Stories from Wednesday, December 21, 2022

The Vernon County Commission met in regular session Tuesday afternoon and went over budgeted items for the circuit court with Court Administrator Shane Hirschman; Presiding Circuit Court Judge David Munton; and Circuit Clerk Carrie Poe. Among things discussed included a slight increase in the juvenile court budget; the passage of Missouri Amendment 3 (legalization of marijuana); and the relocation of the municipal court...

Dixie Lee Hendricks, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, at the Barton County Hospital in Lamar, Mo., at the age of 81. Dixie was born on Oct. 22, 1941, to Evelyn and Richard Dickason in Blackwell, Okla. She was united in marriage to Jack Hendricks and he preceded her in death 1980. Dixie worked at the Nevada Daily Mail for numerous years, and at the State Hospital...