Stories from Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Vernon County Youth Fair Board President Dennis Bowling expressed his excitement for the upcoming VCYF Rodeo to take place this week. “We are very excited for the rodeo this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday," he told the Nevada Daily Mail. "The performances will be great and hopefully the weather is also.”...

A Vernon County resident suffered minor injuries as the result of a boat explosion on the Memorial Day holiday Monday, May 29. The incident occurred at 11:10 a.m., at the State Park Marina at Stockton Lake when 40-year-old Justin C. Million, of Sheldon, Mo., attempted to start a 1997 Seadoo PWC, when the vessel exploded, ejecting Million...

May 1, 1930 – May 23, 2023. Many say it is not the dates on either side but the dash that matters. The length of Jeanne’s dash was long, spanning more than 93 years, it was deep, and filled with the love of family and friends. Jeanne passed away on May 28, 2023 at Moore Few Care Center in Nevada, Mo...

Jo Ann Gillette, 89, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. Jo Ann was born Aug. 5, 1933, in Kansas City, Mo., to Clem L. and Alice M. (Jenkins) O’Rear. She was united in marriage to Arthur Francis Gillette on May 16, 1953, in Kansas City, Mo., and he survives in Nevada...