Stories from Sunday, January 23, 2005

By Ben Holman Nevada Herald At a luncheon held Thursday at Heartland Behavioral Health Services in Nevada, Mike Ham, CEO, announced that after being at the facility for seven months he feels it is time to move into phase two in his effort to turn the business around...

By Ben Holman Nevada Herald On Friday, approximately 50 Vernon County producers gathered at the Vernon County Fairgrounds to discuss the issue of Asian Soybean Rust. The meeting, which was sponsored by University of Missouri Extension, was intended to provide area farmers with information relating to Asian soybean rust, its potential effects on Vernon County, methods of identification, methods of combating the disease and options farmers have for insuring against losses...

Special to the Herald Members of the Education Committee of the Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce have organized efforts to host a day long seminar at the 3M Clubhouse on Tuesday, Feb. 1. The workshop will be attended by current members of the senior classes from Bronaugh, Northeast Vernon County, Sheldon R-8, and Nevada R-5 Schools. ...

Tiffany Thompson, reigning queen, crowns Audrey Conway 2005 NHS Courtwarming Queen before Friday night's games with the Neosho Wildcats.

Stephen L. Wardin II and Christina M. Clark, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Emma Marie Wardin. Emma was born at 3:36 a.m., on Jan. 20, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 5 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 19 inches. ...

Martin "Marty" Albert Stadler, 59, Rich Hill, died on Jan. 19, 2005. He married Linda Martin on April 11, 1968. He was the son of Jack and Ellen Stadler, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Larry; and sister, Kathleen. He is survived by brothers, Bill, John, Fred and Steve Stadler; and sisters, Sharon Gillum, Mary Wood, Betty Pope, Jackie Poe, Sheila Leger, and Bobbi Winder...

John P. Martin, 81, Tiff City, Mo., died Jan. 16, 2005. Services were held at Ferry Funeral Home on Jan. 22, at 11 a.m., with Mick Evans officiating. Musicians were Verna Hodson and daughter and Jack and Dana Shaver. Musical selections were "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again," "I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone" and "I Want to Stroll Over Heaven with You." Pallbearers were Jack Shaver, Jacob Sutton, Nathan Sutton, Jeff Sutton, Pete Walter and Frank Weicht. ...

Robert L. Pettibon, 82, Nevada, died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, Jan. 24, at Ferry Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Newton Burial Park in Nevada. Complete obituary information will be announced later by Ferry Funeral home...

Paul Downs Palmer, 97, died Jan. 20, 2005, at Sac Osage Hospital in Osceola, Mo. He was born in Havensville, Kan., Aug. 29, 1908, to Samuel Rural and Mary Olive Downs Palmer. On Nov. 28, 1941, in Liberty, Mo., he married Helen Faye Shutt. To this union three children were born: Paul Douglas, Charles Samuel and Virginia Lee...

Hi neighbors. Coffee never tastes as good as it does when used to regain strength (and as an excuse to stop working) after physical labor. Thursday I joined my fellow Tri-County Genealogy group in Sheldon to help move a large amount of historical data from a private home there to the storage area of the Nevada Public Library...

While I was working at Cottey and had a generous Blue Cross/ Blue Shield medical coverage, I didn't pay an awful lot of attention to what exactly it covered and what exactly it didn't. All I knew was that it didn't leave me much to pay out of my own pocket, and that was fine with me...

100 years ago: Stockton wants electric line from Nevada The commercial club of Nevada is discussing the feasibility of electric lines from Nevada to all towns in Vernon and adjoining counties, says the Stockton Journal. An electric line from Nevada to Stockton would be equal to, if not better for Stockton than a railroad and would be a great trade-puller for Nevada. ...

By Joe Warren Nevada Herald There was plenty to celebrate for the Nevada Lady Tigers as they defeated the Neosho Lady Wildcats 54-41 Friday. Not only was it Courtwarming for the Lady Tigers at Wynn Gymnasium, but one of the Nevada seniors joined an exclusive club...

By Joe Warren Nevada Herald With 3:46 left in the second quarter of Friday's win over Neosho, Nevada senior Lacy Leonard hit a short jumper that bounced on the rim and went in. The shot capped a 20-0 Nevada run that put them up 25-9. It also gave Leonard 1,001 career points at Nevada High School, making her only the seventh Lady Tiger to join the exclusive sorority...

By Joe Warren Nevada Herald Nevada was unable to overcome a 13-point first-quarter deficit as they fell to the Neosho Wildcats 53-47 in boys basketball action Friday at Wynn Gymnasium. The Tigers found themselves in a familiar situation against the Wildcats, trailing early...

Nevada Herald The Nevada junior varsity basketball teams both beat Neosho Friday. The girls won 41-20, getting a game-high 12 points from Kylee Francis. The Lady Tigers shut out Neosho in the first quarter, building a 13-0 lead. Nevada controlled the game the rest of the way as they won easily...

Nevada Herald The Bronaugh Wildcats slipped by Thomas Jefferson High School in the Tony Dubray classic Friday, 51-49. After Thomas Jefferson standout Sam Simpson had tied the score at 49 with only 6.1 seconds left in the game, Bronaugh's Tyler Judd went coast-to-coast and hit a pull-up, eight-foot jumper as time expired for the win...

Associated Press HOUSTON -- Roger Clemens is coming back for one more year -- and is getting the highest salary for a pitcher in baseball history. The Rocket and the Houston Astros agreed Friday to an $18 million, one-year contract, and the seven-time Cy Young Award winner made the commitment to play for his 22nd major league season...

In spite of the cold weather, a hunting tradition continued Saturday. Bill Wilson and Don Barber, Independence, ended the quail season with a short hunt while Bob Masters ended the archery deer season in his familiar deer stand. Wilson, 68, and Barber, 70, have been hunting quail in Vernon County since they were in high school and although Barber said, "We have slowed down some, it's gotten to be a tradition to end the season in the field with our dogs. ...

A lot has been said and written in the past couple years or so about the career of former Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo as a concerted effort has been made by citizens of Cubs Nation to get him included in the Hall of Fame. I'm relatively certain that two of the primary reasons for the move are simply that Santo is widely known as a good guy and he has undergone serious health problems due to diabetes in recent years. ...

Baptist disaster relief crew prepares to respond to tornadoes, floods, by clearing lot for new parsonage. By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Herald Members of the Southwest Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief Chainsaw Unit braved freezing temperatures and high winds Saturday morning, to gain valuable experience in clearing trees and brush -- helping a friend in the process...