Stories from Thursday, June 26, 2008

Jason and Cassie Irwin, of Nevada, and big brother Bennett Irwin, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother Isaac Everett Irwin. Isaac was born at 8:10 a.m., on June 20, 2008, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

June 23 There were reports of suspicious activity in the Nevada area, a vehicle accident in the Barton County area, a careless and imprudent driver in the Fort Scott area, a traffic hazard in the Nevada area, animal neglect in the Moundville area, a phone harassment in the Nevada area, a careless and imprudent driver in the Nevada area, a sexual harassment in the Nevada area, a traffic stop in the Sheldon area, a trespassing in the Nevada area, a residentual fire in the Montevallo area, and a check well being in the Deerfield area.. ...

June 17 An accident occurred at 10:56 a.m., at the Post Office parking lot, involving a SUV driven by Carl W. Anderson, of Nevada, and a van driven by Gloria J. Smith, of Milo. No injuries were reported. An accident occurred at 5:52 p.m., at Wal-Mart parking lot, involving a SUV driven by Brenda A. Gaines, of Sheldon, and a van driven by Thomas L. Reed II, of Nevada. No injuries were reported...

The Nevada Neptunes swim team will be holding their first major two-day meet this weekend. The event will be held at Nevada Walton Park Pool, located at the corner of Atlantic and Ash and is expected to draw 300-500 swimmers from several different cities and towns. This meet, open to boys and girls age 5-18, is expected to bring in as many as 1,000-1,500 people in total. "We're expecting a real good turnout," said Mike McCaffree of the expected crowd...

The MLRA is coming! Next week our track will have special races with the MLRA cars adding to all the excitement with a lot of new cars joining in the racing. A big full moon shown over the racetrack which always makes for more action. This week we had a car catch on fire, no one was hurt as the officials quickly extinguished the blaze. We had cars jumping over tires and for good measure exciting racing. Join us each and every week to catch all the action at the Nevada Speedway...

The Senior Men's League held an indivduals tournament at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course on Tuesday. The tournament was divided into two separate flights, with awards given to the top three in each flight. The Seniors Flight was won by Dennis Diehl, followed by Bob Bowen in second and Ron Berryhill in third...

Recently some friends have sent me e-mails listing things we don't hear much anymore. Among those things were: "shut the door, you're letting the flies in," and "take these bottles back to the store to get the refund." These sayings brought another list of things to my mind -- things you don't see much anymore...

A recent report to the Hume school board revealed that repairs of damages to the property from a June 3 storm could take some time to complete. The school's shop building was the most heavily affected, with damage to the roof and windows. The phone system, school officials said, was also heavily impacted, with an estimated $11,000 in damage...

his year, as usual, the Nevada Firefighters Local 3031 is sponsoring the annual Fourth of July fireworks show at the Vernon County fairgrounds. There is a difference this year; the firefighters are going it alone. In years past the city of Nevada co-sponsored the event and a watermelon feed preceded the fireworks display, but this year the watermelon feed will not be held...

Sheldon residents are worried after word about a positive test for E-coli spread through the town, an anonymous caller to the Daily Mail offices said. Responding to questions, Becky Morgan, Sheldon city clerk, said that there was a test that came back positive, but that it was one test out of many that came back negative and re-testing did not find any positive results...

June 12 through 19 was National CNA Week. A CNA is a certified nursing assistant. If you have ever spent a day in the hospital, or time in a long term nursing care facility, you have seen several CNAs daily. They are the ones who make your bed, rub your back, help you dress and walk, take your temperature and blood pressure, serve your food to you and assist you with the hundreds of daily living skills your injury or illness may have limited your ability to do independently...