Stories from Tuesday, January 4, 2005

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America, according to the Nevada Police Department. The crime affects half-a-million new victims each year and Missouri ranked 17th among the states for reported instances of identity theft...

By David A. Lieb Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Following a national model, the state on Monday relaxed recommendations for flu shots to include all adults age 50 and older and anyone who lives with a person at high-risk of getting the flu...

Nevada Daily Mail Company D, 735th Supply Battalion of the National Guard, of Camp Clark, will leave New Jersey for Kuwait Jan. 6. The Nevada American Legion will conduct a ceremony at 4:30 p.m., during which the group plans to release balloons at the same time the company is embarking on the plane taking them to Kuwait. The event is open to the public and balloons will be provided...

By Heather J. Carlson Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's new higher education commissioner says he wants to make college accessible to more people, which could mean providing smaller amounts of financial aid to a larger number of students...

Tuesday morning the weather was cold -- 34 degrees -- and rainy, but Charles Bauer was out walking his usual three miles. Bauer said he was just following doctor's orders. "He said three miles every day when it's fit," Bauer said. "It's not too nice this morning but it'll do." According to the National Weather Service forecast, tomorrow morning's weather may be even less suitable for walking in the park -- as a winter storm is predicted to strike the region today, continuing into tomorrow, with freezing rain and snow likely north of Nevada. ...

Cawood Ingle Neas, 89, Rt. 3, Nevada, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He was born March 28, 1915, in Irwin, Mo., to Horace C. Neas and Mattie Walker Neas. He married La Nelle Duncan on Oct. 5, 1935, in Fort Scott, Kan., and she preceded him in death on Feb. 20, 1992...

Alvin Daniel Hawes, 77, Nevada, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2005, at his home in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. He was born April 27, 1927, in Cement, Okla., to Chester Alvin Hawes and Mancy Irene Knight Hawes. He was the oldest son of 14 children. He married Florence Elveta Roberts on April 17, 1945, and she survives of the home...

Lola Irene McDowell, 81, Nevada, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2004, at Skaggs Hospital in Branson. She was born Nov. 25, 1923, in Ivel, Ky., the daughter of Carl L. Adkins and Jessie M. Blackburn Adkins. She married Gilbert O. McDowell on Nov. 26, 1949, in Bentonville, Ark. He preceded her in death on Dec. 11, 2002...

Ten years ago, the voters of Missouri embraced term limits for members of the Missouri Legislature. And over the succeeding decade, each of the powerful individuals who commanded this state through the last quarter-century has solemnly packed their belongings and returned home...

100 years ago: The Nevada postmaster appointment still undecided The applicants for the Nevada post office who journeyed to Neosho to see Congressman Shartel returned home this morning with their grips and endorsements, but neither Mr. Neff or Mr. Graves had succeeded in getting the congressman to stamp his endorsement upon their papers...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Just when the Nevada Tigers hit rock bottom offensively against the Butler Bears Monday, a rare thing happened -- their shots started to fall. The Tigers snapped out of a funk that had spanned five games over three weeks to pull out a come-from-behind 47-42 win...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers end their 17-day hiatus from the court today when they take on Carl Junction in the first round of the Carthage Lady Tiger Invitational. Nevada is the second seed in the tournament, behind only the host school...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Youth Basketball Association will begin a seven-week program Saturday at Nevada Middle School. The program will be held primarily on Saturdays for a seven-week stretch. The first three Saturdays will be for instruction. Then one Saturday will be set aside for team practices. The final three weeks of the program will be for playing games...

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- With the Big 12 season getting underway this week, Missouri may have found just the right time to hit its stride. After coming up a few possessions short against No. 1 Illinois on Dec. 22, a game the unranked Tigers lost 70-64, Missouri beat then-No. ...

Associated Press MIAMI -- Matt Leinart is an easygoing Californian, who used an NFL-caliber left arm to win a Heisman Trophy for USC this season. Jason White is a tough kid from small-town Oklahoma, who overcame two devastating knee injuries to become a Heisman winner for the Sooners last season...

A Florida couple, tired of getting no help around the house from their children, have taken action: They've gone on strike! And to show the kids, ages 12 and 17, they mean business, Cat and Harlan Ballard have pitched a tent and are living in their front yard...