Stories from Tuesday, March 16, 2004

100 Years Ago - March 16, 1904 There will be a free lecture given in the Auditorium of the Weltmer Institute Thursday evening. The subject treated will be "How to handle Criminal Cases," and will be delivered by Rev. Newton of Ventura, California. Newton has devoted some of the best years of his life to work among the criminals of the country. ...

Bernice E. Claypool, age 95, formerly of Nevada, passed away on Saturday, March 13, 2004, at the Cass County Medical Center in Harrisonville following a short illness. She was born on Dec. 21, 1908, in Grandin, Mo., to Finis S. and Laura M. Sharp. She was married to Joseph Ward Claypool of Richards, Mo., in 1930, in Frontenac, Kan. He preceded her in death in 1967...

James E. West, 68, Nevada, Mo., died Sunday, March 14, 2004, at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, Mo., following a sudden illness. He was born Nov. 10, 1936, in Foster, Mo., to Orbie Albert West and Vera Elizabeth Mager West. He married Francis E. Williams Lile on Aug. 14, 1982, in Liberal, Kan., and she survives of the home...

The Nevada Youth Wrestling Club qualified eight wrestlers for the USA state tournament on March 27-28 at the Hearnes Center on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. Among the 17 NYWC participants in the regional tournament at Ozark, Mo., on Saturday, five others placed in the top six. The top four in each division advanced to the championships...

By Steve Moyer Two Vernon Countians attended Missouri's first "Show Me Summit" on Aging and Health. Tom and Virginia Pyle, Nevada, attended the summit which was formerly known as the Governor's Conference. Tom is the chairman of the executive board of the District III Area Agency on Aging and Virginia is the Vernon County representative of the Silver Haired Legislature...

After weeks of conducting a comprehensive search and wading through dozens of resumes, the city of Nevada will be announcing the appointment of its new police chief during a regular city council meeting tonight. The new chief, who city official expect to swear into office tonight, will fill the position left vacant when former Police Chief Larry Moore retired in October 2003, after 30 years of service with the city...

Nevada Parks and Recreation Director Carol Branham takes time out for fun astride a Nevada police bicycle used for patrol of parks and city streets during summer months, while Nevada police Officer Mike Galimberto, and Mike Ast look on. The bicycles were on hand as part of the city's display about services provided, during the annual Home & Leisure Show , which was conducted on Friday and Saturday in the Nevada Middle School gymnasium. ...