Stories from Friday, May 27, 2022

The 58th Annual Bushwhacker Days Vernon County Festival will return this year from June 9 to June 11. Each night will showcase live music for community members to enjoy. These live music acts will include the following: Jason Crabb Jason Crabb will perform at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 9, for the event's "Gospel Night." Crabb is a Christian music singer who has been the lead vocalist for the group The Crabb Family. ...

Andy Eugine Watson, 62, Nevada, Mo., left this earth suddenly on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Freeman West, in Joplin. Andy was born July 25, 1959, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Jerry and Mary C. (Wolf) Watson. He was married to Jeanne M. Wicklund on Feb. 28, 2003, in Springfield, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Daisy Elizabeth Groves, 93, of La Cygne, Kan., formerly of Nevada, Mo., went peacefully to be with her Lord on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at her home in La Cygne, Kan. Daisy was born on April 21, 1929, in Ochelata, Okla., to Albert and Thelma (Richey) Watson. On Oct. 24, 1946, she was married to Paul Lee Groves and he preceded her in death on April 30, 2012...

Huleigh Jay Wilson, 77, of Nevada, Mo., went to be with his Heavenly Father on May 24, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Huleigh was born March 23, 1945, in Berkeley, Calif., to Harold and Ruby Wilson. Shortly after Huleigh was born, his family moved back to the Montevallo, Mo., area. ...

After a bitter loss in the MSHSAA Class 4 District 12 Championship game last Thursday evening in Harrisonville, Mo., Nevada’s season came to an end with the final record being 17-7 on the year, and losing five starting seniors in the process. But they will have the majority of their team back for the spring season of 2023, and one of those that will try to get Nevada in the title hunt is No. 28 Case Sanderson...