Stories from Tuesday, March 13, 2018

A number of area student-athletes from Sheldon, Bronugh, Northeast Vernon County, and Hume were recently tabbed as All-Golden Valley Vernon County Conference basketball selections. • First-Team All-GVVC girls selections, were: Abby Vogel, So., Montrose; Makinsey Conner, Jr., NEVC; Hannah Gorda, Jr., Hume; Leah Plunkett, Sr., Montrose; and Karlee Metcalf, Sr., Hume. ...

Fay Elizabeth (Dean) Archer, 92, Smithville, MO, died March 9. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-noon today with the funeral at noon at Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Mo. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. Memorials are suggested to the charity of choice...

Debra Dianne (Reedy) Garner, 63, of Weir, Kan., passed away on Monday, March 5, at St. Luke’s Hospice House, in Kansas City, Mo., after a short battle with Lymphoma. She was the second child of Hazel Marie Austin and the late Oscar “Gene” Reedy. She was born on Oct. 14, 1954. Debbie graduated in 1972 from Walker High School, Walker...

Walter Lee Jacks, 83, passed away at his home in Richards, on Friday, March 9, following a lengthy illness. Walt was born on Dec. 31, 1934, in Wathena, Kan., to Irvine Noah and Blanche Mae (Dinning) Jacks. He married Deloris “Dee” Jean Willson on Sept. 18, 1954, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Frances Lavern Lammers, 78, Nevada, passed away on Sunday, March 11, at Joplin Gardens in Joplin. Frances was born Sept. 16, 1939, in Nevada, to Adolph James and Grace Lavern (Howard) Soukup. Frances grew up in Nevada and attended Nevada Schools. She was a homemaker who loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. Frances always loved getting together with her family and going out to eat. She was also known to be a devoted fan of Elvis Presley...

Carole Ann Yoos, 74, of rural Bronaugh, died at 10:40 a.m., Saturday, March 10, at Medicalodge, of Fort Scott. Mrs. Yoos was born March 27, 1943, in Clarksville, Tenn., the daughter of Orville and Emma Davidson Schilling. Carole was a homemaker and office clerk at Newman Young Clinic for 28 years. ...

With all seven board members present, Thursday’s one-hour open session of the Bronaugh R-7 school board focused on discussion of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and lighting issues, heard an in-person program evaluation and approved a new program for student credit recovery...

It was a clean sweep for Nevada High School head basketball coaches, as both Brent Bartlett and Shaun Gray nabbed West Central Conference Coach of the Year accolades. Lady Tigers It was a milestone season for Lady Tiger head coach Bartlett who, in his 20th season with Nevada, and 23rd overall, reached career victory No. 400. It’s the second time Bartlett has been named WCC coach of the year in the past three seasons, having previously netted the award in 2015...