Stories from Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Eithel E. Gookin, 77, of Fairfield, Iowa, died at 12:50 p.m., Monday, March 8, 2004, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield, Iowa. She was born on Jan. 5, 1927, in rural Chariton, Iowa, the daughter of Harley and Golda Agan Shore. On June 6, 1948, she married Leland B. Gookin in Chariton, Iowa, and he survives of the home...

Lowrean M. Stark, 91, Nevada, Mo., died March 8, 2004, at the Barone Alzheimer Care Center. She was born on May 11, 1912, in Nevada, Mo., to James and Elsie McGuire Rutherford. On Sept. 9, 1939, she married John H. Stark, and he preceded her in death on Feb. 27, 1998...

This past week the 2003 Annual Report for the Missouri 4-H Youth development Programs was received. The theme is "Learning by doing … Continuing the legacy of discovery." Since my blood is green -- 4-H green -- I chose to share some of this report with you...

100 Years Ago - March 10, 1904 ANNOUNCEMENT -- This is a partial list of the Nevada long distance connections that can be made through the Nevada Telephone Exchange, all of which are now ready for business: Walker, Harwood, Schell City, Rockville, Appleton City, Clinton, Calhoun, Windsor, Greenridge, Sedalia, Jefferson City, Mexico, Fulton, Hannibal, Columbia, St. Louis, Milo and Sheldon...

By Larry Lewis LAMAR, Mo. -- Golden City's strong inside presence softened up the Bronaugh Wildcats, then the perimeter game opened the floodgates. Bronaugh fell 64-37 to a talented Golden City Eagle team in a MSHSAA Class 1 sectional game at Lamar on Tuesday...

By Ralph Pokorny "I'm not sure why I'm here," local developer Barry Clark repeatedly told the Nevada Planning Commission during a regular meeting Tuesday night. According to the agenda for the meeting Clark was there to ask the planning commission to approve moving an entrance onto Austin Boulevard from a location west of 3M to a location between Barrett Street and Johnson Drive on the south side of Austin Boulevard...

Nick Wright Derek McGuire 'ollies' off a ramp Tuesday afternoon. He came all the way up from Lamar, Mo., to spend part of his spring break at the Nevada skate park. Micah Koons, 14, catches some big air off a ramp at the park that same afternoon, while enjoying his spring break...

Steve Moyer Three vehicles -- a car, a pickup, and a van, on the lot of Bill's Used Cars. located in the 1300 block of Osage, caught fire Wednesday at approximately 11 a.m. Owner Bill Hayes said he didn't know the cause of the fire. "Some kid came in off the street and asked me if I knew the truck was on fire. ...