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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, February 20, 2002 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Hellen Herring
Helen F. Herring, 80 of Willisville, died Friday, February 15, 2002 at the Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock. Mrs. Herring was born April 15, 1921 in Rosston to the late Francis an Artie Dell (Mattison) Martin. She was a machine operator for Peace ...
Church secretary charged with theft of property
Thefts of property charges have been filed against the former secretary of First Baptist Church. According to court records, Sandra Porter, 48, of Prescott, has been charged with theft of property from the First Baptist Church, involving the spending of...
Nominations sought for citizen of the year
Nominations are being sought for the Nevada County Citizen of the Year. Mary Godwin, executive director of the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce, said, the annual Chamber banquet has been scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at the McRae ...
Library bills get paid
Money was appropriated by the Nevada County Quorum Court to allow the Nevada County Library to pay debts owed for 2001. This was done at the court's regular monthly meeting Monday, Feb. 11. The monies were transferred from left over funds from the Neva...
Emmet outfitting second firetruck, buys new sewer pumps
Outfitting an additional fire truck for the local volunteer fire department, and purchase of new sewer pumps were among the top topics of discussion for the Emmet City Council during its Feb. 12 meeting. Emmet Mayor Dale Booker told the council the vo...
Renovations underway at Depot Museum
There will be some differences, but visitors to the Prescott Depot Museum will soon be experiencing a taste of the historic past. Renovations to the depot began about a week ago, according to Jon Chadwell, executive director for economic development for...
Wolves capture district title, head to region part I
Prescott's Curley Wolves are the 7AAA District Champions, but the title didn't come without a fight. In fact, until midway through the fourth quarter, the Mena Bearcats had been in command, as Prescott had problems with the Cat 2-3 zone. But, Prescott ...
Wolves capture district part II
Stueart led Prescott with 15, while Fulks contributed 10. Jared White paced Mena with 13, and Daniel Pate scored 10. GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP FOUNTAIN LAKE 30 NASHVILLE 28 The senior girl's district championship game proved to be a war, with the Lady Cobras ...
Wolves capture district part III
At the end of one it was 13-7 for the Lady Lions, who led 25-9 at the half. By the end of three the score was 36-23. Bismarck hit 14-23 from the line, with the Lady Leopards 12-26 in free throw attempts. Rachelle Holt scored 11 for Bismarck, with Heidi ...
Wolves capture district part IV
BISMARCK 45 FOUNTAIN LAKE 41 It was a tale of two halves, with the Cobras winning in the first two periods, with the Lions capturing the final pair, and the win. Fountain Lake led 18-15 at the end of one, and was up 23-22 at the half. The Lions rallied...
Wolves capture district title part V
NASHVILLE 42 BISMARCK 41 The Scrapperettes had to fight from behind to pull off a 42-41 win against the Lady Lions on Thursday night. Bismarck led 15-11 at the end of one and 23-17 at the half. Nashville cut the lead to 35-33 by the end of the third, an...

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