Stories from Wednesday, May 19, 2004

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail When Nevada installed its 911 system in the 1970s it was a state of the art system that only two other Missouri towns had at the time. Since then the city added caller ID in the 1990s, which will connect a name with a telephone number unless the phone has been blocked to prevent that, Norman Turner, Department of Communications and Records told the city council Tuesday night...

Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The vacant Consumers building on East Austin Boulevard is about to have a new occupant. Craig Hubler, city manager, announced during Tuesday's city council meeting that Orscheln Farm and Home is planning to open a store in Nevada...

By Brian Johnson Nevada Daily Mail We've all seen the comical image of the dog biting a mailman. It's everywhere, in either comics, movies or television. But dog bites are anything but comical, especially to the victims. Dog bites can lead to disease, trauma and worse, death...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Technology changes fast, laws change slowly. Those two facts are giving telephone companies headaches as new competitors coming into the marketplace aren't covered by the regulations that cover the older companies. "It's just a matter of making it fair for everyone," Carolyn Hall, CenturyTel telephone company, said. ...

Steve Moyer/Daily Mail Dave Hill, Joplin Industrial Electrical Company, attaches a cable to the electrical wires of a sealed underwater light Monday afternoon. The wires were then pulled through a conduit to the electrical panel and hooked up to electricity. ...

After taking a "vacation" from writing columns, I am back. Reminds me of the song that Gene Autry sang, "I Am Back In The Saddle Again." Only, I am not fully back. It is going to take awhile. We have gone through a lot of "stuff" in recent days, weeks. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Northeast Vernon County Knights defeated the Jasper Eagles 7-4 Tuesday afternoon in the semi-finals of the district tournament. The Knights will play Archie in the district 13 championship game at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Archie. In Tuesday's game Jarred Taylor earned his sixth win of the season pitching seven innings with eight strikeouts and one walk. He also batted two for four with a triple in the top of the seventh...

Submitted photo Jenna Patton and Joe Coy received their awards at the Northeast Vernon County athletic banquet on Friday, May 14, at Walker. Jenna is a junior and participated in dance team, cheerleading, volleyball and softball. Her parents are Rich and Marty Patton, Walker. Grandparents are Don and Edith Stockstill, Walker. Joe is a senior and participated in basketball and baseball. His parents are Jerry and Karen Coy, Harwood...