Stories from Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Joyce Emma Post, 93, Nevada, passed away on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in Nevada. She was born June 6, 1929, in Harrison, Ark., to Mildred Murdy Newcomb and Vern Newcomb. She was the fourth born of six children. Joyce was married to Elmer C. Post on June 18, 1948, in Kansas City, Mo. He preceded her in death on Sept. 16, 2011...

The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office will begin collecting food during the month of December to prepare and deliver food boxes specifically for children. Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher started the program in 2013 as a way to reach out to children in the community that could use some extra help during the Christmas Holiday. ...