Stories from Thursday, July 21, 2011

Beulah Fay Easton, 87, St. Charles, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away on Tuesday morning, July 19, 2011, at Parkside Retirement Living, St. Charles, Mo. She was born on May 20, 1942, in Moran, Kan., to Walter and Neta Colvin. On Sept. 2, 1950, she married Arlon J. Easton and they lived in the Stockton and Nevada areas...

Tim Underwood and Kayla Hendrix of Nevada, Mo., and older brother Jerod Hendrix are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Tayten Russell Underwood. Tayten was born at 12:15 p.m., Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 9 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

A regional advocate for people with disabilities said Tuesday that two bills passed by state legislators this year "will definitely be a historic movement forward." Jennifer Gundy, executive director of the non-profit On My Own, Inc., at 428 E. Highland Ave., said House Bills 555 and 648 will replace the words "mental retardation" with "intellectual disability" in all state statutes, promote disability awareness and make parking accessible to lift vans...

Kansas vs. Missouri is no longer a matter of life and death, although to the fans of these two schools it definitely feels like it. Each fall, football players from the University's of Kansas and Missouri suit up and battle on the gridiron for victory of "The Border Showdown". ...

Author and historian Lyndon Irwin presented what attendees referred to as an "informative and entertaining program" on his book about the community of Bronaugh, titled "Bronaugh, The Town, the Town, the Man and His Friends," during a July 10 meeting of the Vernon County Historical Society, held at the Bushwhacker Musuem. ...

Kuter Peterson, right, and an unidentified friend pass the time playing with a variety of toy trucks and equipment while exhibitors show market lambs in the pavilion, last Thursday, at the 2011 Vernon County Youth Fair.

Despite the stifling heat Wednesday, when the afternoon temperature reached 101 degrees, a handful of vendors gathered for the Vernon County Farmers' Market, offering produce and other items for sale. Chet Bower of Fort Scott, Kan., braves the heat wave to sell his produce...

Nevada Neptunes swimmer Chosen Reichard swims the back stroke leg of the boys 8 and under medley relay during a tri-meet Wednesday afternoon with teams from Lamar and Joplin at Walton Pool.

Results are in from the 2 Lady Scramble held at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course July 14. There were 32 two lady teams participating in the tournament. Championship Flight First place -- Jo Poyzer, El Dorado Springs and Beth Parmaley, Joplin, score 64...

The Ozark Generals bounced back from their 10-2 loss to the Griffons Tuesday night to upset the MINK League south second place Sedalia Bombers 4-3 Wednesday night to give the Nevada Griffons the MINK League south division championship. Griffons general manager Jeff Post said Wednesday night that he had just talked to the general manager of the MINK League north division champion St. ...

The city of Nevada has paid an El Dorado Springs woman $15,000 for release of her claim that her civil rights were violated in a Jan. 15, 2011, incident. According to a press release from attorney Kendall Vickers, his client, Jessica Houts complained in a statement to Nevada Police Chief Graham Burnley, who took the reigns of the department in January, that she was threatened with being Tasered and then arrested and held at the Vernon County Jail for three hours, because she could not produce identification.. ...