Stories from Tuesday, June 19, 2012

M. Maxine Earnest, 83, Nevada passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2012, in Springfield, following an illness of several months. She was born Nov., 25, 1928, in Nevada, Mo., to Marshall W. "Ikey" Thompson and Vina Loree Griffith Thompson. She married Leon E. Earnest on Jan. 15, 1948, in Nevada, and he preceded her in death on Aug. 29, 2001...

Charles T. Dolan, 79, passed away, June 15, 2012, at St. Mary's Hospital. Visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m., Tuesday, June 19, at Muehlebach Funeral Home, 6800 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo. Graveside services with military honors will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, at the Newton Burial Park, Nevada, Mo. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Alzheimer's Association...

Floyd Delmer Dirks, 64, of Butler, died June 18, 2012, at his home in Butler. He was born Feb. 6, 1948, in Nevada, Mo., son of Richard and Edith (Wolf) Dirks. Floyd was united in marriage to Nancy Bishop on Oct. 1, 1999, in Miami, Okla. He worked in the construction industry building metal buildings...

Mary Louise Wallace, 80, Walker, Mo., died on Saturday, June 16, 2012, as the result of an automobile accident. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences on line at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Three-game series goes to Griffons

MINK LEAGUE STANDINGS...

Music therapy has been used to help people deal with emotional and behavioral problems for years. Now music is being used to help calm animals in stressful situations. Ben Douglas, Nevada Police Department's animal control officer, said last week that he has been using music in the shelter for a while and he thinks it works...

Seventy-two years ago, Nevada and Vernon County struggled toward the end of the Great Depression and, unbeknownst to their respective 8,181 and 25,586 citizens, were about to enter World War II. The city has more residents now, 8,327, but the county has fewer, 21,159, reflecting the decades-old trend away from agriculturally oriented life, according to census reports from the two eras...

The Nevada City Council will getting the city's 2011 fiscal year audit report from Troutt, Beeman & Co. when they meet at 7 tonight in the council chambers in the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash St. Other items on the agenda include consideration of the first reading of an ordinance approving an agreement with Lochner Inc., Kansas City, not to exceed $152,265, for engineering services during the construction phase and the closeout of the replacement of the surface of the airplane parking pad and apron at the Nevada Municipal Airport.. ...

Nearly 400 swimmers from 12 towns plus their families packed Walton Park with their tents Saturday and Sunday for the Nevada Neptunes Invitational Swim Meet. While the swimmers spent their time competing, about 75 Nevada volunteers were working to make the meet a success. They tabulated results, cooked food, sold merchandise, delivered drinks, announced the races and started the races...