Stories from Saturday, April 21, 2018

Euell Lee Beard, 92, Walker, Mo., passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at his home in rural Vernon County. Euell was born July 14, 1925 in Valley City, MO to Hollie and Laura May (Bowling) Beard. In 1946 he was united in marriage to Alvera Bartels in Sedalia, Mo. In 1948, the first of their three sons was born. Alvera preceded him in death on December 12, 1996...

Charles “Charlie” Albert Fox, 89, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. He was born Jan. 31, 1929 in Nevada, Mo., to John and Lorene Fox. Charlie worked for Southwestern Bell just before enlisting in the Air Force. He served our country for three years during the Korean War...

Hi neighbors. Surprises can be fun, and we all love those special occasions when our friends or family surprise us with the gift of a party, a meal out, or simple gifts. But we all get surprises we don’t appreciate sometimes. Remember when in school and in an apparent afterthought, the teacher smiles and tells the class to sharpen their pencils because she is handing out a pop quiz!...

Shortly after the beginning of the Civil War in 1861, hundreds of African Americans escaped from slavery by following the Union Army or fleeing to Union camps and became refugees of the war. In some situations many of the slaves were too old to escape so they waited for the arrival of the soldiers in Blue in hopes of being freed. ...

Sunday, April 22 will mark the 48th anniversary of Earth Day with events across the country for people of all ages and interest. The theme for this year is End Plastic Pollution. Plastics are poisoning and injuring marine life, disrupting human hormones, littering our beaches and landscapes and clogging our streams and landfills. The exponential growth of plastics is now a threating the survival of our planet...

Vernon County has ordered new election equipment. Current equipment was purchased with a grant through the 2002 Help America Vote Act. “I insisted and the [county] commissioners agreed that our new equipment will have paper ballots and none of our machines will be online,” said Vernon County Clerk Mike Buehler...

With the warmer weather, Nevada postmaster Julie Mader has asked that area residents be conscious of their mail carrier when leaving their dogs outside or when answering the door. “They have to have control of their animal,” Mader said of dog owners in an April 2017 interview. “They can’t just be running loose.”...

Tuesday was a landmark day for Cottey College, as the school was granted full membership into National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Cottey is now set to make the jump from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), which afforded student-athletes two years of playing eligibility, to the four-year NAIA. Cottey athletics will complete the spring semester in NJCAA, before making the switch...

I took a stroll down memory lane the last couple of weeks as I revamped my receipt file. I started collecting and clipping receipts when I was still single. Mostly dishes from restaurants that I liked. Clipped from the pages of the Kansas City Times. Just clipped and put in a shoe box...

The Nevada Midldle School track-and-field team was in action at Thursday's Webb City Cardinal Relays. NMS results — Gold Medalists — • Kirstin Buck--7G Long Jump • Lilly Hart--8G Long Jump • Lilly Hart--8G High Jump • Lilly Hart and Laura Kimmell--8G Pole Vault (tie)...

The Hume Lady Hornets dynamite start to the softball season continued last week, with a doubleheader road sweep of Ballard. The Golden Valley Vernon County Conference twinbill victories upped Hume’s record to 5-0. Hume 8, Ballard 0 Hume freshman pitcher Kennidi Harris overpowered Ballard in the opener, fanning 12, en route to the complete-game shutout victory...

Sheldon High School junior track Matt Bogart, collected a bronze medal at Thursday's Lamar Rotary Relays, for his standout performance in the 300-meter hurdles. Bogart clocked a personal best — 43.65, en route to the third-place finish. "Matt has done a great job learning how to run this race stronger each meet," said Sheldon head coach Joel McDuffey. ...