Stories from Saturday, June 25, 2011

Ron Lewis Lawhorne, 67, Lamar, Mo., formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at his home in Lamar following a lengthy illness. He was born on Jan. 23, 1944, in Little Rock, Ark., to Lewis Wilson Lawhorne and Mary Frances Cruse Lawhorne. He married Julie Reed on Dec. 7, 2002, in Eureka Springs, Ark., and she survives of the home...

Mary Daniels, 86, died Saturday, June 18, 2011, in Dallas, Texas. She was born Sept. 20, 1924, in Tupelo, Miss., to Nora Lee and William Madison Cook. Her family moved to Fort Scott, Kan., and she graduated from Fort Scott High School. In 1941, she married Raymond DeWayne Daniels of Savonburg, Kan. They lived in Wichita and then moved to Fort Worth, Texas. She worked as a teletype operator for Western Union, Convair Aircraft, and the Rock Island Railroad...

Sharon Kay Hornbeck, 68, Nevada, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born July 22, 1942, in Moundville, Mo., to Claude Barnes and Opal Jones Barnes. Sharon was born in Moundville, Mo., but moved to California as a small child and spent her youth and part of her adult life there. ...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Visitors to the Fort Scott National Historic Site during the Fourth of July weekend will see how Independence Day was celebrated in the mid-1800s. Site staff and volunteers have planned a variety of events and activities July 2-4 to celebrate the nation's independence. Some activities that will be part of the Old Fashioned Military Holiday weekend include a cannon firing at dusk, patriotic music, children's games and free ice cream...

Joplin native Kenny Foster partners with the United Way to raise funds and awareness for efforts to rebuild Joplin through his song "Hometown."

Vernon County, Mo. -- Buses, transportation and a storm-clobbered bus barn were among issues addressed at a Northeast Vernon County School Board meeting. on Thursday. Directors of the R-1 District heard Superintendent Charles Naas say NEVC could follow suit with Sheldon Schools and hire a bus company to provide drivers and assume all responsibility for transportation to extra-curricular activities as well as daily routes...

A Nevada-based drive to help Joplin residents surmount the damages left by a monstrous May 22 tornado needs furniture, non-perishable foods, hygienic items like toothpaste and toilet paper and other household supplies. Nevadan Marlene Scotten said Friday that a great deal of clothing and dog and cat food has been left at Fortner's Precision Warehouse at 1030 N. Osage Blvd., but the destruction was so complete that there is almost no limit to the help needed...

Members of the Junior Red Angus Association took a lunch and history break in Fort Scott earlier this week on their way through the region to learn about red Angus operations. The 51-strong group, participating in the Junior Red Angus Round-Up, included youngsters and adults from 14 states. The Junior Red Angus Association is open to anyone 21 and under and the tour is open to people from across the nation, said Juniors Programs Coordinator Dawn Bernhard of Algona, Iowa...

Above, Nevada Mayor Brian Leonard reads a proclamation as the Vernon County Relay for Life begins. The all-night event, which began at 6 p.m., Friday, with brief ceremonies and a survivors walk, right, symbolizes the long journey through cancer treatment by continuing through the night, and ending at 6 a.m. ...

Two Nevada teens have been arrested in connection with an outbreak of graffiti vandalism in Nevada. In a press release dated June 23, Sergeant Steve Bastow of the Nevada Police Department reports that the police department has concluded an investigation of vandalism activity near the Square and on city of Nevada government buildings, and on vehicles, which resulted in the arrest of Jacob P. Fisher, 19, of Nevada, and Christopher A. Sauerwin, 19, of Nevada...

On My Own and Nevada Multisport Club are hosting a free bicycle rodeo, 4-6 p.m, Thursday, June 30, in the On My Own conference room and parking lot on Highland Street in Nevada. A press release said the bike rodeo will help teach children the importance of riding a bicycle safely and what skills and precautions they need to develop to have a safe time on their bicycles. ...

JOPLIN -- The Joplin Outlaws were able to hold off a ninth-inning rally by the Nevada Griffons and take a 5-4 victory in MINK League play here Friday night. The Griffons led 2-0 after 4 1/2 innings and 2-1 after six. But the Outlaws scored 3 runs in the bottom of the seventh to take the lead...

NEVADA -- The Nevada Red Sox AAA Legion team improved its record to 17-4 Friday night with an 8-4 win over Webb City in the first game of a doubleheader at Lyons Stadium after sweeping a doubleheader against the Monett Cubs Wednesday at Monett, 6-3 and 20-14...