Stories from Thursday, March 15, 2007

By Crystal D. Hancock Nevada Daily Mail The world of emergency medical services is ever-changing. Ambulance equipment and other medical supplies such as medicines are being updated an improved every day. Did older equipment work in the past? Yes, it did, but with the rise in technology and the improvements in medical equipment and medicines, odds of saving a life are becoming more and more positive, says James McKenzie, Vernon County Ambulance District director...

Crystal D. Hancock Nevada Daily Mail On Feb. 28, one pound of methamphetamine, $7,000 in U.S. currency, 23 firearms and various stolen farm equipment, ATV's and stolen cattle were seized in the culmination of a three-county operation and investigation into illegal activities...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Relay for Life campaign, benefitting the American Cancer Society, got under way Wednesday at the kickoff lunch at Mojo's restaurant. Co-chairs Leonette Hammontree and Shelly Ward began by thanking the attendees for their help and support...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada R-5 Parents As Teachers staff, Jenise Burch, Lynnette Foster and Danette Day attended the Parents As Teachers Day at the Capitol in Jefferson City on Feb. 28. The event was the Capitol Rotunda, which was decorated with hand made blocks from the various PAT programs attending, using the theme "Parents As Teachers: Building Blocks for the Future. ...