Stories from Wednesday, August 20, 2003

TLT Wire Products, which ceased operations several months ago, may have a new life under a familiar name. On Tuesday, Ken Howard, Thorco Industries president, announced that they had purchased the real estate and equipment -- but not the name or any of the liabilities -- from TLT Wire Products and will be doing some maintenance around the property during the next couple of weeks. ...

In a room charged with the collective support and good will of about 30 guests and public officials, Steven L. Lewis of Nevada officially became the Vernon County Adult Drug Court's latest success story in a graduation ceremony conducted Tuesday evening. ...

Persistent drought has taken its toll on farmers' production levels -- and their pocketbooks. This year's season started out with regular rainfall in the spring, but July and August precipitation -- and along with it the crops in which farmers had invested -- dried up. ...

evada Neptunes, a local summer swim club, recently concluded its season. The Neptunes, a member of the Tri-State Conference which is comprised of teams from Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas, are coached by Angela Kearbey and Danielle Stacey. Individual results of their last three meets, the Tri-meet (July 16th) at Lamar, the Parsons Invitational (July 19-20) at Parsons, Kan., and the Springfield Invitational (July 26-27) at Springfileld, Mo., are included on this page. ...

100 Years Ago -- August 20, 1903 AROUND TOWN -- Nevada has a splendid opportunity of establishing a Y.M.C.A. if a proper effort is made. All cities the size of Nevada have such an organization and none are ready to see their associations disorganize. ...

It was six years ago last week when my physician told me that I am a diabetic. That was not what I was wanting to be told, but it is a fact of life for me. This resulted is a change of lifestyle for me -- in a variety of ways. I am still learning about this deadly disease and try to take steps that will keep it under control. ...