Stories from Saturday, July 8, 2023

The 78th Annual Vernon County Youth Fair (VCYF) kicks off this weekend with "Clean Up" day, where youth participants get the fairgrounds ready for the week-long fair. The busy week will also include the coronation of the VCYF royalty on Tuesday evening. ...

On Feb. 14, 2023, Judy Kay Thompson Beck naturally went to peace after having shared her love with her family on Valentine's Day. It is only now that words can be said, with comfort coming to the family as the stars set one by one, and a new day begins...

Larry Dean Kerbs, 68, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Larry was born Aug. 27, 1954, in Sheldon, Mo., to Henry and Verna B. (Margheim) Kerbs, Jr. He married Nancy Delehanty on Dec. 28, 1985, in Martinez, Calif., and she survives of the home...

Sharron Kay Knutson, 80, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Sharron was born April 17, 1943, in Oswego, Kan., to Charles E. and Lois E. (Stires) Robison. She married Billy McWilliams and to this union two children were born, Dennis and Lindsey. She later married Ron Knutson on April 8, 1983, in Mt. Home, Idaho, and he survives of the home...