Stories from Friday, January 19, 2007

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Salt, ice melt, shovels, ice scrapers, these are a few of our favorite things -- at least since the area was plastered with an ice storm last Friday. While the nasty weather caused cancellations of events and meant some businesses had little or no customer traffic, there have been some businesses that have seen the numbers go up...

Nevada Daily Mail As a thick slate of ice persists on the streets and the ever-changing forecast now warns of a possible 3-6 inches of snow on Saturday, events continue to be canceled. A host of meetings and other events were canceled throughout the week, and students got an unexpected vacation from school. ...

Nevada Daily Mail As the new storm approaches, some people in southwest and south-central Missouri remain without power, prompting safety concerns. State Fire Marshal Randy Cole has learned Missourians are continuing to use improper heating sources. leading to more storm-related fatalities...

Nevada Daily Mail It's time once again for Nevada residents who own dogs to renew licenses for the animals, required by city ordinance. Dog licenses are now due and available at the Nevada Police Department, 120 S. Ash, Nevada. Failure to purchase the 2007 dog license by March 1 will result in a 50-percent penalty charge...

Nevada Daily Mail A motorist encountered an unexpected hazard while traveling on U.S. 54 highway yesterday morning, just before noon. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 50-year-old Judy Cornell, El Dorado Springs, was driving westbound on U.S. 54, about 6 miles east of Nevada, when a large piece of ice flew from an unidentified tractor-trailer that was headed eastbound, as they passed each other, striking Cornell's vehicle, a 2002 Ford Taurus...

The weather outside is really terrible. Actually it is more like inconvenient when you contrast it to the winters of my youth. A little ice is nothing compared to the unbelievable "Drift" I once encountered. It was the winter of 1955 just about the time I turned six. ...

100 years ago L.P. Young's death at the asylum L.P. Young, who died at the Nevada hospital for the insane, was a Carthage blacksmith and there is yet some mystery as to the cause of his insanity. The officials at Carthage, have never been able to determine whether Young was slugged or suffered a general breakdown in his health. He was at work one day at his shop and was later found unconscious in which condition he remained two weeks...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Completing a week fraught with inactivity thanks to Mother Nature, the Nevada Tigers announced that this weekend's contests have been canceled as well. The Nevada wrestling and swimming teams will each lose a competition, as the wrestling tournament in Seneca and the swim meet in Webb City, both set for Saturday, have been canceled. They will not be made up...