Stories from Friday, November 5, 2004

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Sheriff's Office reports that Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning an ongoing investigation resulted in the discovery of two methamphetamine labs and the arrest of five individuals. Dustin Jones, of Richards, Darrin Hodgins, of Stotesbury, and Thomas Shelton, of Hume, are all being held under $100,000 bond and are charged with multiple drug possession, production, and distribution charges. ...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Aquila, Nevada's provider of electricity and natural gas, has a program for people to help them purchase a heat pump or furnace. The 10-year-old program lets Aquila customers finance their HVAC purchase for up to seven years...

Miss Merry Christmas Pageant coming soon to Nevada. Nevada Daily Mail Many fall events are taking place this week, among them the annual Holiday Open House in Nevada. Many local businesses in the downtown area are planning special events for the public. Downtown merchants will be conducting drawings, offering refreshments and hosting special activities. Many will feature their wares and provide music, special book signings by local authors and other events...

Nevada Daily Mail Community Clinics for November by the Vernon County Health Department will be held at the following locations: Nov. 9, Walker Nov. 10, Moundville Nov. 16, Schell City Nov. 17, Bronaugh Nov. 23, Metz The Health Department will be closed Nov. 11 for Veteran's Day and Nov. 25-26 for Thanksgiving. To view a calendar and learn about services, visit the department's Web site at www.vernonhealth.org...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail This coming Thursday is Veteran's Day, a day to recognize the contributions of all those who have served our nation in times of war. Area groups will be conducting special ceremonies or hosting events to mark the occasion...

A new business, Soup, Salad and Potato To Go, gets a new sign from Creative Graphic and Sign company. Tommy Scotten, and Anthony Hernandez go up to fasten the new sign on the tower as Reed Slates operates the crane and T. J. Denning, Tyler Otter and Ryan West help from below...

Births Isabella Mae Brooks Randy and Amy Brooks, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Isabella Mae Brooks. Isabella was born at 1:30 a.m., on Nov. 3, 2004, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Paternal grandparents are Nelson and Ella Mae Brooks, Nevada. Maternal grandparents are Jay and Phyllis Brassfield, Rich Hill...

Deaths Louise Jackson Louise Jackson, 99, died Oct. 31, 2004. Services were held at Newton Burial Park on Nov. 5, at 11 a.m., with C.K. Warden officiating. Interment was in Newton Burial Park in Nevada. Arrangements were by Evergreen Memorial Chapel...

Company A deployment ceremony touched lives Dear editor: I attended the deployment ceremony for Company A 735th Support Battalion of the Missouri Army National Guard. It was only fitting and proper that we do, but I was most impressed by the camaraderie of the troops and the over-riding commitment to duty...

Election Reflections One of the most important responsibilities we have as citizens of this great state and country is our participation in the election process. I want to thank each and every one of you who chose to participate in the Nov. 2 election. It has been 30 years since this nation has seen this level of participation...

Social Security: not broken, don't fix it Four years ago Dean Baker and I wrote a book entitled "Social Security: The Phony Crisis. We showed that there was no financial, economic, actuarial, or other reason to be worried about the future of Social Security. ...

Bush wins; Kerry shows honor Facing an insurmountable vote deficit in Ohio, Sen. John Kerry conceded the presidential election to George W. Bush yesterday and sent home thousands of lawyers the Democratic Party had amassed to challenge the results. While some may argue that Kerry was simply facing the clear facts of the vote tallies -- something he admitted in his concession speech -- his decision to recognize Bush's victory saved the nation weeks of rancor and division. ...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Through mud and muck Jesse Thomas ran, leaving remnants of the Nevada Tigers and Logan Field in his wake. O'Hara Catholic School's senior running back had put the Celtics on his back and carried them to victory. In the regular season football finale for both schools, the visitors from Kansas City defeated the Tigers 35-14...

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- One year after scoring an NFL-record 27 touchdowns, Priest Holmes sometimes has trouble getting out of bed the morning after a game. His 31-year-old body -- old for a running back -- ached so much the past two weeks he couldn't even practice until Thursday. Then he did only light work...

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Priest Holmes, who leads the NFL in rushing and scoring, was named the AFC offensive player of the month for October. Holmes was instrumental in the Kansas City Chiefs going 3-1 last month and getting back in the AFC West race...