Stories from Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Missourians are no strangers to extreme temperature and climate changes. In this case, SW Missouri is slated to be inundated with a long-lasting and intensive heat wave, as Missouri and Kansas are near the epicenter of a massive heat dome. Area temperatures are expected to rise 10 or more degrees above average, "with a sprawling heat dome likely to park over the nation’s heartland, lingering for weeks," according to a Washington Post article, citing a combination of "heat and stifling humidity" as the primary culprit.. ...

Jackie “Jack” Paul Newton, 62, was born on Oct. 5, 1957, in Nevada, Mo., and died at home on Sunday, July 12, 2020, in Nevada. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, July 17, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with pastor Chad Bailey officiating...

The Vernon County Health Department announced in a social media post Monday that they "will no longer be making individual press releases related to positive COVID-19 cases unless we determine there is a risk for community exposure. This decision was made due to the amount of time each case investigation and contact tracing takes along with the other duties of our office. We will make weekly updates on Monday morning."...