Stories from Friday, July 23, 2004

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Neptunes were in Monett last weekend for a meet, competing against 12 other teams. The Neptunes had several swimmers place despite there being more than 400 swimmers in attendance. Overall the Neptunes placed 10th out of 13 teams. In the 13-14 age group Kristen Badgley was third in overall points standings...

Submitted Photo Mike Forkner (second from right), Andy Collins (right) and Austin Forkner (front) stand with sponsors Clyde and Terri Sheperd of Shep's Dealership in Oklahoma (left) after being rewarded for their finishes in the Oklahoma State Motorcross Championship. The Forkners are from Richards and Collins is from Moundsville. Mike Forkner finished seventh in his class this season despite missing two races, Austin Forkner finished second in his class and Collins finished third in his class...

Births Hannah RoseMarie Lamb The Rev. Jerod L. and Tami R. Lamb, Sheldon, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Hannah RoseMarie Lamb. Hannah was born at 11:52 p.m., July 21, 2004, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces, and measured 20 inches. She joins siblings Bryce Aric Lamb and Logan Elizabeth Lamb...

Discounting drugs Senior citizens have not flocked to the federal government's new Medicare-approved drug discount cards. Only 3.6 million of the 41 million eligible Americans have signed up for the program. Of those who got cards, 2.4 million were enrolled automatically by their health insurance programs...

Dear editor; A SMEAR CAMPAIGN Now published in the news Another reputation at stake Do we not even have a clue Will our nation ever awake Peoples lives being trashed Just to alter a political view Of every new charge lashed Someones career is through...

Heel to toe improvement Back in the day, my heels were ashy. My big toe was calloused. My toenails didn't just have ridges, those were buttes. Then, one day, prompted by my cheap nature combined with a Christmas gift certificate, I entered my first nail salon and a new world of foot beauty...

* On the continent of Antarctica, ice covers 98 percent of the land. The remaining 2 percent is bare rock. * A 62-year-old man named Ray King was scheduled to enter the hospital for cancer treatment, but he evidently decided that he had to have just one more smoke. The night before he was to go to the hospital, he lit up a cigarette -- which proved to be a fatal mistake. The sheets began to smolder, and he was too weak to get out of bed. The cause of death was determined to be smoke inhalation...

100 years ago: Back to Camp Bates The four regiments spent the night in the country. The enemy retreated so our soldiers returned to headquarters. Adjutant General Dameron Arrived in Camp Today -- Military Dance To-night. Camp Bates was almost a deserted military camp Friday afternoon, there being only a small number of men left to guard the headquarters and the tents and keep everything in readiness for the return of the Missouri brigade after a sudden march to the surrounding country...

Special to the Daily Mail Jefferson City, Mo. -- Attorney General Jay Nixon warns Missourians to beware of a new telemarketing scam designed to steal a person's financial information. Several consumers from around the state have contacted his office about calls telling them they have received or are eligible to receive a government grant. The caller asks consumers to give their bank account information to secure the grant...

Editor's note: In order to help voters make a more informed decision this election year, the Nevada Daily Mail has compiled some information on the candidates for County Commissioner. Following are profiles on the candidates for Northern Commissioner...

Editor's note: In order to help voters make a more informed decision this election year, the Nevada Daily Mail has compiled some information on the candidates for seats on the Vernon County Commission. Following are profiles of the candidates for southern commissioner...

By Kelly Wiese Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's economy has turned the corner to the point that its job totals are now higher than they were in January 2001, state Economic Development Director Kelvin Simmons said Wednesday. Providing a briefing covering the first half of 2004, Simmons said Missouri's economy is strong and moving in the right direction...

By Nancy Malcom Nevada Daily Mail "I wanted to be involved in re-enactments, but didn't want to carry a gun," Joe Bowmaster said about his role in The Music Man Band. He decided he could carry a tuba and make as much noise as he could with a Civil War era firearm...