Stories from Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Joan Lee (Hensley) Borders, 86, passed away June 30, at Morningside Manor following a short illness. She was born on Jan. 20, 1932, to Melvin and Inez (Ross) Hensley in Humansville, Mo. Joan gave her life to Christ at the age of 9. She was a long time member of Calvary Baptist Church. ...

Loretta May Ledgerwood, age 80, passed from this life in the early hours of July 2. The youngest daughter of Harold Fredrick Ledgerwood and Ruth Vivian (Falkingham), Loretta was born on May 20, 1938, in Bristow, Okla. When she was just an infant, Loretta contracted the polio virus. With the care of her family and her own inner-strength, Loretta survived and overcame the lifelong challenges brought about by the virus. In 1957, Loretta graduated from Central Senior High School in Springfield, Mo...

The Nevada/Vernon County Fireworks display filled the night sky with color Saturday night at the Vernon County Fairgrounds.