Stories from Sunday, February 1, 2004

"We won," said Lady Tiger junior Katie Rice, emphatically. Did they ever. As expected, the Nevada Lady Tigers had an easy time with the Lady Knights of Kansas City Southeast on Friday. The 88-28 win vaulted Nevada into Saturday's championship game of the Nevada Tiger Classic. Nevada faces Joplin for the title, both teams sporting 2-0 tournament records...

RICH HILL, Mo. -- Rich Hill, in a mild upset, took advantage of a poor overall performance by Bronaugh to post a 53-47 victory on Friday. "We played poorly in all phases of the game," said Bronaugh coach Tim Judd. "We didn't shoot it well, we didn't guard anybody and we couldn't hold on to the ball when we rebounded it."...

Nevada High School's recently hired head football coach, John Skeans, met the student-athletes and coaching staff on Friday. He also took time to speak with KNEM/KNMO's Mike Harbit and myself. Here's what the coach had to say. Q: Why did you pursue the Nevada job?...

Harold Raymond Keefauver, 94, of Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Deerfield, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004, at the Guest Home Estates VI (Arkhaven Nursing Home) in Fort Scott. He was born Sept. 28, 1909, in Rose, Kan., the son of Lebright Marion and Lillie Carolyn Baker Keefauver. He married Myron Faye Everhart on Sept. 21, 1930, in Louisburg, Kan. She preceded him in death on Sept. 29, 1995...

Lawrence "Larry" Dale Shumate, 76, Nevada, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 30, 2004, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada following a lengthy illness. He was born Sept. 7, 1927, in Milo, Mo., to James Dale Shumate and Edith A. Garrett Shumate. He married Norma Jean Sisney on March 23, 1948, in Bentonville, Ark., and she survives of the home...

Hi neighbors. Time for some serious coffee drinking and deep pondering. Tuesday is primary election day and although my name isn't on any of the ballots (thank goodness!) I plan on making my mark. Have you made up your mind yet? How do you make your choice? Not much time left to decide...

100 Years Ago -- February 1, 1904 ITEMS -- Oranges one cent each at Smith's Clean Grocery The Farm and Home have paid $120,000 of profits to investors. Did you get any of it? If not, you had better start a savings account now. J.M. Crutcher of Lamar has accepted a position with A.M. Hurty, druggist of this city. He is a bright and courteous young man...

Everybody deserves a treat for being good. For the students of Amy Ast's second grade class, the reward for good behavior was educational and very entertaining. They received a visit from William Turner to learn about karate. Turner, a third degree blackbelt, studies under Don Douglas and has been active in karate for 17 years...

Two Trumpeter swans join dozens of Canada geese who flocked to a small segment of Katy Allen Lake not yet frozen by temperatures in the teens on Friday.