Stories from Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Kathleen Mildred Covington, 98, Walker, Mo., passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2020, at her home in Walker. Kathleen was born Sept. 21, 1921, in Topeka, Kan., to Gordon Garfield and Ethel Leona (Gayer) Deline. She married Jerial D. Covington on May 6, 1949, in Rogers, Ark., and he preceded her in death in 2010...

Phyllis Nora Clyman, 94, passed away on May 4, 2020, in Nevada, Mo., after a brief illness. She was born at Warminster, England, on June 20, 1925, the daughter of Charles and Lily Morement. Phyllis met her future husband, Oscar F. Clyman, while he was serving as a GI in the U.S. ...

The schools in the Nevada R-5 district will be hosting a series of days and times that students may pick up their belongings that have been left at the school during the COVID-19 pandemic. This will include items from lockers, gym lockers, and classrooms. This is also an opportunity for students to drop off school property, including textbooks, calculators, library books, and other school materials. Lunch balances may also be paid at this time...