Stories from Friday, February 23, 2007

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail U.S. Congressman Ike Skelton turned a somber face to the listeners in the crowd at a Nevada Rotary Club luncheon on Friday. "It's a sad talk I have for you today," he said, referring to the bleak situation he sees in Iraq today...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Another chapter opened in the story of Echo's Restaurant, Don Adams and the charges following an undercover sting at the restaurant Aug. 16, 2006. The Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control listed Echo's Restaurant and Lounge and Mr. D's Smoke Shop in their weekly notice to wholesalers as having had their licenses revoked due to "qualifications for license."...

Nevada Daily Mail Spring is coming and people are thinking of warm days, flowers blooming, trees opening leaves, and enjoyable days outside. For many that will involve selecting and planting a tree. Picking and planting correctly the right tree is important, and a workshop planned in El Dorado Springs, March 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m., in the Missouri Department of Conservation meeting room, 1109 S. ...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail During a regular meeting conducted on Feb. 14, the Hume R-8 School Board approved Superintendent David Quick's suggestion that the board meet at 7:30 p.m. on March 7 and April 10, for the following two school board meetings...

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Randall Lee Collins Jr., 35, was born on March 31, 1971, in El Dorado Springs. Randy perished in a early morning house fire Feb. 17, 2007, along with his mother, Elaine Collins, and daughter, Alexis. He attended school in El Dorado Springs and later became a third generation truck driver -- following in his father and grandfather's footsteps. He was the proud daddy of Randy III and Alexis Ann. Randy enjoyed trucking, helping others, and spending time with his two children...

Frances Elaine (West) Collins, 66, was born in Schell City, Mo., on Oct. 10, 1940, to the late Lee Francis West and Iris Mary Losey West. She passed Feb. 17, 2007, in a house fire that also claimed the lives of her only son, Randall Lee Collins Jr., 35, and his daughter, Alexis Ann Collins, age 5...

Bernard Lee Blea, 87, of Nevada, Mo., died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, at his home in Nevada. He was born June 8, 1919, in Pratt, Kan, he was the son of the late Martin and Victoria (Madrid) Blea. On Feb. 21, 1939, he married Dora (Trujillo) in Pratt. She preceded him in death on Nov. 9, 1997...

Becky L. Hastings, 51, Nevada, Mo., died Feb. 20, 2007, at Medicalodge, Nevada. She was born Jan. 16, 1956, at Independence, Mo., the daughter of G.W. and Martha (Peery) Hastings Sr. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 27, at medicalodge nursing home, Nevada. Cremation is under the direction of Hathaway-Peterman Funeral Home, Wheatland, Mo...

Basketball is ending in a few days just like it did back in the 60s. We had other winter and early spring events that kept us busy and happy in those days. Fine Arts was a big deal, and the world of Nevada was played out on the stage at Nevada High School...

100 years ago Joplin milk embalmed? JOPLIN, Mo. -- As a result of the pure milk agitation which was started in this city last Monday night it has developed that while a large quantity of really pure milk bearing the inspector's stamp has been received from Kansas City, a large amount of condensed milk has been received from St. Louis by local dairymen...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail HARRISONVILLE, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers jumped out to an early lead then hit just enough shots down the stretch to overcome the Clinton Cardinals in district tournament play Thursday, 42-37. The Tigers advanced to the district championship game despite struggling through most of the second half. ...

Nevada Daily Mail Cottey College sophomore Kerri Shanks was named Player of the Week in NJCAA Division II on the heels of her 31-point performance Saturday. Shanks averaged 23.5 points in two games last week, both victories. Shanks scored 31 against Forest Park in the first round of the Region 16 tournament Saturday, hitting nine of 12 from beyond the 3-point arc. ...