Elma Davis, 85, Harwood, Mo., died Tuesday, April 25, 2006, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center. Graveside services with interment will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 29, at the Green Lawn Cemetery, Harwood. Visitation will be 7-8 p.m., Friday, April 28, at the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home, Schell City, Mo...

Clarence Frederick "Fred" Cox, 83, Nevada, Mo., died Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at Medicalodge in Nevada. He was born Jan. 13, 1923, in Nevada, to Raymond Earl Cox and Louise Tracy Cox. Fred was a graduate of Nevada High School and a lifelong resident of Nevada. He farmed with his father on the family farm west of Nevada. He was disabled for a number of years...

Last week was a special time for me. Within three days I had two of the best experiences that middle age plus persons can have. I had the pleasure of being with a group of my long-time friends and acquaintances and I became a friend of a group of women that I had never met before. ...

He was Cedar County's first sheriff, played a pivotal part in the Battle of Wilson's Creek, fighting alongside Col. DeWitt C. Hunter and his Vernon Countians, and there gave his life. He will be commemorated, and his new gravestone dedicated, Saturday in a ceremony staged by the Col. John T. Coffee Camp No.1934 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tiger track team participated in a ninth- and 10th-grade meet in Carthage Wednesday, placing third in both boys' and girls' team competition. Nevada came away winning six events and taking second in seven. Megan Smith won the girls 100-meter hurdles, with a time of 17.92 seconds. Molly Ferree won the girls high jump by clearing 4 feet, 10 inches...

Track Reporter Lots of racing and lots of action along with a couple sprinkles greeted the racing fans tonight at Nevada Speedway. The Late Model, a Modified and Mini Stock features left over from last week were run at the beginning of the races tonight. ...