Stories from Friday, July 14, 2017

Keith Ray Bogle, 72, Nevada, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 11, at his home in Nevada following a brief illness. Keith was born June 22, 1945, in Neosho, to Chester Raymond and Pearl Faye (Marble) Bogle. On July 26, 1991, he married Becky Goodman in Neosho and she survives of the home...

Bittersweet reunion This Friday and Saturday, my NHS Class of 1967 will celebrate its 50th class reunion. We will once more gather as we did so many times throughout the years as fellow classmates. I am sure everyone will be happy to see these old friends but there will be some “bittersweet” emotions accompanying our reunion...

Linda Sue (Banes) Rohrs, 59, Harrisonville, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, July 12, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., following a lengthy battle with Amyloidosis. Sue was born Sept. 25, 1957, in Nevada, to Charles Eugene and Shirley Lea (Walker) Banes. She was united in marriage to Randy Rohrs on Sept. 3, 1977, in Nevada, and he survives of the home...

The following column originally ran in the June 10, 2010 edition of the Daily Mail. Do you ever think that we have too many choices today? Tonight I had a new book I wanted to read. But I was also tired from doing some deep housecleaning that I am not used to doing. I decided that it would be more relaxing to just get in the lounge chair and watch TV. I wouldn’t have to think about much of anything, and could maybe even doze off a little...

Two of the Cassville Arrows eight wins this season have come against the Nevada Griffons. After dropping an early-season home contest to Cassville, the teams squared off for a second time, with Thursday’s 9-8 defeat taking place in Cassville. The non-conference loss drops Nevada to 18-20 overall...

If needed, the Vernon County Board of Equalization is convened once a year. In 2017, the first hearing was conducted on Tuesday, July 11, with the final one scheduled for Monday, July 17. Before detailing the process, Vernon County assessor, Cherie Roberts, first wanted to make three points...

Six years ago, Morgan Ernsbarger and Sarah Byers restarted an old tradition — Hearts and Hands. “It was actually a thing a long time ago,” Ernsbarger said. “Morgan wanted to restart it so she talked to Sarah and they started to make it a thing again. People love it.”...

Hume R-8 school district is taking the first steps towards a one-to-one allocation of computers to high school students. Principal Scott Morrison said he is evaluating two brands of Chromebook computers and plans to buy 30-32 of them. Chromebooks operate on Google web-based programs...