Stories from Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Larry Dean Heitz, age 73, resident of Bronaugh, Mo., died Saturday, June 17, at his home. He was born Sept. 12, 1943, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of John and Juanita Copeland Heitz. He graduated from Bronaugh High School with the class of 1962. He served in the U.S. ...

Robert Gene Lawson, 59, Sheldon, died Tuesday, June 20, at his home in Sheldon. Robert was born May 30, 1958, in Clinton, Mo., to Cleo and Diana (Bibee) Lawson. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 24, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor Jerod Lamb officiating. Interment will follow in Moore Cemetery, Nevada. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home...

Brittany Nicole Henderson, 25, Nevada, died Saturday, June 17, at her home in Nevada. Brittany was born to Donald and Marsha Burris on June 23, 1991, in El Dorado Springs. Brittany met Bradley Henderson and they were married May 12, 2015. Survivors include her husband Brad; one son, Dewey Foster, Jr.; one daughter, Gabrielle Foster; one stepdaughter, Delilah Henderson; one stepson, Nick Henderson; one sister, Kayla Burris; two nieces; one nephew; her maternal grandmother, Delera Vinson; many aunts, uncles and cousins.. ...

The Nevada Tigers youth football camp is on tap for June 27-29. The Tuesday through Thursday camp, held at the practice field located adjacent to Logan Field, runs from 5:30 - 7 p.m. Camp participants will be led by the Nevada High School and middle school coaching staffs, including Nevada head varsity football coach, Wes Beachler...

Recently graduated Nevada High School star golfer, Patrick Ferry, received the 2017 Joplin Globe Male Golf Athlete of the Year award. As a key component of the Nevada High juggernaut golf team, Ferry capped his prep career in May with an individual runner-up finish at the Class 3 State Golf Tournament at Sedalia Country Club, while helping to lead the Tigers to a second consecutive third place finish...

It was raining long balls Tuesday night as the Nevada Griffons pummeled the Jefferson City Renegades into submission, 13-5, at Lyons Stadium. The victory snapped a two-game losing skid as the Griffons improved to 5-12 overall and 5-10 in MINK League-play, while the Renegades fell to 8-9 overall. Currently, the Griffons reside three and a half games back of the first-place Ozark Generals (8-6 MINK) in the MINK South division...

A suspect was shot and fatally wounded following a high-speed pursuit and altercation with a Vernon County Sheriff's Deputy early Wednesday morning. According to a press release from the Vernon County Sheriff's Office, a deputy was involved in a high-speed pursuit. At the end of which, the deputy and suspect were involved in a physical altercation. During the altercation, the deputy fired his weapon and the suspect was fatally wounded...