Stories from Sunday, March 4, 2007

By Crystal D. Hancock Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- There are several actions you can take to help prevent identity theft from happening to you and FBI Special Agent Jeff Lanza of Kansas City shared some of these steps with local citizens Thursday evening at the Fox Theatre in downtown Nevada...

By Brett Dalton Herald-Tribune Fort Scott, Kan. -- Around 600 collegiate rodeo cowboys and cowgirls from 25 different schools will compete at Arnold Arena on the campus of Fort Scott Community College next weekend. Beginning Friday, March 9, FSCC will host the three-day Fort Scott Community College Rodeo, one of 10 events during the regular National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association season. FSCC competes in the NIRA's Central Plains region, which consists of 25 schools from Kansas and Oklahoma...

n Sebelius praises news of federal support for Kansas biofuel project. Herald-Tribune Topeka, Kan. -- Kansas is solidifying its position as a frontrunner in cellulosic ethanol production, Governor Kathleen Sebelius said earlier this week, thanks to the announcement that the U.S. Department of Energy will award up to $76 million to Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas to build a plant in the state...

By Steve Moyer Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- She wanted to get Medicare Part D, the Medicare prescription plan, but what she got instead was a headache, and a pile of bills. Flora Gibson now has approximately $3,000 in medical bills and her $800-a-month Social Security check just doesn't stretch far enough to pay it off...

By Steve Moyer Herald-Tribune Medicare has several components which work together, or should. Part A is hospital coverage, Part B is medical services, Part D is prescription drug coverage and Medicare Advantage plans which are coverages that are sometimes described as Part C...

By Steve Moyer Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- It's getting close to spring, and in Missouri that means the possibility of severe weather. To help residents prepare for the start of the spring severe weather season the State Emergency Management Agency, the National Weather Service and local emergency management directors will conduct a statewide weather tornado drill Tuesday, March 13, at 1:30 p.m...

Herald-Tribune Nevada, Mo. -- Four Nevada Crowder students and the Nevada Campus Director participated in the Missouri Community College Rally for Education Day in Jefferson City on Feb. 27. Mike Shirrell and Jill Hamilton, both sophomores from Nevada and Nate Hensley and Jake Norman, sophomores from the El Dorado Springs area, accompanied Donna Thomas to the annual Community College Rally...

Tom and Amy Thorpe, Sedalia, Mo., and Tommy are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Myles William Thorpe. Myles was born Jan. 17, 2007, at Bothwell Regional Hospital, Sedalia. He weighed 6 pounds, 7.5 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

Vernon L. "Bud" Hamilton, of Protem, Mo., formerly of Kansas City, Mo., passed away Feb. 28, 2007. Bud the son of Harlan and Laverne Hamilton, was born March 21, 1934, in Stockton, Mo. He grew up in Nevada, Mo., and then moved to Kansas City, Mo., where he met and married the love of his life, Madalene. ...

Craig and Angela Thorpe, Lebanon, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Boden Douglas Thorpe. Boden was born Feb. 24, 2007, at St. John's hospital, Springfield, Mo. He weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 20 inches. Paternal grandparents are Tim and Sally Thorpe, Nevada...

Hi neighbors. Thursday I saw a curious show on the History Channel. It was offering all the various peoples, modern and ancient, who have predicted the world would end in 2012. You've probably heard of the Mayan calendar. It ends on Dec. 21, 2012. December 21 being the winter solstice...

On the 7th of March, 1862, when the Battle of Pea Ridge or Elkhorn Tavern was raging across the fields and in the gullies and ravines in the mountains of northwest Arkansas there was a different kind of combat being waged near St. Charles and Marshall, Mo. ...

I went to visit my brother recently, who has been the recipient of four back operations. He was laying on his couch with a heating pad over his right ankle, suffering from gout, which has further slowed down his already limited mobility. The day after I returned from the visit, I got up early in the morning and headed down the hall toward the living room. ...

By Joe Warren Herald-Tribune HUME, Mo. -- The substitution buzzer sounded and with less than a minute to play, Hume coach Scott Morrison was pulling some of his starters. Caleb Franklin, Zach Terry, Clinton Irwin, Wyatt Hale, they all came out of the game and they each got grand ovations from the hometown crowd as the celebration began...