Weekend blaze guts home

The front of this home on College Street shows little damage; but the view from behind the home tells a different story.

The Nevada Fire Department responded to a fire at a home at 702 S. College St., in Nevada, on Saturday morning to find "heavy fire and smoke showing from the rear of the structure," according to a press release. No one was home at the time. According to relatives, the owners of the home, Arden and Liz Roush "were out of town" at the time of the blaze. Firefighters were on the scene for almost two and a half hours and the origin of the fire was determined to be in an area in the rear of the home. The investigation has been turned over to the Nevada Police Department and the Missouri Fire Marshal's office. Damage is estimated at $150,000 to structure and contents.