Stories from Friday, June 24, 2005

By Rusty Murry Nevada Daily Mail Richard Holder, district manager of the Nevada Social Security Office presented an overview of the new Part D prescription drug program to a group of interested seniors at the Nevada Vernon County Senior Center Wednesday afternoon...

By Charles C. Nash Nevada Daily Mail OK, so you've already seen Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple," maybe with Jack Klugman, Tony Randall, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau, or the other well-known couples of stage, screen and TV. This female version uses more or less the same neatnik versus slob premise, but the lines by Neil Simon for this female version are completely fresh and as hilarious as only Neil Simon can make them...

Special to the Daily Mail Last year, 28,000 individuals in our area needed a blood transfusion. This year, the local needs for blood are expected to rise. Community Blood Center, the provider of blood services to local hospitals, will be conducting a blood drive on Thursday, July 14, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in the Moore-Few Care Center Community Room to help the local hospital patients in our area that depend on life saving blood donations...

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail Everett O'Bryan's last day on a rural northeast Vernon County project brought an unexpected delight, when O'Bryan found an arrowhead that may date to the archaic period, 8000 to 1000 B.C. He found the arrowhead quite by coincidence, walking from the site where he'd been working, clearing away trees for the Church of Israel, in the Halley's Bluff area...

The Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce has received postcards from all over the country congratulating the city on its sesquicentennial. Denver, Colo.; San Diego and Nevada City, Calif., have been among the cities people have sent cards from and the chamber is expecting to continue receiving cards through the rest of the year. ...

Mr. and Mrs. Travis J. Duncan and Kaylee Madison Duncan, of Moundville, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Tucker Joseph Duncan. Tucker was born at 3:46 a.m., on June 9, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 20 inches. ...

Chad and Tricia Tenpenny, of Lenexa, Kan., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Katherine Claire Tenpenny. Katherine was born at 6:07 p.m., June 10, 2005, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 19.5 inches. ...

Annually, the Missouri State Treasurer is required to publish a list of Missouri citizens and businesses to whom the State of Missouri owes money. Treasury Secretary Sarah Steelman has published the list and given it to each state representative. The list is broken down by legislative district, and I have the list for the 125th District...

'Easterner' responds to Bushwhacker debate Dear editor: I am responding to Ms. Harwell's letter to the editor in the June 21 edition of the Nevada Daily Mail. I was traveling through the town of Nevada when I read her letter. As an easterner unfamiliar with the history of Nevada, I was appalled at the rancor that seems to be present in a "discussion" about Bushwhacker name possibilities. ...

Good health is getting more expensive, at least for me. My personal trainer, Neil, just informed me he took a few more certification courses and now charges $100 an hour. I've got a couple problems with that. First of all, anyone who makes that much money should be legally permitted to write me prescriptions for painkillers...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Griffons dropped the series finale against the Liberal Bee Jays Thursday, 6-5 in 10 innings. It was the third loss in four games for the Griffons in Liberal, although two of the losses came in extra innings and the third loss was by only one run...

The award winners from the 2005 Nevada Tigers baseball team were announced recently and (from left) Cody Thompson, David Hawks, Keith Overton and Andrew Quest were honored for their play. Thompson, a sophomore who pitched and also played outfield and first base, was named the Outstanding Offensive Player for the Tigers. ...

The NCAA handed down its punishment of the Baylor basketball program Thursday, and it wasn't pretty. But nothing was pretty about the situation that deteriorated to the point that a member of the Bears' team was gunned down by a teammate. I am not going to talk about the murder of Patrick Dennehy and the guilty plea of Carlton Dotson because the national media has covered just about every angle there is to cover on this sad story...

Associated Press SAN ANTONIO -- With the NBA title on the line, Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs proved themselves worthy champions. Duncan came up huge in the second half after having the worst playoff series of his career, and Manu Ginobili had another breakthrough performance Thursday night to lead the Spurs past the Detroit Pistons 81-74 in a Game 7 that was as thrilling as it was rare...

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