Stories from Tuesday, July 29, 2025

With heavy hearts and deep love, we announce the passing of Larry Ballou Sr., who left this world on July 26, 2025, in Joplin, Missouri of the age of 84. Born on February 4, 1941, to Charlie and Delores (Monroe) Ballou in Fort Scott, Kansas. Larry's journey through life was nothing short of remarkable. He passed peacefully, surrounded by family and friends he loved so dearly. ...

Sarah “Sally Barker” Turner, the daughter of Dennis and Helen (Lindsay) Long, was born April 8, 1942, in Tarkio, Missouri. She attended Tarkio High School, graduating in 1960. On August 16, 2017, Sarah was united in marriage to David Turner. She made her home in Tarkio until moving to Nevada, Missouri, where she lived until the present time...

Twilia Rose Moore, 94, Nevada, MO. passed away early Sunday morning, July 27, 2025, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born Dec. 29, 1930 on Commercial Street in Nevada, MO. to Edward and Fern (Arnold) Hendrix. On Sept. 21, 1946 Twilia and her beloved cousin Joy shared a double wedding, in Fort Scott, KS. to which Twilia married the love of her life, Gerald P. Moore, who preceded her in death on Jan. 5, 2008...

Wilson, 91 of Butler, Missouri passed away Saturday, July 26, 2025 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. A visitation will be held from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Friday, August 1, 2025 at Mullinax Funeral Home, Butler (660-679-0009). Funeral services will follow on Friday at 2:00 pm, also at the funeral home. ...

X marks the spot, or least it used to. Of course, hidden pirate treasures didn’t have GPS back in the day. Thanks to the Department of Defense making the satellite triangulation technology open to the public in May 2000, modern treasure hunters all over the planet can take part in the relatively new activity known as Geocaching...