Stories from Tuesday, June 29, 2004

Special to the Herald June 9 and 10 Perfect scores shot were Aaron Greer for Vernon County and Andy Yarick from Bates County. Top Vernon County Shooters were: Seniors -- Tyler Greer, Ethan Baldwin, Kyle Cushard, John Whitworth, and Blake Gazaway. Juniors -- Aaron Greer, Nathan Ryan, Megan Westerhold, Taylor Scotten, Josh Jeffries, and Scott Lee...

Nevada Daily Mail Orscheln announced today that their newest store is scheduled to open late September in Nevada. The new store will go in at the former Consumer's building at the intersection, located near Austin Blvd. and U.S. Highway 71. "(Orscheln's) will be a good compliment for Sutherlands and the SuperCenter," said Sam Foursha, Nevada's director of economic development...

By Nick Wright Nevada Daily Mail In the event of a national emergency or natural disaster the need for long distance communications is greater than ever, and conventional systems aren't always up to the task. As illustrated during 9/11 a critical hit to a communications center or cell towers can cripple telephone networks. When such an event occurs, a dedicated group of hobbyists steps in to fill the void...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail A Deerfield man was taken to St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin Sunday after a Chevrolet dump truck pulled into the path of the Toyota pickup he was driving as he was traveling on U. S. 54 Highway just west of Nevada...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Jever BlackBull is a thoroughly modern man, He has two college degrees, yet he is engaged in a millennium-long tradition of the Osage -- a trek following the same route Osage scouts followed a thousand years ago while looking for a western home for their people...

Nevada Daily Mail The last day to register to vote in the Aug. 3 primary election is Wednesday, July 7, which is the fourth Wednesday prior to the election. Any citizen of the United States, who is a resident of the state of Missouri and at least 17 years and six months of age, shall be entitled to register and to vote in any election that is held on or after his or her 18th birthday...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Maybe it was the pitcher of sweet tea that Griffons head coach Jeff Wells promised to buy Ryan Bowerman for each home run he hit that made the difference. Maybe it was the moon or maybe it was just time for his batting to turn around...

Leave 'Em Laughing A recent story told of an American businessman who, speaking before a Japanese audience, prefaced his speech with a joke, as is the American custom. Well, he absolutely slayed 'em. They were practically rolling in the aisles. Buoyed by the success of his joke, he asked his interpreter afterward why it had gone over so well...

The West Nile virus already has been found in Missouri this year. Birds and a horse have had the virus. And some mosquitoes, which carry the virus from animal to animal -- including humans -- have the virus. This doesn't mean anyone bitten by a mosquito will get the West Nile virus. And those who get the virus may not even be aware of it, because in many cases the symptoms are so mild...

Iraq's soveriegnty holds little meaning Dear editor; "Iraq Is Sovereign Once More," say the headlines. "The Iraqi people have their country back," says President Bush. But, as is typical with the Bush administration, it's just another photo-op with a lot of show and little substance, motivated by politics, and the media in this country dutifully plays along as if it were important...

100 years ago Mr. George K. Babcock was thrown from a wagon and severely bruised. He applied Chamberlin's Pain Balm freely and says it is the best liniment he ever used. 75 years ago State Highway Commissioner J.R. Davis reports the contract for the grading and covering with chat state highway No. 54 from Deerfield west to the Kansas line has been awarded to Contractor J.M. Roark. The distance covered by this contract is 4.4 miles...

* Davy Crockett was also a justice of the peace. * Everybody knows what is meant when a person says that someone is "batty," but not many people know how that term came to mean "crazy" in English. It was once common for bats to roost in church steeples, but the tolling of the church bell would disturb their daytime rest. ...

Obituaries are paid death notices that include information provided by funeral homes. Obituaries are published exactly as submitted to the Nevada Daily Mail. Obituaries Mary Ann Hacker Mary Ann Hacker, 58, El Dorado Springs, died Sunday, June 27, 2004, at the Cedar County Memorial Hospital, El Dorado Springs, following a short illness. She was born March 4, 1946, in Nevada, to Joseph Hacker and Estella Pearl Palmer Hacker...