Stories from Tuesday, May 2, 2017

“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” - Plato By the time this article appears will World War III have started? Will another neo-con invasion of the Middle East be under way in Syria? Will Russia and/or North Korea have retaliated against us for the Syrian strike? Might the recent horrible gassing of children in Syria be shown to have been carried out by the rebels (ISIS) who have been caught using that weapon numerous times, as a “false flag,” rather than by President al-Assad who was winning the war against ISIS? Things are often not as they appear, and there is so much hidden from view here in America that we need to ask a number of questions to help explain how we got to where we are today.. ...

When my mom was alive, she would sometimes travel with me to public town halls I held across the state. She sometimes introduced me by saying, “I call this the dog and pony show—I’m the dog, and she’s the pony.” My mom—never at a loss for something sharp and witty to say—raised me in rural Missouri. ...

James Edward Armstrong, 78, Niangua, Mo., son of James Albert and Maxine Edith (Nelson) Armstrong, was born Sept. 1, 1938, and departed this life on April 17, after a short stay at Marshfield Care Center, Marshfield, Mo. James was united in marriage to Shirley L. Culver on May 22, 1963. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Shirley; one son, James E. Armstrong Jr.; one brother, Albert Armstrong; one sister, Frances Sisson; and two granddaughters, Anita Nichols and Brooke Nichols...

Steve C. Fields, 50, Nevada, passed away on Sunday, April 30, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. Steve was born Feb. 4, 1967, in Mt. Carmel, Ill., to Forrest and Carol Fields. He was the oldest of three children, having a sister, Marva, and little brother, Michael. Steve married Jennifer Kohler on September 28, 2012, in Branson, Mo...

Mary Ellen Carney, 97, passed away on Friday, April 28, at Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs. She was born October 1, 1919 in Boncarbo, Colo., the fourth child of Charles and Sarah (Marsh) Wimmers. Mary Ellen attended school in Fulton, Kan., and graduated in 1936. ...

Janet Marie Elmore-Lauderback, 81, formerly of Nevada, died Saturday, April 27, in Newton, N.C. She was born in Nevada, on June 18, 1935, she was the second daughter of Mary Miles-Elmore and Andrew B. Elmore. The family will receive friends on Friday, May 5, from 5 - 7 p.m. at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Services will be held in the Ferry Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, May 6, at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Newton Burial Park, Nevada...

Janet Marie Elmore-Lauderback, 81, formerly of Nevada, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 27, in Newton, N.C. Born in Nevada, Missouri on June 18, 1935, she was the second daughter of Mary Miles-Elmore and Andrew B. Elmore. Janet graduated from Nevada High School and went to William Jewel College and received a Bachelor Degree in Music. ...

Jerry Sue Gose, 81, Sheldon, passed away on Monday, May 1, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin following a brief illness. Sue was born January 21, 1936, in Oklahoma City, Okla., to Walter Harvey and Gertrude Augusta (Ferrell) Williams. On July 17, 1954, she was united in marriage to Charles E. Gose in Cheyenne, Wyo., and he survives of the home...

What began as an email from Healthy Nevada turned into an interview and update as this systemic health project closes in on its fifth anniversary. The email contained welcome news: Vernon County is showing significant progress in its health rankings according to the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, considered to be one of the best trackers of health measures in the nation...

The prescription drug monitoring program Nevada and Vernon County recently enacted shows how progressive this area is, Alyson Harder, Heartland Behavioral Health CEO said recently. “Even though we are a rural community we can do big things and we are going to survive. We want to look at the health of our community, the health of our citizens. We do want to look at our educational system, the housing that’s offered here. We want to do all these things,” Harder said...

During a lunchtime ceremony in the Raney Dining Hall on Monday, students and faculty of Cottey College gathered to celebrate the graduation of eight students and one faculty member from the first Community Emergency Response Team class offered on campus...

The Nevada High School’s Spring Play, “Maul of the Dead,” will run May 4-6 at 7 p.m., in the Ella Maxwell Center for the Performing Arts. The play features six people who take refuge in a JC Penny’s from a zombie apocalypse. The cast includes from left: Cameron Warner, Jimi Parker, Brinna Ream, Nathan Pryor and Regina Solidum and a hoard of zombies. Not pictured, Alyssa Meisenheimer. The play is directed by Johanna Beck...

The Marmaton River west of Pump House Bridge covers the road through the river bottoms Monday morning. Heavy rains are forecast today, with additional rainfall between 2 and 3.5 inches possible according to the National Weather Service.

The Bronaugh Wildcats’ junior high boys’ and girls’ track-and-field teams impressed at Tuesday’s Nevada Middle School Track Invitational at Larry Testman Track. The Lady Wildcats were particularly impressive, as all four of their team members medaled...

For the first time in a quarter century, the Nevada Tigers’ golf team is district champions. The Tigers achieved the feat at Tuesday’s Class 3 District 7 Golf Tournament at Mules National Golf Club in Warrensburg. Nevada fired a team score of 312 en route to the seven-stroke victory, as Pembroke Hill placed runner-up...

The Nevada High School track-and-field teams were in fine form for Monday’s Fort Scott (Kan.) High School Invitational, notching a pair of third-place finishes. “Overall, I was pleased,” said first-year NHS track-and-field coach Kirk Miller. “We were missing some key people due to the reschedule, but our kids continue to be resilient and go out and compete.”...

Former Nevada High School head football coach Erik Yoakam has resigned from Nevada R-5 and accepted the defensive coordinator position with Neosho High School. Yoakam, who was hired to replace Wes Beachler in 2013, compiled a 13-28 record during his four-year stint with Nevada. In addition to his new defensive coordinator position, Yoakam will also be a physical education teacher at Neosho, while his wife Emily also accepted a teaching position with Neosho...