Stories from Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Joseph Edward “Joe” Sunthimer III, 88, of Nevada, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 11, in Nevada. Joe was born Dec. 14, 1928, in Elkhart, Ind., the son of Joe and Bessie (Troyer) Sunthimer. He grew up in Milford, Ind., where in the second grade he met his future wife, Marian Young, who was the daughter of Harold Young, principal of the Milford School System. ...

Homer Charles “Shorty” Lathrop was born Aug. 2, 1929, the fifth of 10 children to Homer R. and Marguerite (Mallory) Lathrop on the family farm, southeast of Sheldon, and passed away Oct. 13, at his home. He attended Rockdale Country School. As a boy, Shorty worked alongside his father and brothers on the family farm and built bridges in Barton and Vernon County. ...

It’s been an eventful past couple days for the Cottey volleyball team, with the Comets falling in three sets to East Central College on Friday in Union, Mo., then concluding its road swing with a five-set victory over the St. Louis Community College Lady Archers on Saturday...

Clay Gayman’s No. 1 goal of signing with an NCAA Division I basketball program is about to become reality, with the Nevada High School product verbally committing to the Wildcats of Abilene Christian University. After averaging 24 points, 11.5 rebounds, and three blocks per game his junior season, Gayman received a batch of Division II scholarship offers. ...

Kevin Leeper, the current chief executive officer of Nevada Regional Medical Center and Mike Harbor, chief financial officer, sat down for an hour-long discussion on current matters having to do with the hospital and their own future. “First off, the hospital is not in default of the bonds; we’ve never missed a payment,” said Harbor...