Stories from Thursday, October 8, 2009

Bob O. Hopkins, age 76, of Hannon, Mo. went to be with his Savior on Oct. 3, 2009. Bobby Oma Hopkins was born Nov. 22, 1932, in Beaman, Mo., to Oma Clanton and Chessie (Phillips) Hopkins. He was reared in the Sedalia, Mo., area and left home at the age of 14 and joined the U.S. ...

Arthur Bray Jr., 79, Liberal, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, at his home in Liberal following an illness of a few months. He was born March 12, 1930, in Liberal, to Arthur Bray Sr. and Tina Hackney Bray. Arthur spent most all of his life in this area. He worked for a time at Sheffield Steel in Kansas City, Mo. He worked for many years for Thorco in Lamar, just recently retiring. He also did some farming...

Jennifer and Klay Cladwell, of Walker, and big brothers Koal and Bryce, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Kane Dalton Caldwell. Kane was born at 2:46 p.m., on Oct. 2, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

Jim Widner will bring his Big Band to the Auditorium of the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts on Saturday, Oct. 17. The show will begin at 8 p.m. Jim Widner, former bassist with the Stan Kenton Orchestra, has performed with many nationally recognized artists and before former President Bill Clinton. ...

CARL JUNCTION, Mo. -- The Nevada Lady Tigers varsity softball team opened the post season with a very strong performance in the opening round of the Class 3, District 12 tournament Wednesday. The Lady Tigers came into Wednesday's game on a high after winning their final regular season game at Butler on Tuesday, and hoped that momentum would carry over into the district tournament. ...

HARRISONVILLE, Mo. --The Nevada Lady Tigers tennis team finished the regular season with another strong performance in dual competition as they took on Harrisonville High School Tuesday. Harrisonville struggled right from the start of the match and never really recovered as the Lady Tigers dominated throughout the day. After seeing the Lady Tigers cruise through most of the contest, Harrisonville was unable to pick up a win in any of the nine varsity matches, falling by a final score of 9-0...

Dear Editor: I wish to commend Coach Brian Leonard on a fantastic 2009 Nevada Lady Tiger golf season. He was able to motivate and focus his team, while providing a positive influence in the Nevada community. He was able to take a group of fine young women, and produce a successful Nevada Lady Tiger golf season...

Dear Editor: I don't know if you got my earlier e-mail but would like you to publish this if possible. I knew both Guy Manning and his dog Red very well and love and miss both of them. Guy, Ren and myself go way back and I had many great hunts for duck, pheasant and dove with the both of them. He is right that Ren was an awesome dog and would show up many more expensive, pedigreed dogs...