Stories from Sunday, August 31, 2003

Mike McClure is back in Nevada and a new mural adorns a local building. McClure, Willow Springs, began discussing the mural back in May with representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and the Bushwhacker Museum on the proposed mural and Friday those talks came to fruition. ...

Try to imagine a child close to you had been sexually abused, yet you continued to see the abuser walking the streets of town because the crime was not prosecuted, or the abuser was not convicted of the crime. This happens with startling frequency, even in Vernon County. ...

Local fans were treated to their first taste of prep football in the Nevada Jamboree at Logan Field on Friday night. Nevada, Butler, Warsaw and Lamar participated in the live game-type scrimmage, the final tune-up before the regular season kicks off next Friday. ...

The Nevada Lady Tiger tennis team, in search of its 11th straight Southwest Conference title, got off to a good start on Friday. Nevada (1-1, 1-0) outclassed Webb City, 8-1, in its 2003 conference debut. "It feels good," said first-year coach Dennis Pendrak, of his maiden victory, "but I have to give all the credit to the girls. ...

The Nevada Tigers, coming off their first winning season since 1998 at 6-4 , lost several key players to graduation, but return a strong nucleus, particularly on offense. Head coach Jerry Cornelius and assistants Chris Wilkerson, David Carpenter, Larron Hurst, Brian Sommerer and Justin Hoover strive to keep the Tiger program marching forward, despite a low turnout of 37 varsity players. ...

100 Years Ago -- August 31, 1903 Nevada was visited by horse thieves as well as burglars and as a result, one fine mare owned by Dr. L.H. Callaway was stolen as at this time has not been heard from. Horse thieves have been very active in the work for the past two months but Nevada has been very fortunate in not being visited by this class of scoundrels. ...

As September nears, it's time to get ready for dove hunting. Usually, cool nights prevail on the last few days before the opening of dove season on Sept. 1, which cause the birds to head south. However, with all the hot weather recently, the birds should stick around for the opener. ...

Enjoying myself the other night at the premier performance of CCPA singers in the show "Side by Side by Sondheim" in the enlarged and renovated Fox Theater, I thought to myself, "What other small community has such a rich tradition and promising future as Nevada has in drama and music." I'm currently doing some research on Cottey's history since 1959, and have reached the early 1970s, when my family moved from Minnesota to Nevada (Missouri, that is). ...

Hi neighbors. Take time to enjoy your coffee this morning. There will be plenty of reasons to hurry up tomorrow. While you can, just look around and take note of what's going on. This is Labor Day weekend. Meaning, of course, no one labors who can get out of it. ...