Stories from Friday, October 27, 2017

I first heard the use of the analogy in the title of this column, as it was expressed by a Pittsburg State professor in my organization and business class, nearly five decades ago. He made the comparison to clarify to us his simplest theory on how a business operates. I think there is an affinity in this metaphor that can relate to our current NRMC hospital issue...

Nicholas Austin Rider, 13, Bronaugh, passed from this life on Monday, Oct. 23. Nicholas was born April 24, 2004, in Joplin, to Rick Shane Rider and Laura Margaret Patricia (Grady) Rider. Nicholas grew up in rural Vernon county and attended school in Bronaugh where he was an eighth grade student. Nicholas liked sports and played both baseball and basketball. Having grown up in the country, he also enjoyed spending as much time as possible outdoors, hunting and fishing...

Roy Lee Dawson, 92, a lifelong Nevada area farmer, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Roy was born Nov. 29, 1924, at home in the Rinehart area to Luther Wade and Stella Mabel (Marye) Dawson. He grew up in the Metz area and graduated from Metz High School in 1942. He married Bettie Jean Streich of Nevada on Nov. 29, 1947. They were married for 64 years until the time of her death in February 2012...

Francis Marion “Frank” Harrison, Jr., 76, Bronaugh, passed away on Monday, Oct. 9, at his home in Bronaugh. Frank was born Sept. 28, 1941, in Kansas City. Frank was raised in Kansas City and attended Washington High School where he graduated Class of 1959. ...

Competing in back-to-back events, the Sheldon R-8 cross country team concluded its regular-season Oct. 18 at the Lakeland Invitational in Deepwater, Mo. A day earlier, Sheldon’s three-member team took part in the El Dorado Springs Invitational. At the event, Sheldon junior Matt Bogart, placed 35th in the varsity boys 5K, clocking a time of 20.33. In Deepwater, Bogart set a personal best with a time of 20.02 — bringing his season average to 21.01...

The Cottey Comets basketball team unofficially opened its season on Saturday with a trio of scrimmages at McPherson (Kan.) College. The Comets were edged by McPherson (JV) in the opener, 41-39. In the second contest, Cottey fell to McPherson (varsity) by 17 points (final score unavailable), and in the final game the Comets were defeated by Dodge City Community College, 35-21...

Sending the Nevada Tigers off in style, a pep rally was held for the NHS football team on the eve of its Class 4 District 6 playoff showdown with top-seeded Grain Valley (8-2). Several Nevada players spoke from a stage outside of the team’s fieldhouse, including quarterback Braeden Hinton and offensive lineman Keeton Brockmeyer...

His name is Dr. James St. Ville. And yes, he really is a world-class orthopedic surgeon with a focus on knees and hips. “Once Missouri grants me a medical license I will start seeing patients and performing operations here at Nevada Regional Medical Center,” said St. Ville in an interview at the hospital on Wednesday afternoon...