Stories from Friday, November 1, 2013

Ellen Lucille Caldwell, 88, died Oct. 31, 2013. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced and scheduled at a later date by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com

Erna Mae Crafts, 87, Nevada, Mo., passed away Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center in Nevada, following an illness of several months. Erna was born May 22, 1926, in Caney Mountain, Ky., to George Washington Mullins and Paula Watts Mullins. She was married Bramwell "Gene" Crafts on Jan. 24, 1946, in Madison, Ind...

David Ephland passed away Oct. 29, 2013. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Janie McDowell Ephland, of Arlington, Texas; his son, Andrew Ephland, of Waco, Texas; his daughter, Bailey Flores and her husband, 1st Lt. Adam Flores, USMC of Camp Lejeune, N.C.; and grandchildren, Xavier and Eliza...

Two Nevada residents were injured in a single vehicle crash that occurred on Interstate 49 about 15 miles south of Nevada around 5 p.m. Wednesday. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Justin Leemasters, Ashley Thompson, 25, of Nevada, received minor injuries, and Kyndl A. Thompson, 4, of Nevada, received moderate injuries during the accident...

Nevada Daily Mail The parks department is getting ready to install the annual drive through Lights at the Lake Christmas light display, and non-profit organizations can start registering today to man the booth at Radio Springs Park, Dana Redburn, Nevada Parks and Recreation director, told the parks board members during its monthly meeting Wedneday evening...

Last week I ended two decades of being an instructor at Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel) programs. Most of these had been at the YMCA of the Ozarks near Potosi. I had enjoyed doing these in this resort setting by a lake, in the woods, and having my bed made every day. Oh yes, I also got paid...

By Richard Carpenter In his famous novels, Ian Fleming gave James bond a "license to kill." It was just one of the many actions that the Bond character was permitted, in his secret world of espionage, for the defense of his country. Wonder what Bond and his handlers would think about the current spying scandal?...