Stories from Tuesday, July 28, 2020

The Nevada Police Department responded to the scene of a stabbing incident Sunday evening at a residence in the 400 block of West Walnut Street. After arriving to the disturbance in progress call, NPD found a male subject in the street with multiple stab wounds. According to a press release from the NPD, he was then transported by from the scene by ambulance, and again transported to a a Joplin-area hospital via air ambulance...

The Vernon County Republicans hosted a candidate forum Saturday afternoon at the Fox Playhouse, in Nevada. The forum included candidates for U.S. House of Representative (Neal Gist); State Senate (Jack Bondon and Rick Brattin); State House of Representatives (Stephen Biles and Patricia Pike); Northern Commissioner (Jason Claspill and Cindy Thompson); Public Administrator (Kelsey Westerhold, Brett Dawn, and Beverly Beaty); and Sheriff (Jason Mosher)...

Marilyn Jean Peery, 76, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2020, at her home in rural Nevada, Mo., following a long-term illness. She was born on Oct. 17, 1943, in Crawford, Neb., to Joseph Edward and Betty Ann (Langdon) Alkire. She married James H. Peery Jr., in Nevada, on June 10, 1961, and he survives of the home...

Larry B. Dade Jr., 76, of Schell City, Mo., passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Mo., following a lengthy battle with cancer. Larry was born on April 3, 1944, in Nevada, to William B. and Irene (Ijams) Dade. He married Cheryl Lunday in Miami, Okla., on May 6, 2012, and she survives of the home...