Stories from Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Raymond Eugene Sellars, 64, of Missouri, passed away on June 4, 2025. He was born on November 20, 1960, and lived a life of love, laughter, and a deep appreciation for the outdoors. Ray was preceded in death by his mother, Deanna Sellars; father, Floyd Sellars; and his beloved son, Kyle Sellars...

Shirley G. Johnson, formerly of Nevada, Missouri, more recently of Carthage, Missouri, passed away early Sunday morning June 8, 2025, at St. Luke’s Nursing Home in Carthage, Missouri. She was born on May 18, 1949 to Marion and Dorothy (Nichols) Hurley...

“What a lot of people don't know is we're one big circulatory system. So, if you have a dental infection, any type of problem in the mouth, that can actually affect your heart, your organs, your brain, just overall how you feel.” So says Stephanie Scott, Program Coordinator and Dental Hygienist for the Elks Mobile Dental Program...

Although summer doesn’t officially begin until late June, all the kids (and parents) know summer realistically starts the last day of school. And as health officials try to wean us off our “devices” and get us outside and active, what’s a parent – who doesn’t get three months off – to do?...