Stories from Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Roy Eugene “Gene” Lowe, 94, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed away Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, at Cedar County Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 9, 1924, in Vernon County, Mo., to Roy Edward and Nellie Jane (Short) Lowe. Gene attended school in El Dorado Springs and left high school in 1941 to join the Army. ...

Dustin Lee Leer passed from this life on Aug. 2, 2018, at his home in Springfield, Mo., following a sudden illness. He was born on July 22, 1978, to Lana Grant McCloud and Dusty Leer in Nevada. He is survived by his parents, Lana McCloud and stepfather, Ronnie, Dusty Leer and stepmother, Kimberly; siblings, Crystal Barnett, Adam Grant, Kayla and her husband, Sam Compton, Ryan, and Paige Leer; nephew, Yancarlo; niece, Haylie; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and his dog Abigail. ...

Rising within the junior golf ranks, Nevada’s trio of Emree Cameron and Clara and Owen Swearingen shared the spotlight at the Drive, Chip, and Putt sub-regional competition Monday morning at Fred Arbanas Golf Course in Kansas City. The three young Nevadans, each competing in different age divisions, needed a top two finish to advance to the DCP Regional Finals Sept. ...