Stories from Friday, June 23, 2023

The Osage Prairie YMCA hosted a Building Strong Families Resources Fair on Wednesday evening, June 21. The fair showcased a variety of booths, including the Nevada City Police Department, Vernon County Sheriff's Department, Vernon County Ambulance District, City of Nevada, Nevada Housing Authority, YMCA, Missouri Career Center, Healthy Nevada, VFW Post No. 2175, and KNEM/KNMO Radio Station. This year's chosen charity organization was the Nevada Animal Shelter...

The Bushwhacker Museum hosted its first Children's Story Time of the summer on Wednesday afternoon, June 21. The museum's director, Will Tollerton, welcomed all attendees and proceeded to introduce Jane Ann Hancock to the group. Hancock engaged the children by reading Steven Kellogg's book, "Johnny Appleseed."...

Norma Kay Johnson, age 79, of rural Deerfield, Mo., passed away June 20, 2023, at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla., after a brief illness. She was born March 3, 1944, at the doctor's office in Garland, Kan., the daughter of Charles Glen Linn and Wilma Heitz Linn. She graduated from Bronaugh High School in 1962...

Darrel Scott Claspill of Clinton, Mo., passed away peacefully at his home following a brief battle with cancer and Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome, a rare autoimmune disease, on May 31, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 7, at the Vansant-Mills Chapel in Clinton, Mo., with a memorial visitation from 1 to 2 p.m., prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Living Church of God and can be left in care of the funeral home...

Daniel Ralph Houdeshell Jr., also known as Jake, 97, Nevada, Mo., died on Monday, June 19, 2023. The funeral service with Masonic Rites will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 28, at Ferry Funeral Home with burial to follow in Sheldon Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until service time at the funeral home...