Stories from Wednesday, March 31, 2004

You have heard that there are going to be additional benefits in Medicare. If you are on Medicare, soon will be, or have family members on Medicare, this subject is of special interest to you. There are questions being about these new benefits and there is much confusion. ...

By Steve Moyer Dr. Warren Lovinger presented the Nevada Regional Medical Center board with a proposal that would provide a medical office building for four doctors and would include space for an X-ray and laboratory. The board agreed to provide moral support, passing a resolution expressing interest in the project, but not any financial help until the start of the new fiscal year in July. Lovinger pointed out that the building would help attract new physicians to Nevada...

Charles "Lendel" Fulbright, 77, died March 27, 2004. Services were held at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church on March 30, at 1 p.m., with Brother Gary Fulbright and the Rev. Steve Broderick officiating. Musical selections were "I'll Fly Away" and "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder" by the church choir and accompanist Dixie Barber. ...

By Larry Lewis The sixth annual Nevada Invitational track meet was held in ideal conditions at Testman Field on Saturday. The Tigers of Nevada finished second in the women's and third in the men's varsity divisions. Joplin High School claimed both titles, replacing Truman of Independence, Mo., the absent defending champions in both divisions...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tiger tennis team kept its season record unblemished with a 7-2 win over Monett on Tuesday. "These are great wins," said Nevada coach Leon Lowe, "but it's early. We don't want to be fooled by our early success. We still have lots of room for improvement."...