Stories from Sunday, January 18, 2004

Hi neighbors. Aren't you glad you don't live in Iowa this week? If I lived in Iowa I'd be upset because I have no idea what this caucus thing is all about. From what I saw on television, not too many people in Iowa know what it's all about either. It's a good thing the forefathers knew what all this government-speak was about when they started all this stuff. ...

100 Years Ago -- January 18, 1904 Geo. C. Baldwin's one of the most enterprising and up-to-date businessmen of this city has just received a new soda fountain, which adds much to the already beautiful interior of his store. Baldwin has one of the largest and some of the handsomest drug stores in Southwest Missouri and the fountain enhance the appearance of the store so very much...

Words, words, words. . . ! Words, like clothing fashions, come into, and go out of, style. I'm ready, for instance, for the word "awesome" to leave center stage. I think the person who brought it into its current over-usage was the sports commentator Howard Cosell, who used it liberally to describe, for example, everything Muhammad Ali did. ...

Calvin James Redburn, 83, passed away Jan. 7, 2004, surrounded by his family. Born on Nov. 5, 1920, in Independence, Kan., he was the son of the late Edward James Redburn and the late Clara Cooper Redburn. He was preceded in death by his brother, Bob Redburn, and by his sister, Wanda Benskin...

Barbara Ann Wharton, 60, Appleton City, Mo., died Jan. 16, 2004, at her home in Appleton City following an illness of several months. She was born Aug. 26, 1943, in Independence, Mo., to William J. Lindsey and Iva Melvina Endicott Lindsey. She married Merle Dale Wharton on Dec. 20, 1990, in Miami, Okla., and he survives of the home...

The Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium for one reason and it wasn't because the officials erred on the offensive pass interference penalty that cost Tony Gonzalez a touchdown, although that helped. It wasn't because Johnnie Morton couldn't catch a cold, although that helped...

Last weekend was one to forget for Larry Dean of Columbia,Mo. Dean passed up a fishing trip to Table Rock and Taneycomo so he could stay home and watch the St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs win their playoff games and move closer to the Super Bowl next month...

GOLDEN CITY, Mo. -- Bronaugh, although not playing its best, still found a way. The Wildcats defeated Everton 44-36 to claim fifth place in the Golden City Tournament on Friday. "Once again, we played a poor third quarter," said Bronaugh coach Tim Judd. "Then Alex (Gordon) and Tyler (Judd) hit some clutch shots for us in the fourth quarter."...

DEEPWATER, Mo. -- Hume knocked off Hermitage 64-47 in second-round action at the Lakeland Tournament on Thursday. The Hornets (7-5) led throughout, peaking at a 24-point third-quarter advantage. Hume shot a sizzling 50 percent from the field, but only sank 7 of 18 from the charity stripe...

CARTHAGE, Mo. -- The Nevada Tiger wrestling team was defeated 62-16 by Carthage in a Southwest Conference match on Thursday. Nevada winners were John Christie, who won by pin in the 135-pound class; Zach Walrod, winner by pin in the 145-pound class; and Leonard Keller, winner by major decision in the heavyweight division...

The Nevada Lady Tigers' eight-game win streak was snapped in a 64-56 loss to McDonald County on Friday. Lady Mustang sophomore Deanna Goddard was nearly unstoppable with a game-high 26-point night -- 18 in the second half, 14 in the decisive fourth quarter...

Forget about it and move on. That's about all that can be said of the Nevada Tigers' 56-37 dismantling by a mediocre McDonald County team on Friday. Poor shooting from the field and the line (5 for 14). Very few second-chance shots. A porous, matador-like defense...

Mattie Ross's 101st birthday was Saturday, and she's still going strong. The Daily Mail caught up with her at Moore-Few Care Center on Thursday, when she was looking forward to getting some fried chicken, one of her favorite meals. Ross was born in Linneus, Mo. in 1903, and was nearly a year old when Wilber and Orville Wright took their historic flight in Kitty Hawk, N.C...

How do we know you are who you say you are? Or, more importantly, how do you know that there is not someone else out there claiming to be you and blowing all your hard earned money on pornography and cheese puffs? Identity theft happens more often than many people realize. It happened to Ken White, Daily Mail/Sunday Herald columnist...

A lot of things are happening in Nevada and people from around the country want to know what Nevada is doing to bring new businesses to town. On April 15 and 16, Craig Hubler and Sam Foursha will be in Des Moines, Iowa to share this story with people from Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota at the first ever Capitalizing on Rural America symposium sponsored by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines and hosted by Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and Senator Tom Harkin...

The Nevada Fire Department is slated to receive $71,833 in federal grant money, which the department plans to spend to replace firefighters' protective, or bunker, gear. "From helmets to boots," said Nevada Fire Chief Bill Gillette. The funds will also go to train and equip a rapid entry team. A rapid entry team is on standby at a fire scene, ready to extricate other fire personnel if necessary...

Hundreds of area residents converged on the Nevada/Vernon County Community Center Saturday morning. Some were curious, some were seeking information -- but most were hopeful of gaining job leads through the fair. Some expressed disappointment that there was little opportunity to actually apply for soon-to-be-available positions, but Connie McCoy, city of Nevada, said that wouldn't have been possible. Under the circumstances, the backup of people would have been terrible...