Stories from Sunday, December 19, 2004

Nevada Herald Work by local artist Helen White will soon be on display at national and international shows. Her first exhibit outside the country, called Artistic Visions, in the United Arab Emerits, starts January 15. While the details of that show are currently sketchy, another, increasingly famous painting by White is part of the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum's "Women on War" exhibit, which opened Nov. 11...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Herald Carol Branham sits at her kitchen table explaining why she likes working on community projects for Rotary. "I like to work hands on and during the holidays there are some people who aren't getting services, I like working with them," Branham said. "Our goal is to have a broad scope -- infants to seniors -- and that's who we try to help."...

By Ben Holman Nevada Herald The condition of roads in some Vernon County townships is a hot-button issue -- many residents feel that their tax dollars are not being spent properly in order to care for the roads that they use each day. In several Vernon County townships, the board members struggle to manage an exceedingly small budget and still provide the services that residents expect...

Glyndur James "Jim" Davies, 91, Nevada, died Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada, following an illness of several months. He was born May 28, 1913, in Johnstown, Pa., to William Davies and Elizabeth Makepeace Davies. He married Maletha Margaret Harker on Feb. 24, 1945, in Hollsopple, Pa., and she survives of the home...

Thomas M. Simpson, age 89 of Nevada, passed away Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada following a short illness. He was born on Jan. 9, 1915, in Tipton, Mo., to Thomas A. Simpson and Matilda Dueber Simpson. He was married to Maxine Hartzfeld on Nov. 17, 1977, in Butler, and she survives of the home...

Lillian Eva Hickman, 88, West Linn, Ore., died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004, in West Linn, Ore. She was born Dec. 1, 1916, in Ottawa County, Okla., to James E. Slaughter and Mollie V. Saul Slaughter. She married Halbert Ivan Hickman on April 2, 1938, in Kansas City, Kan. He preceded her in death on May 29, 1997...

Edward Mather and Susan Forester, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, McKaleigh Ann Mather. McKaleigh was born at 2 a.m., on Dec. 8, 2004, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces, and measured 21 inches. ...

Hello. I'm the calico cat that lives at the Sullivan place. You might as well call me Miss Kitty, because everyone else around here does. I prefer to be called Adabelle, which was my great-grandmother's middle name. But I can't seem to get that across to the humans who live here. How can you tell humans anything? Oh, don't worry. I get my message across just fine most of the time...

100 years ago: Cottey College enjoys continued prosperity The friends of this institution will be pleased to know of the continued prosperity of that College. The total enrollment to date is 230 just 20 more than at that date last year. The academic work has never been so strong, although the extended curriculum makes it more difficult to obtain a degree than in former years. ...

Special to the Herald Harold and Willodean Plymell of Hays, Kan., will celebrate 60 years of marriage on Dec. 23. The couple were married in 1944 at Troy, Kan., and are former Sheldon residents. The Plymells have four children; Larry and Darlene Plymell, Hays; Shirley and Ron Suppes, Dighton, Kan.; Ron and Carol Plymell, Assaria. Kan.; and Dean and Bonnie Plymell, Colorado Springs, Colo. The Plymells also have eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren...

Special to the Herald Jerry and Terri Morris announce the engagement of their son, J.A. Morris, to Emily Rusinko of Prairie Village, Kan., daughter of Randy and Michele Rusinko of Leawood, Kan. J.A. Morris is a graduate of Pittsburg State University and is currently working toward a master's degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City...

By Joe Warren Nevada Herald Lacy Leonard scored a season-high 27 points and Hillary Adams added 24 as the Nevada Lady Tigers handled the Harrisonville Lady Wildcats 74-47 Friday at Wynn Gymnasium. Adams sparked the Lady Tigers in the first half, scoring 14 as Nevada built a 38-21 halftime lead...

By Joe Warren Nevada Herald After opening the season with six consecutive games away from Nevada, the Tigers were looking forward to finally playing at home. Unfortunately the Harrisonville Wildcats made the Nevada homecoming an unwelcome one Friday as the Tigers fell, 45-35...

Nevada Herald In the annual battle of Hume and Bronaugh, each school came away with a victory. The Bronaugh Wildcats, decked in their traditional green, beat the Hume Hornets, in their red uniforms, 52-47 in Bronaugh Friday. The final game before the winter break for the schools, Bronaugh (5-1) jumped out to an early lead, taking a 37-19 advantage into halftime...

Associated Press RAYTOWN, Mo. -- Bud Lathrop, whose teams have won 914 games and four state high school basketball championships in his 46 years as a coach, resigned Thursday as coach at Raytown South High School rather than accept a three-week suspension...

"It's almost unbelievable," said Fred Butler when told how many deer have been taken so far this year. "I never thought I would see the day when Missouri deer hunters would take 300,000 whitetails in a season." Butler recalled that when he was in high school and someone hit a deer on 65 highway. "People would flock around to see the deer, but today, unless you had a 14 pointer or better, it wouldn't raise an eyebrow."...

First Bobby Knight, now Bud Lathrop. I guess it no longer matters if you get results from your methods as long as some wimpy superior out there finds his or her sensibilities offended. There are similarities in the two, not the least of which is an ability to use as so many hundreds of millions of us also use, well-chosen cuss words...

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Wearing a Denver uniform will be a troubled, apologetic quarterback with a quick trigger finger. Opposing him will be the sorriest defense in the National Football League, a bunch of guys who admit they've been an embarrassment to themselves, their team and their town...

Hi neighbors. Nothing goes better with a good cup of coffee than a good read. This week I got a terrific present from a newly discovered cousin. It was a journal from my great-grandfather's sister, Sophia Alice Nickels. It didn't take long to read the journal. It was written in simple prose but was colorful and included a lot of names of neighbors, family and schoolmates...