Stories from Thursday, August 2, 2012

Lee George Mashek, 58, of Deerfield, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at Freeman Health System West, Joplin, following a sudden illness. He was born April 30, 1954, in Fort Scott, Kan., to James J. Mashek and Bernelda J. Custer Mashek. He and Patricia S. Nickelson were married on April 25, 2000, in Miami, Okla., and she resides of the home...

William James Harper, 84, of Nevada, the son of Bernard Joseph and Ruth Mae (Laughlin) Harper was born Jan. 29, 1928, in Massillon, Ohio, and passed from this life Monday, July 30, 2012, at Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Bill attended Jackson High School in Massillon, and then joined the United States Navy where he served our country from 1945 to 1953. ...

Burl David Crawford Sr., 89, formerly of Nevada, passed away on July 30, 2012, at his home in Montgomery, Texas. He was born Oct. 27, 1922, in Nevada, to Rush Crawford and Ada Holland Crawford. He and Roena Mensendike were married on Aug. 29, 1948, in Peoria, Ill., and she survives of the home...

Cordy Reed, 79, of Adrian, Mo., died Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at her home in Adrian. Visitation will be from 6:30-8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 3, at Adrian Christian Church in Adrian, Mo. Interment will be in Green Lawn Cemetery, Schell City, Mo. Memorial are suggested to Heartland Hospice in care of the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home, Schell City...

Elbert Eugene "Al" Custine, 80, El Dorado Springs, Mo., died Monday, July 30, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He was born July 8, 1932, south of Logan, Kan., the son of Powderly Arthur Custine and Mary Matilda (Galyan) Custine. A memorial service for Elbert Custine will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 4, at the Nevada Seventh-Day Adventist Church...

July 15 Steven Collins was arrested for second-degree assault and false imprisonment. Bond is $27,000. Jordan Steward was arrested for probation violation. No bond. Anna Thomas was released on $2,500 bond. Brendan Brown was released for time served...

By Rusty Murry Nevada Daily Mail The largest employer in the area, 3M, has challenged the $11,068,020 appraised value of its property in Nevada and later proposed a settlement to resolve the situation. On Tuesday, representatives of the Vernon County taxing entities affected -- the city of Nevada, Nevada R-5 School District, Vernon County Health Department, Vernon County Ambulance District, Vernon County and Center Township -- met and agreed to send a counteroffer back to 3M...

* Homeowners and property managers should be cautious and informed as they seek to protect ash trees. By Bill Graham Missouri Department of Conservation KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A destructive insect that kills ash trees, the emerald ash borer, has been confirmed in the Kansas City area and has expanded its range. Homeowners and property managers should be cautious and informed as they seek to protect ash trees...

Story and photos by James R. Campbell Nevada Daily Mail The Rev. Dennis Blankenship and his wife Karen were an average couple who decided in 2008 to do something different. Meeting a missionary from Uganda in 2008 at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Bossier City, La., where they had pastored for 16 years, they decided to become African missionaries. In July 2009, they arrived at the town of Mere, South Sudan, where they built a church...

We're in the middle of the summer Olympics. Many of us are glued to our television sets. We are interested in certain sports, or we want to support our national teams in unusual sports. I learn a lot about sports by watching and listening to the commentators. But I also get interested in watching the people who are shown on television who are not the athletes or the media people...

Nevada Daily Mail One run in the second inning was all the Nevada Griffons needed to beat the Colorado Sox 1-0 in their opening game Tuesday night, in the 78th Annual National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan. Tommy Bush got the win for the Griffons going eight innings, plus one batter, giving up four hits, striking out seven batters and walking one for his fourth win of the season...