Stories from Saturday, January 13, 2018

Ruth M. Sitz, 96, Nevada, died on Friday, Jan. 12. Additional family and service information will follow at a later time by Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada.

Kamey Dee Fleener, 60, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 11, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kan. Kamey was born Dec. 20, 1957, in Nevada to Kenneth D. and Marcella F. (Hamilton) Scism. Kamey grew up in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School with the Class of 1976. Kamey lived most of her life in Nevada. She has lived in Xenia, Kan., since 2013...

Ashley Nicole Bledsoe passed from this life on Jan. 3, at her home in Boynton Beach, Fla. She was born in Tulsa, Okla., on April 22, 1985, to Mark and Jamie (Gannaway) Bledsoe. Ashley was the oldest of three daughters. She was a bright and joyful person, always happy and always smiling. ...

Athel G. Hyder, 84, Nevada, passed away on Friday, Jan. 12, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Athel was born June 16, 1933, in Stockton to Clarence Albert and Sara Elizabeth (McClure) Hyder. On May 10, 1956, he married Jeraldine Pyle in El Dorado Springs and she survives of the home...

Ruby Elaine Mitts, 70, Milo, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 11, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Elaine was born Aug. 3, 1947, in Nevada to Gene Douglas and Ruby Mae (Wright) Williams. She married Steven Mitts on Nov. 21, 1978, in Hattiesburg, Miss., and he preceded her in death...

If I had to name one thing that long-distance running has taught me, it would be perseverance. Perseverance is defined as “steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.” In my first year of running, my goals were to run a race every month, to complete a 5k in less than 30 minutes and to complete a 10k race...

“This isn’t my place, so I don’t know what’s in here. Well yes … I guess I do live here, but if you find anything illegal, I’m not sure where it came from. Unless it’s money, that would be mine. But if it’s drugs, someone else left it there.” Sometimes we get conflicting and confusing answers from people when serving search warrants or attempting to question them on calls. ...

Hi neighbors. I guess the flu is here in full fury. What can you do about it? Mostly, if you don’t have it, don’t go around people who might have it. Places we all go, grocery stores, shopping centers, convenience stores, out in public cafes to eat, the theater!...

The cold temperature we had to start off the new year reminded me of hunting ducks in ice-covered water near the Osage River. As I was resting against an old oak tree, shivering I recall it was hard to bend my fingers; I tried to hold my loaded 20 gauge 870 Remington, that was cradled in my arm while both hands were in the side pockets of my hunting coat. ...

On Monday evening, in a cold city hall, Bronaugh’s board of aldermen reviewed 2017 finances, approved the 2018 budget, discussed water and sewer operations and heard an invitation to be a part of Vernon County’s next 5-year hazard mitigation plan. The building’s heat pump has not been working properly for some time and projected high repair costs combined with the evening’s brisk temperatures moved aldermen to authorize Mayor Sherry Brown to investigate the cost of less costly possibilities including baseboard heaters.. ...

The Bronaugh Lady Wildcats knocked off Golden City, 42-32 in the consolation bracket at the 62nd annual Golden City Tournament on Wednesday. Bronaugh, the tournament’s No. 7 seed, led No. 6 Golden City 8-6 after one quarter of play and 16-14 at halftime. The Lady Cats then outscored the tourney-host 13-10 in the third and 13-8 in the fourth en route to the double-digit victory...

The Nevada Tigers put on a clinic in the first half of Friday night’s 55-41 West Central Conference victory over the St. Pius X Warriors, as they headed into halftime with a 31-7 lead. With Nevada’s starting five resting comfortably on the bench in the fourth quarter, St Pius trimmed a 28 point deficit to 13 before head coach Shaun Gray made the move to get his starters back in near the midpoint of the final frame. ...

In a matchup of two of the top teams from the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference, the Hume Lady Hornets toppled the Northeast Vernon County Lady Knights, 49-34 in the semifinals of the Appleton City Tournament on Friday. The top-seeded Lady Hornets trailed No. 4 NEVC 10-8 at the conclusion of the first quarter, before Hume went in front 22-18 at the break. The Lady Knights then trimmed the deficit to 30-28 after outscoring Hume 10-8 in the third...