Stories from Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Ruby Alma Smith, 89, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, Mo. She was born Nov. 10, 1916, in Vernon County, Mo., to Harry Lloyd Carpenter and Jessie Marcella Welty Carpenter. Ruby lived her whole life in Vernon County. She had worked for 17 years for the Nevada State Hospital until her retirement. She was the bingo co-ordinator for Seneca, Okla., bingo bus trip...

Kelly D. Coons, 51, Newton, Kan., passed away on Oct. 3, 2006, at Residence, Kan. He was born Nov. 29, 1954, the son of Betty Jo (Miller) and Donald Coons in Newton. He attended Newton High School and played on the baseball team that was honored as the 1970 state champion. ...

Brent and Ashley Banes, Bronaugh, and Josie, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Strauss Paxton Banes. Strauss was born at 4:36 p.m., Oct. 3, 2006, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 20.5 inches...

100 years ago Sugar trust indictments NEW YORK -- Eight indictments in the so-called sugar rebate case were handed down by the October federal grand jury which completed its labors today. The indictments were found earlier in the year, but were never officially reported until today. The indictments were as follows:...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The basketball districts for the next two seasons have been released, and the Nevada Tigers are moving north again. After playing the past two seasons in a district with Carl Junction, Webb City, Carthage, Seneca and McDonald County, the Nevada basketball teams will be facing the likes of Warrensburg and Pleasant Hill beginning this season...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail NEVADA, Mo. -- The Cottey Comets topped the Labette County (Kan.) Community College Cardinals Saturday, at the Hinkhouse Center, 30-25, 30-25, 30-23. The Comets overcame sloppy serving to get the win by coming up with key points during each of the three games...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers boys' varsity cross country team finished sixth out of 18 schools at a meet in Carl Junction Thursday. Nixa won the meet with 37 points. Trevor Hinkle finished eight individually over the 5,000-meter course. Hinkle had a time of 17 minutes, 21 seconds...

From staff and wire reports Parents and administrators will be weighing potentially invasive security measures at schools throughout the area, after a 13-year-old student fired an assault rifle in a Joplin middle school Monday and was talked into leaving without injuring anyone only after the gun jammed...

By Colette Lefebvre-Davis Nevada Daily Mail Nevada's 3M plant manager Dave Clauss greeted more than 1,500 guests by 11 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 7, in an open house commemorating the facility's 35th year in operation. Clauss handed each community member an information booklet to direct them on the self-guided tour. Neither cameras nor cellular phones were allowed, some muttered to themselves that they hoped it was adequate to simply shut them off...

By Colette Lefebvre-Davis Nevada Daily Mail Soon, on Oct. 29, Americans will turn their clocks back one hour, to observe daylight-saving time. A groggy public will shift their clocks back at 2 a.m. It's time to "fall behind." In 2007, the time for the observance will change. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Cottey College will host its third annual Women's College Fair from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 17, in the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts. The Women's College Fair provides a forum that promotes outstanding educational opportunities for young women...