Stories from Friday, July 10, 2015

Adron Lee Ikerd, 68, of Kearney, Mo., and most recently of Pittsburg, Mo., passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at North Kansas City Hospital, in North Kansas City, Mo. He was one of four children born in Polk, Mo., to Adron Jackson "Jack" and Jewell Ikerd...

G. Frank Sherman III, 66, of Nevada, Mo., died May 7, 2015, at HST Veterans Hospital, in Columbia, Mo. Funeral Services will be 1 p.m., Monday, July 13, at Springfield National Cemetery, in Springfield, Mo.

George Franklin Sherman Jr., 92, of Boonville, Mo., died June 15, 2015, at University Hospital, in Columbia, Mo. Funeral Services will be at 1 p.m., Monday, July 13, at the Springfield National Cemetery, in Springfield, Mo.

Those were the exact words I used last weekend, after chastising myself over a recent blunder. Even as I write these sentences and paragraphs, I can feel my ire rise again. Trying to forgive one's own shortcomings is perhaps the most difficult of tasks...

When I wrote the headline for this article, I was remembering the children's puzzle, which I heard again this past weekend. "Why is six afraid to get bigger?" Because 789. If you don't get it, ask someone who has been a child once. But my thoughts were really with all the activities of the past week and how busy I was in spite of them telling me to go sit down. ...

Dear Editor: The recent Supreme Court decision that same gender marriages must be allowed in all states is wrong. Here is one man's view. All of God's creation has a God-given drive to reproduce the next generation: plants, animals, fish, birds, and insects have God given ways within them to bring forth the next generation...

Nevada Daily Mail For a fourth year, the Osage Prairie YMCA is participating in the Summer Food Service Program, providing free lunches to area children. But for the first time, they are providing that same service to offsite locations. YMCA executive director Jeffrey Snyder said they decided to broaden the program after he attended a conference in Chicago earlier this year, where they were introduced to the Hop the Gap program, which attempts to bridge that gap over the summer months when children are out of school, especially between those whose families have higher income and those without.. ...

A grand total of 73 cars signed in to compete on the Fourth of July at the I-49 Nevada Speedway for the Firecracker Spectacular event. Race fans not only got to see some good racing action, but also a great firework display during intermission. Pure Stock feature results...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Griffons are back on the winning track after dealing the Joplin Outlaws a 5-2 loss at Warren Turner Field in Joplin Wednesday night. The Griffons fell to the last place Ozark Generals at home Monday night, before seeing their scheduled Tuesday night game at Sedalia get rained out...

Nevada Daily Mail For years, Seth Alexander of Schell City has maintained an interest in a variety of sports. But that athletic hobby became more difficult when he lost both legs as a result of a vehicle accident in 2011, when he was 16 years old. After the one-vehicle accident at 5:43 p.m. ...