Stories from Sunday, February 15, 2004

A Vernon County service club has decided to discontinue its formal meetings, but the friendships -- some of which have spanned more than 60 years -- will go on. The Durham Good Neighbors Club started in 1942 when the one room school community decided to start a PTA. The mothers thought having a social club that involved more than just school activities would be nice. The school was closed in 1951, but the community members have continued to keep the Durham neighborhood alive...

In February 2003, Ken Loomer, Precision Aero Services president, was in Nevada looking for a building to house a new plant to rebuild aircraft components. On Friday, Loomer, who is a 1963 graduate of Nevada High School, was able to show off the first two aircraft components to be remanufactured at their new facility in the old Honeywell building on east Highland Street. ...

Two authors Daily Mail and Herald columnists are going to be part of a family fair sponsored by KY3 television in Springfield, where they plan to meet and interact with their readers. Carolyn Gray Thornton and Larry Dablemont will be on hand at the new Springfield Expo Center to sign books and talk to their fans...

The City of Nevada's search for a new police chief is one step further along as City Manager Craig Hubler sifts through the accumulated applications, looking for a replacement for former chief Larry Moore, who retired at the end of October. The deadline for applications has expired and the next step is interviewing select individuals for the position...

Henry Bouse folds up the ladder after he and several members of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 918 hang the last of the flags decorating the Square in Nevada for President's Day.

Eugene "Gene" Charles Harms, 73, son of Albert Henrick Harms, Sr., and Ruby P. (Rohning) Harms, was born June 1, 1930, at Cole Camp, Mo. Gene passed away Tuesday evening, Feb. 10, 2004, at his home in Schell City, with family members holding his hand...

Linda Kay Harms, 64, Nevada, Mo., passed away Friday, Feb. 13, 2004, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, Mo. She was born April 20, 1939, in Springfield, Mo., to James Duncan Nicholson and Ona Marie Arnhart Nicholson. Ms. Harms was raised in Ash Grove, Mo. ...

It was bound to happen, wasn't it? The Super Bowl half-time, and the talentless Justin Timberlake ripping off the equally talentless Janet Jackson's blouse in front of untold millions of fans and TV viewers. An accident? Oh, sure! How are they ever going to top that trick at next year's Super Bowl? I hate to think! Like it or not, this Superbowl, to my way of thinking the best played since Joe Namath unstrung the Colts in the early 1970's, will go down in history as the Super Bowl of Janet's breast.. ...

Hi neighbors. With spring just around the corner, and winter still nipping at our heels, it's difficult to think of life ending instead of the new beginnings spring suggests. It was my sad duty this weekend to attend my uncle's funeral in Stockton, Missouri. This uncle, Tom Haines, had always been one of the prominent characters in my extended family. He was married to my father's sister and I spent more time with them than any other of my father's family except my grandmother...

100 Years Ago -- February 15, 1904 The City Democratic Central Committee will meet tonight to again take up the W.B. Schnatterly contest of the nomination of George T. Stump for mayor as voted by the recent city primary. A member of the Committee stated to a Mail Representative that he believed the committee had no jurisdiction in the matter of a contest; that the city committee was not a judicial body. ...

By Larry Lewis Nevada Herald The game plan was flawless, the tempo perfect. Execution, however, was spotty. The Nevada Tigers' failure to execute on a couple of key plays proved to be the difference in a 32-28 Southwest Conference loss to McDonald County on Friday...

The Nevada Lady Tigers never really found a rhythm in a 73-48 loss to the McDonald County Lady Mustangs on Friday. Of course, much of that may be attributed to a talented, experienced Lady Mustang team that sits atop the Southwest Conference standings with an unblemished 6-0 record, 20-3 overall...

Stay inside during February, usually Missouri's coldest month, and you'll avoid the potential for frostbite, pneumonia, ear infections and other maladies. Trouble is, you might miss one of the good months for crappie fishing. In looking over the heated-dock status, I noticed that the enclosed docks have finally won their place in fishing society and much of this is because of the many retired persons who have found this way to fish in the winter...

BRONAUGH, Mo. -- The Bronaugh Wildcats celebrated Homecoming with an impressive 74-46 win over its Vernon County Conference foe Hume Hornets on Friday night. The win also kept the Wildcats on top of the conference standings at 4-0. The Wildcats (14-5) received nice scoring balance with four players in double figures...

Here are a few random anecdotes as we anxiously await the eventual warmth that follows the lengthening days. You've undoubtedly heard the saying, What goes around, comes around." Well, back in 1958, Walter O'Malley and the Brooklyn Dodgers broke the heart of a borough and changed baseball forever by moving their beloved Dodgers to Los Angeles, all because a man named Robert Moses refused to launch condemnation proceedings so the Dodgers could obtain the land at the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic for a new stadium to replace the crumbling Ebbets Field.. ...