Stories from Tuesday, February 10, 2004

PLEASANT HILL, Mo. -- The suddenly resurgent Nevada Tigers won their second straight, an unlikely upset of district opponent Pleasant Hill on Monday. The two teams entered the game on opposite ends of the win-loss spectrum -- Pleasant Hill 15-5, Nevada 6-14...

Six Nevada Tigers advanced to the sectional round of the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 2 wrestling tournament on Saturday. Two Tigers, David Hawks and Zach Walrod, captured individual district championships, while Tommy Werner, Leonard Keller, Tyler Shouse and John Christie advanced with third-place finishes. The top four in each weight class stay alive for the sectional round...

LAMAR, Mo. -- Execution, or lack of it, down the stretch may have cost the Nevada Lady Tigers a win over the state-ranked Lamar Lady Tigers on Saturday. "In a close game, it comes down to the little things," said Nevada coach Brent Bartlett. With about 30 seconds remaining and Lamar up by one at 44-43, Nevada's inability to foul quickly -- they had two to give before the penalty -- allowed Lamar to find a player wide open under the basket for a layin and a 46-43 advantage...

James L. Hendrix, 78, Nevada, Mo., died Monday, Feb. 9, 2004, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He was born Aug. 25, 1925, in Nevada, Mo., to James Orion Hendrix and Lola Alice Wheatly Hendrix. Jim attended Nevada High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked for 25 years for the U.S. Post Office as a truck driver...

Brian Howard Tillery, 22, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004, as a result of an automobile accident. He was born July 19, 1981, in Nevada, Mo., the son of Howard and Brenda (Wilson) Tillery. He was a 1999 graduate of Rich Hill High School and attended Missouri Taxidermy Institute in the fall of 2002. ...

100 Years Ago -- February 10, 1904 Tuesday's Democratic Primary to nominate candidates for city officers proved to be the most interesting primary of recent years. The race for mayor was a neck and neck affair and closed with both candidates near the wire but Stump finished in the lead with but a small majority...

Call it optimism. Amid a BSE scare that has shut down some international beef markets and a market still on shaky ground, more than 120 cattlemen, producers and supporters of the livestock industry gathered Saturday evening for the annual Vernon County Cattlemen's Association fund-raiser and silent auction...

In its continuing effort to combat intoxicated drivers, the Missouri State Highway Patrol is planning a special enforcement program in Barton and Vernon counties during the months of February and March, according to a release from the patrol. Plans have been made for seven troopers to spend approximately 56 overtime hours in an effort to remove intoxicated drivers from the highways in these two counties. ...

School districts of every size are having problems all across the country, not just in Missouri, but small schools have problems unique to them. According to experts, the larger the district, the more likely it is to have options available to ease the pain of smaller payments from state coffers but small schools don't have that flexibility...

Icy roads and treacherous conditions took the life of a 22-year-old Rich Hill man during a traffic accident over the weekend. Brian Tillery died in a one-vehicle accident Sunday, Feb. 8, in Bourbon County, according to a report from the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office. ...