Stories from Wednesday, May 11, 2005

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail An overturned gasoline tanker blocks traffic and spills gasoline onto the ground. How do you handle it? Nevada firefighters trained Saturday to take care of situations such as that. A team of instructors from the University of Missouri Fire Rescue Training Institute came to town to help Nevada's firefighters prepare to face the problems inherent in dealing with highly flammable materials routinely trucked through our area...

Nevada Daily Mail Cottey College is preparing for commencement and other related activities. As these important events draw closer, drivers on Austin are asked to take note of the increased pedestrian and visitor traffic and to drive safely. The public is invited to attend the following commencement events...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Capitol and White House were evacuated this morning, after a small plane entered the restricted airspace over the capital. Within minutes people were allowed back into the buildings.

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Mason Benn is headed down under to Australia to run in the Down Under International Games this July. Benn, son of Capt. Robert Benn, Nevada Fire Department and his wife, Martha, received an invitation to join 600-700 other cross-country runners on the Gold Coast of Australia, north of Sydney...

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Parks Board decided last week to put an enclosed shelter house on the west hill at Radio Springs Park. This will be the final project from the list of those included on the 1999 sales tax ballot. One of the other projects approved in 1999 was to drain and dredge Radio Springs Lake, as well as build a new gazebo on the island and install a handicapped accessible fishing dock...

The Nevada Farmers Market had planned to open for the summer on May 25; however, Sherry Baker said that some of the local growers wanted to open the market now, since they had produce that was ready for market now and could not wait two more weeks. Baker said that starting this week, the Farmers Market would be open at the Pine Street Baptist Church's parking lot at the corner of Osage Boulevard and Locust Street on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 4 p.m. ...

Travis and Jina Potter, Johnson City, Kan., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Ethan Nathaniel Potter. Ethan was born on April 20, 2005, at Southwest Kansas Regional Medical Center in Liberal, Kan. He weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce. Maternal grandparents are Harvey and Connie Gerster. Maternal great-grandparents are Bettie Fox and Elmo Gerster, all of Schell City...

Phil and Amanda Willis and Richard and LaTasha, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Dalton Earnest Dale Willis. Dalton was born at 3:40 a.m., on May 5, 2005, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces, and measured 20.5 inches...

Robert Allen "Cricket" Goll, 75, died Monday, May 9, 2005, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada, following an illness of several weeks. He was born Dec. 30, 1929, in Chicago, Ill., to Phillip and Dorothy A. Fauchier. He was married Jan. 13, 1968, in Chicago, Ill., to Shirley Ann McKee. Who preceded him in death on Dec. 14, 1989...

Margaret F. Fleming, 94, Nevada, died May 10, 2005, at Christian Health Care, Nevada. She was born Feb. 7, 1911, in Des Moines, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 14, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Nevada, with the Rev. Anthony Pileggi officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, in Nevada...

Maxine P. Maxwell, 92, Nevada, died Friday, May 6, 2005. Services were held at Ferry Funeral Home on May 10, at 1:30 p.m., with the Rev. Greg Ferree officiating. Musical selections were "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" and "How Great Thou Art." Interment was in Newton Burial Park in Nevada. Arrangements were by Ferry Funeral Home...

L. Garratt Holland, 91, Nevada, died Wednesday, May 4, 2005. Services were held at Langsford Funeral Home on May 11, at 1 p.m., with Dr. William Cox officiating. Musical selection was "The Lord's Prayer." Pallbearers were David Feinberg, Brian Feinberg, Stephen Feinberg, Michael Holland, Jeffery Holland, Josh McHugh and Thomas McHugh III. Interment was in Mount Washington Cemetery in Independence, Mo. Arrangements were by Ferry Funeral Home...

Dorothy Mae Cameron, 91, of Nevada, died Friday, May 7, 2005. Services were held at Click Cemetery on May 10, at 10 a.m., with John Nichols officiating. Musical selection was "How Great Thou Art." Pallbearers were John McClain, Charles Bauer and Don Stockstill. Interment was in Click Cemetery in Nevada. Arrangements were by Ferry Funeral Home...

Mike Straight, Nevada mayor pro-tem, left this life experience on Wednesday, April 27. His friendliness, his sense of humor, his smile, his leadership and his interest in people -- as well as in the community and his church -- will be missed by many of us. Many tributes have been said about him and many more could be said. Last Saturday one lady commented that he "was an awfully nice person."...

100 years ago: Sheriff Adkinson to arrest Ed Estill Sheriff H.A. Adkinson arrived here last night and left on the first train for New London, taking with him Ed Estill, who was arrested here by chief of police Janes. Estill is wanted at New London for stabbing a negro man and is also charged with forging a check for $4...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers struggled out of the box Tuesday, giving up seven runs before recording an out on their way to a 17-3 loss to McDonald County. Playing in the friendly confines of Lyons Stadium did not seem to help the Tigers, as they committed six errors in the first inning alone, leading to eight Mustang runs...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tigers lost their final home match of the season Tuesday, falling 7-2 to Webb City. The Tigers got individual wins from Taylor Hall and Jake Holmes, but not much else as they continued to try and play above their means...

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The underachieving Kansas City Royals' frequent on-field mistakes finally took their toll on Tony Pena. Just hours after shortstop Angel Berroa's ninth-inning baserunning blunder contributed to a 3-1 loss in Toronto on Tuesday night, Pena resigned as manager of the woeful Royals...