Stories from Friday, January 30, 2004

Frank DeBoutez, 70, Nevada, died Jan. 27, 2004, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He was born on March 21, 1933, in Bressy Hill, Kan., to Floris and Pauline Dorgan DeBoutez. In May 1954 he married Charlene Fedell in Franklin, Kan. Mr. DeBoutez was employed at the Nevada State Hospital from 1968 until his retirement in 1993. ...

Groundhog Day is fast approaching -- but this year, good ole Punxutawney Phil, that famous groundhog from Pennsylvania, will have some competition in predicting the February weather. There's a new critter making a big splash in Louisiana. It's Claude the Cajun Crawfish, who is Shreveport, La.'s, reigning guru of Mardi Gras weather forecasting from the animal kingdom. This year, he'll be making his prediction on Feb. 2, stealing a bit of Phil's spotlight...

100 Years Ago -- January 30, 1904 A great many former Nevada smelter men are arriving daily to be on hand when A.B. Cockerill's smelter is opened. They are glad to get back to Nevada and Nevada is glad to get them. Charles Stretch, formerly superintendent of the Nicholson Works in this city arrived this afternoon from La Harpe. ...

Willard's explosive offensive spurts undermined a spirited effort by heavy underdog Nevada at the Nevada Tiger Classic on Thursday. Nevada fell 65-47 to talented Willard, a member of the tough Central Ozark Conference and Tiger Classic champions the past two seasons...

Nevada chapter is one of the oldest in the state.

As tax time rapidly approaches, folks collectively take a look at yearly income and wish there was more of it. This is especially true of area hog producers as they consider the year's outlook for the pork industry. The numbers this week are not that good. ...

The Vernon County Commission approved the county's budget in a public hearing held Friday morning at the Vernon County Courthouse. No members of the public were present but Presiding Commissioner David Darnold noted that several people had come by to look over the budget in the 10 days it has been available for scrutiny...

The Tigerettes pose with their first place trophy, earned at a Jan. 24 competition. Front row: Emily Horacek, captain, and Tiffany Sanderson, captain. Second row, Reanna Johnson, Stephanie Bogart, Caty Greenlee, Megan Gray and Audrey Conway. Third row: Elise Sommer, Katie McCully, Hannah Ketterman and Kaitlin Gullett...

As one of its activities, Moore-Few Care Center hosted the First Baptist Church Senior Adult Choir last Thursday. The choir is only one of many local church and civic groups who regularly entertain and interact with the residents of Moore-Few. Song books were distributed and many in the audience sang along. The choir has been performing at churches, health care centers, and senior centers throughout the county for more than 15 years...