Stories from Wednesday, April 15, 2020

While school districts normally release the audit of their previous school year during the fall, the Northeast Vernon County (NEVC) R-1 School District has received their audit of the 2018-2019 school year; it was dated March 31. “There were a number of reasons our audit was so delayed this year but thankfully, none of them were problems with our district’s finances,” said district superintendent, Charles Naas...

Cottey College has announced the purchase of an additional 2.93 acres of property, according to a recent press release from the school — contiguous to campus. Per the press release, the property is located immediately west of the campus — between Tower Street and Woods Supermarket on the west end of town...

John Lee Carmichael, 92, Nevada, MO, passed away on April 13, 2020. He was born March 15, 1928 in Osawatomie, Kansas to Cecil L. Carmichael and Mildred F. (Phares) Carmichael. He married his high school sweetheart, Martha L. York, on February 24, 1951 in Osawatomie, Kansas. She preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his parents...