Stories from Saturday, April 14, 2018

Shirley Ann Bogart, 79, Nevada, passed away on Monday, April 9, at her home in Nevada. Shirley was born May 27, 1938, in St. Louis, Mo., to Edward and Valda (Harmon) Simon. She was united in marriage to Melvin Bogart on Jan. 11, 1955, and he preceded her in death on March 3, 1998...

Ronald Lee Farmer, 69, Nevada, passed away on Thursday, April 12, at Freeman West in Joplin following a brief illness. Ron was born Oct. 9, 1948, in Nevada to Dennis Edmond and Anna Ruth (Williams) Farmer. On July 23, 1971, he married Rhonda K. Peterson in Nevada and she survives of the home...

Tyler and Whitney Shaw and Grady Shaw, of Walker, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Lyla Paige Shaw. Lyla was born on April 6 at 8:40 at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 21 inches...

Richard, Tiffany, Noah and Joe West are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Elizabeth Jean Alice. Elizabeth was born on March 22 at 4:07 p.m. in Nevada. She weighed 5 pounds and measured 17.5 inches. Maternal grandparents are Joe and June O’Connor, Nevada. Paternal grandparents are Jean Conner and the late Alvin Conner, Fort Scott, Kan...

By Johannes Brann jbrann.ndm@gmail.com Across its history, he is arguably Nevada’s most distinguished citizen. The largest monument and statue in town is devoted to him. And he died 100 years ago today. To date, William Joel Stone is the only person who has served Missouri as governor, a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator...

The Youth Weekend Spring Turkey Hunt last weekend saw a big drop in the number of turkeys harvested. The cold and snowy weather was the main factor in the low numbers of bearded birds taken. Of the 1,723 birds harvested statewide, Vernon had only 19 birds checked...

This week concluded our second jail academy here at the VCSO. We decided to put together an academy in 2017 to help provide a base of training that has been lacking overall in the jail industry. Because there are no state requirements for detention officers and it is left up to each Sheriff to set their own standards for training, we developed the Vernon County Jail Academy. ...

Hi neighbors. Do you recall the early “Where’s Waldo?” craze where you had to look at full-page pictures of people and objects to find a thin man in a striped shirt and hat? It’s still a popular game to play with children in waiting rooms because it keeps them concentrating on something they don’t have to push across the floor and furniture...

A tough week on the diamond came to a close Friday in Sedalia, as the Nevada Tigers fell to Smith-Cotton High School, 7-0. The Tigers third loss in four games this week moved Nevada to 3-5 overall and 2-2 in conference-play. Meanwhile, two-time defending West Central Conference champs Smith-Cotton, improved to 10-4 overall and remained perfect in WCC-play (5-0)...

The Cottey Comet softball team outscored Central Methodist University 24-2 during its two-game sweep of the school Friday in Fayette, Missouri. Cottey (22-5) won the opener 13-1 — and then took the nightcap, 11-1. Both victories ended in five-inning run-rules...

A perfect start to the season for the Nevada High netters came to a halt Thursday, as the Tigers fell to visiting Bolivar, 6-3 — snapping a four-game win streak. “Tonight was rough, and not just because it was our first loss of the season,” said Nevada High head coach Clayton Wheeler...

Impressing in front of their home faithful Thursday afternoon at Larry Testman Track — the Nevada Middle School seventh and eighth-grade track-and-field teams displayed their skills en route to a number of top finishes at the eight-school NMS Invitational...