Stories from Tuesday, January 13, 2004

In yet another blow to the people who complain that the policy of the United States is mistaken, the delegates of a constitutional assembly in Afghanistan have adopted a new charter, clearing the first hurdle to democratic elections in that country. In Iraq the coalition government is looking to turn over control of that country 100 percent to the Iraqi people by June of this year...

100 Years Ago -- January 13, 1904 AROUND TOWN -- Post Office Inspectors W.L. Reid and A.H. Bunsen of St. Louis arrived here last night and are stopping at the Hotel Mitchell. These gentlemen had charge of the investigation of the purchase of the Louisiana, Columbia and Moberly Post Office sites and the investigation resulted in several indictments being returned. ...

Bill Webster Anthony, 83, of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, at Mercy Health Center. He was born Oct. 29, 1920, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Walter Lee Anthony and Bernice Leota Johnson Anthony. He grew up in Fort Scott, Kan., and was a 1939 graduate of Fort Scott High School. ...

Judy Nutt, 83, Nevada, Mo., formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away suddenly at her residence Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004. She was born Sept. 7, 1920, in Kansas City, Mo., to George Wesley Taylor and Mary Judith West Taylor. She married Robert James Nutt in June of 1945 in Memphis, Tenn., while they were both serving in the United States Navy. Bob preceded her in death on Feb. 21, 1990. They lived their married life in Kansas City, having four children. Her third child died four days after birth...

Fontella Maxine Roland Fowler, 88, loving mother and wife, passed away Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004. Maxine was born Oct. 16, 1915, near Jerico Springs, Mo., to Robert Lee and Maida Lizzie Bratton. At an early age she became a Christian and was a member of the Jerico Springs Christian Church. She attended and graduated from the Jerico Springs High School...

CARTHAGE, Mo. -- A strong second-half surge lifted the Nevada Lady Tigers to a 56-44 win over Carthage on Saturday. Nevada, the No. 2 seed, unseated the defending champion and top-seed to claim its second title in three years. In the second half, Hillary Adams lit it up from outside for 15 of her game-high 22 points and Lacy Leonard, controlling the paint, netted 13 of her 21 to carry the Lady Tigers to their third Carthage Invitational title...

Nevada versus the No. 5-ranked team in Class 4 in the state may have looked like a major mismatch, going in. But as the old cliche goes, that's why they play the games. The Tigers acquitted themselves quite well in a 48-40 loss to Warrensburg at Wynn Gymnasium on Saturday...

The Nevada seventh graders split with Lamar on Monday. The Tiger "B" picked up their first win of the season, 26-14. Cole Ogle and Damon Jennings shared scoring honors with eight apiece. Nevada "A" lost 44-32 as their record evened at 2-2. Colby Shepherd led the Tigers with 16 points, while Tyler Gast added nine...

Governor Bob Holden announced Monday that he was appointing retired Judge David Darnold as Vernon County presiding commissioner. Darnold recently retired from the position of senior circuit judge of the 28th Judicial Circuit. A Democrat, Darnold replaces Republican Charles Johnson, who resigned as presiding commissioner to take a position with a local financial services company...

Friday and Saturday, an estimated two dozen schools from the four state area participated in the 19th annual Nevada High School Forensics Festival. Several hundred volunteers acted as judges, food preparers, hosts and escorts for hundreds of competitors...

Not since Seabiscuit took down Man-O'War has there been a closer race. Saturday night, in an auditorium swarming with area girl scouts and curious onlookers, a quad force of cookie eating giants gathered for a test of gastronomical strength and wills, the 6th annual Nevada Girl Scout Cookie Crunch-off...