Stories from Thursday, July 2, 2009

Billie June Lowe, 66, of Olathe passed away June 30, 2009. Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 3, 2009, at Westside Nazarene Church. Burial in Olathe Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to Olathe Hospice and/or American Cancer Society...

Clyde Louis Collins, 74, died Monday, June 29, 2009, at Marshfield Care Center, Marshfield, Mo. He was born Sept. 14, 1934, in Nevada, to Charles Theodore Collins and Carrie Lucille Effifrits Collins. A memorial service will be held at 11, Tuesday, July 7, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada...

Ceica Chei and Jared Yung-Chi, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Araleigh Zanapei Chei. Araleigh was born at 14:20 (Beijing time) on June 12, 2009, at the Red Cross Hospital, in Xining, Qinghai, People's Rebulic of China. Maternal grandparents are Tim Tilton, and Carey Tilton, both of San Antonio...

The Vernon County Youth Task Force has announced that it will hold its First Annual Kruzin 4 Kids Car Show and Battle of the Bands Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Nevada Elks Lodge located at 510 N. Centennial Blvd. The event is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and will feature 10 different classes of cars including; street rods, trucks, race cars, factory muscle cars, 4-by-4 trucks and others. Spectators and car owners of all ages can enjoy a full day of other events as well as the car show...

The Fourth of July weekend is a great time to spend on Missouri's waterways and it's usually the busiest holiday on the water. The chance to view fireworks from the water also makes this weekend the busiest for nighttime boating. But nighttime navigation has more safety issues which boaters need to consider. ...

Nevada Regional Medical Center is a positive influence on the community which helped drive the local economy. "The hospital is what Chuck (Edmonds) called a big economic engine," CEO Judy Feuquay said. "I've seen figures from the chamber on how payroll dollars ripple through the local economy," and the benefit, she said, is dramatic...

The Nevada Red Sox AA baseball team added another strong win to their record as they headed to Seneca Tuesday night. Blake Gooch got the start on the mound for Nevada and pitched three hitless innings, earning the win. The Red Sox bullpen struggled a bit on the day, allowing seven runs, but Nevada's offense was able to put up 15 of their own, bringing home a 15-7 victory...

JOPLIN, Mo. -- After completing the doubleheader sweep of Ozark Tuesday night, the Nevada Griffons continued their roadtrip as they headed to the Joplin Athletic Complex to take on the Outlaws Wednesday night. The Griffons had faced the Outlaws on two different occasions this year heading into Wednesday's contest, losing both, and were hoping to continue the momentum that came with a three-game winning streak to finally get into the win column against Joplin. ...

NEVADA, Mo. -- Just one day after the Nevada Red Sox AAA baseball team earned a doubleheader sweep at Carthage, they made their return to Lyons Stadium in what could be the final home contest of the year, squaring off against the Moose of Harrisonville...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Nevada Griffons' bullpen had been so overused recently that head coach Ryan Mansfield was putting position players and starters on the mound to get through Thursday night's game against Mac-N-Seitz at the Missouri 3&2 Complex...

The Missouri Western State University Griffons have officially acquired a new member to their men's golf team. Former Nevada High School varsity golfer Tyler Gast signed his letter of intent to continue his golf career with the Griffons Thursday. Gast was a four-time state qualifier as a member of the Tigers golf team and earned All-State honors both his junior and senior years. ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- In a stunning upset, Dani Wyss of Switzerland passed four-time champion Jure Robic at Mount Airy, Md., just a little over 100 miles from the finish, to win the Race Across America cross-country bicycle race June 25. Competitors passed through the Fort Scott-Nevada area June 22-25 as they passed through on the 3,021-mile course that began in Oceanside, Calif...

The Fort Scott Redlegs 10-and-under fastpitch softball team won the Missouri State Class C championships June 27-28. The team went 3-1 on the weekend, winning the championship game 11-5. In the finale, Choate and Osborn both homered and Brown had 14 strikeouts...

NEVADA, Mo. -- The cause of North American wetlands and waterfowl conservation was given a boost last month when the Marmaton Valley Ducks Unlimited committee raised more than $5,000 at its first-ever Sportsman's Night Out event. "It's comforting to see such an enthusiastic turnout at this year's fund-raiser," said Jason Meisenheimer, DU Event Chairman. ...