Stories from Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Austin Forkner of Richards jumped up two spots in the 2021 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross 250 points standings with a fifth-place finish at Budds Creek on Saturday. Forkner and his Kawasaki KX250F took fourth in Moto 1 and fifth in Moto 2 — a performance that bumped him into eighth place overall with 186 points...

The Nevada Speedway does not hold sprint car races very often, but when it does the drivers show up. That was certainly the case Saturday night, when 64 competitors in the AmeriFlex/OCRS IMCA Sprint Car Series hit the dirt track for a chance at a checkered flag and all the points that come with it...

Tucker Kelly Wingert, of Pittsburg, Kan., passed away on Aug. 15, 2021, in Hays, Kan. A celebration of life will take place at the Vernon County Fairgrounds between 2 and 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 11. Come and go as you please. There will be a private family burial...

Delores Modrell, 86, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, at Freeman Health System West, Joplin, Mo. Delores was born on June 10, 1935, in Nevada, to Ollie Thomas and Ruth Lucille (Van Dolah) Judd. She was married to Robert Modrell and he preceded her in death...

Alice Maurine Stevenson, 91, Nevada, Mo., died on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, at Buffalo Prairie Health Center in Buffalo, Mo. Alice was born Jan. 16, 1930, in Lee’s Summit, Mo., to Leon W. and Mabel L. (Wyrick) Stafford. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 25, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Friends may call now and until the hour of service at the funeral home...

BRONAUGH — Bronaugh R-7’s inaugural Back to School Bash was a grade school smash, with scores of parents bringing their students on campus Monday afternoon to take advantage of free haircuts, dental screenings, eye exams, and more. Local sponsors helped counselor and teacher Whitney Hinkle organize the event, which was part of the district’s annual open house before the new school year begins on Tuesday. ...