Stories from Wednesday, February 18, 2004

Vernie E. DeTienne, 79, died Feb. 10, 2004, at St. John's Hospital, Joplin, Mo. He was born Dec. 12, 1924, in St. Louis, Mo., the son of Jessie Allen and Myrtle Irene (Parsley) DeTienne. Vernie was united in marriage to Edith Newcomb on April 1, 1946. To this union five children were born...

Sherry Lynn Heffernan, 45, Rich Hill, Mo., died Feb. 15, 2004, at the Bates County Memorial Hospital, Butler, Mo. She is survived by her husband, Terry Heffernan, of the home; children, Gwynette Butler, Springfield, Mo., Chad Butler, Richards, Mo., Amy Dahmer, Nevada, Mo., Dawn Woods, Richards, Mo., and Chris Warner, Nevada, Mo.; five brothers, Jim, Dan, Dude and Tom Breckenridge, all of Rich Hill, Tim Breckenridge, Nevada, Mo.; one sister, Sue Sander, Blue Springs, Mo.; and 10 grandchildren...

The Wayne Neal Impact Award is among the recognition's presented at the Chamber of Commerce annual banquet held in January. Two weeks ago, I said that there were approximately 250 in attendance. This past week while I was at the chamber office, I learned that the attendance was more like approximately 300 people, almost a maximum for the event. ...

100 Years Ago -- February 18, 1904 The Second Annual Ball given by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen at the Eagles' Hall last night was largely attended and a success from every standpoint. The ball was prettily decorated for the occasion. ...

By Larry Lewis Nevada Daily Mail Perhaps "Senior Night" could have been more aptly dubbed "Freshman Night" for the senior-less Nevada Lady Tigers. With its scoring leaders forced to the sideline by foul trouble, the Nevada Lady Tigers received strong performances from two freshmen in a 62-38 bashing of Southwest Conference rival Carthage on Tuesday...

Nevada Daily Mail EL DORADO SPRINGS, Mo. -- Calvary Christian's boys and girls teams both split two games in the Presidents' Day Tournament on Monday. On the girls' side, the Lady Eagles lost to the El Dorado Springs Lady Buffaloes 36-16. Toni Scougal recorded a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds for Calvary. Rachelle Talley scored six...

By Justin Baldwin Nevada Daily Mail Early Tuesday morning residents of northern Vernon County were awakened by the sound of a small plane flying very low to the ground. Shortly afterward Vernon County Sheriff's Office officials and local search and rescue personnel located the wreckage of the plane identified as a Piper 180 -- a small four-seat aircraft -- in the August Busch Four Rivers Conservation Area and the bodies of the two people aboard among the debris...

By Larry Lewis Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers' last home game on "Senior Night" didn't result in a win, but was special, nevertheless. Nevada honored three players, captain Alex Hardin, Luke Stahl and Ricky Claypool, who were making their final home-court appearance...

Nevada Daily Mail BRONAUGH, Mo. -- The Bronaugh Lady Wildcats upset Northeast Vernon County in a 46-45 squeaker, despite a 32-point night by the Lady Knights' Katie Foreman. The Lady Wildcats, with just one win this season, jumped to an 18-6 first-quarter lead, then held on for a 29-24 halftime advantage...

Nick Wright/Daily Mail The annual Boy-Girl Dance was performed during Tuesday's boys' varsity basketball game at Nevada High School. The event occurs at the end of basketball season, usually around Valentine's Day. According to dance teacher Kelly Gray, those involved could not remember when exactly it started. ...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Nevada may soon have two new housing developments inside the city limits -- one on 20 acres adjoining Heartland Hospital owned by Bill Erwin, and a second one by Bill Erwin, south of town. Although both areas are outside of the city limits, the developers are interested in having their developments annexed into the city to take advantage of the city's offer to install new sewers and to pay the cost of the installation through a special Neighborhood Improvement District assessment.. ...