Stories from Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Nothing beats the heat better than homemade ice cream! Kerry Koehn and family gathered up their gear and set up an ice cream stand Friday on the west end of the Tim's Convience Store parking lot on North Osage in Nevada. "We are mostly doing this as a hobby, but figured we would make a little extra money a well. It is a family effort," Koehn said. The family will have their ice cream booth set up during Bushwhacker Days on the Nevada Square this year as well...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" production next week ends the 2006-'07 season for the CCPA and they are planning a celebration after the last nights performance. "Sunday night, after the performance, we are going to have an open house for the green room," CCPA president Kim Bessey said. "It's a great opportunity to thank the many contributors, especially the Labitska's who made the challenge to other donors that brought in so much for us."...

Nevada Junior Air Force ROTC were treated to a flight over the city on a Chinook helicopter on Saturday. Above, a crewman gives last-minute instructions to others who will take part in the flight, before take-off.

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail According to Sgt. Kent Casey of the Joplin satellite office of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, many roads and highways in southwest Missouri have been closed due to high waters at various times yesterday and today, as heavy rains continued to inundate the area. Thirty roads were closed in Jasper County, which seemed to be the hardest hit, and at least 17 more roads around southwest Missouri were closed...

Nevada Daily Mail A 51-year-old Nevada man was injured in a one-vehicle crash just before 1 o'clock this morning. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occured when a 2003 Ford, driven by Fredrick M. Yasuhara, ran off the roadway and struck an embankment, about a mile south of Nevada on U.S. 71...

By Crystal D. Hancock Nevada Daily Mail The foods we eat every day contribute to our well being. Foods provide us with the nutrients we need for healthy bodies and the calories we need for energy. If we eat too much, however, the extra food turns to fat and is stored in our bodies. If we overeat regularly, we gain weight, and if we continue to gain weight, we may become obese...

Wanda Sue Hurt, 52, of Pittsburg, Kan., passed away at 2:20 p.m., Thursday, June 7, 2007, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born Dec. 4, 1954, in Wichita, Kan., to Robert and Patsy Sue Daugherty Janes. She attended Pittsburg schools and graduated from Pittsburg High School. She had lived in Wichita, Moundville, and Pittsburg, where she spent most of her child and adult life. On March 8, 1973, she married Dennis Ray Hurt at Pittsburg. He survives at the family home...

Betty Ann (Yurk) Overton, 80, Nevada, Mo., passed away on June 10, 2007, at St. John's Hospital in Joplin following a brief illness. Betty was born on Jan. 29, 1927, to Samuel and Maude (Pike) Yurk in Milwaukee, Wis. She was united in marriage to Denzel R. Overton who preceded her in death on March 23, 2000...

Larry Wayne Gooden Sr., 46, was taken to his heavenly home on June 8, 2007, after losing a very brave and valiant battle with cancer. He was born Dec. 5, 1960, to James Austin and Mary Karleena (Blackmon) Gooden. He attended El Dorado Springs schools his entire life, graduating in May 1979...

Robert Andrew Elder, 81, St. James, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at the St. James Veterans' Home in St. James. He was born Sept. 17, 1925, in Nevada, to James Calvin Elder and Sarah Bays Elder. Mr. Elder grew up in Nevada. He served in the Merchant Marines for 50 years and returned to Nevada. He has resided in St. James, the past three years. Mr. Elder enjoyed telling seafaring stories and dabbling in real estate...

100 years ago Shake up at Farmington State Hospital No. 4 FARMINGTON, Mo. -- The new board of managers of state hospital for the insane No. 4 made a shake-up in the state election of the institution today. For several weeks it has been known that a majority of the members of the new board favored the election of T.D. Fisher, editor of the Farmington Times, to succeed W.N. Fleming as treasurer. Further than that no changers were expected...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Griffons split a doubleheader at Derby (Kan.) Monday, after taking two of three from Dodge City over the weekend. The Griffons (7-4 overall, 4-4 in the Jayhawk League) won the first game Monday, 4-1, thanks in large part to a sharp pitching effort from newly arrived hurler Nathan Fritz...