Stories from Tuesday, December 9, 2003

Nevada-Vernon County has attracted a high-tech company with plans to eventually create more than 100 Internet support technician jobs. InSite Support Services, Inc. is an Internet technical support center that provides support to rural telephone companies nationwide. ...

Chilly but clear weather set the scene for "The Magic and Music of Christmas" holiday parade Saturday evening on the Square, which organizers said drew an exceptionally large crowd. Following a musical program by local performers, the Nevada Regional Medical Center Foundation began this year's festivities by lighting the Tree of Shining Memories. ...

Morgan Turner turns pages for Aaron Buerge while he plays the piano while the judges tabulate the scores of the contestants in the Miss Merry Christmas pageant Saturday afternoon at the Fox Playhouse. Buerge was the master of ceremonies for the pageant...

Amanda Maxwell, 2002 Miss Merry Christmas, crowned Elise Sommers 2003 Miss Merry Christmas Saturday afternoon during the annual Miss Merry Christmas pageant at the Fox Playhouse.

Winners of the 2003 Miss Merry Christmas pageant were selected Saturday afternoon at the Fox Playhouse from a total of 46 contestants. From left: Elise Sommers, Miss Merry Christmas; Emily Watts, Miss Holly; Shelly Wilson, Miss Snowflake; and Lauren Watts, Miss Candy Cane...

SHELDON, Mo. -- Top-seed Bronaugh grabbed the early lead and held it throughout in a 55-41 win over Hume in the Vernon County Conference Tournament championship game on Saturday. Hume (3-1), the third seed, trimmed the margin to five early in the fourth period...

The Nevada Middle School eighth-grade girls didn't have their "A" game, but it was good enough. The Tigers (12-1)defeated Carthage 36-15 to advance to the final of the Nevada Tournament. "We were a little sluggish, being a Monday game, which is our typical fashion," said Nevada coach Tyson Beshore. "Liberal is a good team. We've got our work cut out for us tonight."...

CARTHAGE, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers weren't expecting the bumpin' and bangin' they were forced to endure against the Bentonville (Ark.) Tigers on Saturday. Bentonville (5-0) established a physical style of play from the outset and were allowed to maintain it in a 66-53 win in the championship game of the 57th Carthage Tournament...

Nevada Middle School wrestlers faced Webb City and Harrisonville on Thursday. The Tigers compete at the Raymore-Peculiar Tournament on Saturday. Results of Nevada matches Colten Johnson (N) pinned Garrick Poole, (WC). Braston Perry (WC) pinned Kyle Magsum (N)...

100 Years Ago -- December 9, 1903 ITEMS -- Dr. Jackson of Milo was a Wednesday visitor to Nevada. Governor Dockery has commissioned Dr. Charles L. Steele of Stotesbury a notary public. Another light snow fell this morning but soon disappeared according to an old sign, we are going to have twenty-five snows and every flurry counts and we are glad they do...

Wayne Prewitt, University Extension and Outreach area agricultural business specialist, was the speaker at the November Chamber monthly meeting. He asked the question, "How many are you on a board?" A large number of hands went up. This was followed with "How many are you on two or more boards?" Again the hands went up. He asked , "How many have been on a board for 10 years?" Hands went up...

100 Years Ago -- December 10, 1903 ITEMS --The young man who broke into the city calaboose yesterday afternoon was fined $10 and costs for talking to the prisoners. There is no law against breaking into prison but when the man gets in, it is hard for him not to fracture some law...

Cecil D. Smith, 88, Nevada, Mo., passed away Monday, Dec. 8, 2003, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He was born on Jan. 11, 1915, in Nevada, Mo., to Floyd W. Smith and Inez M. Jones Smith. He married Edoline L. Brous on May 2, 1937, in Nevada, Mo. She survives of the home...

Lola M. Knouf, 78, of El Dorado, Kan., died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003, at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital. Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday at Sunset Lawns Cemetery. She was born Nov. 3, 1925, in El Dorado, Kan., the daughter of Curtis and Retha (Rouse) Cartmell. She lived most all her life in Butler County. For many years she cared for senior citizens both in nursing homes and home health care. She was married to Ted Knouf. He preceded her in death on Jan. 4, 1988...

Thelma A. Finch Yarick, Hume, Mo., died Dec. 8, 2003, at Christian Health Care, Nevada, Mo. Thelma was born Oct. 16, 1917, to Albert Furney Finch and Jessie Elizabeth (Curtis) Finch in Kansas City, Mo. She graduated from Hume High School in 1935 and attended Fort Scott Community College. She married Frank John Yarick on Nov. 25, 1937...