Stories from Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Arthur Leslie “Sonny” Sewell Jr., 78, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Nov. 15, at his home surrounded by his wife Linda and loved ones. Sonny was born August 28th, 1942 in his grandmother’s house, 415 S. Tower St., Nevada, Mo. Aunt Dora McGee, who helped deliver Sonny gave the first bottom slap. Dora always claimed it wasn’t hard enough...

According to harvest reports obtained from the Missouri Department of Conservation, (during the opening weekend of the Missouri Deer Firearms season) hunters in Vernon County harvested 654 antlered bucks; 55 button bucks; and 250 does, for a county total of 959...