Stories from Tuesday, July 20, 2021

The 2021 Vernon County Youth Fair culminated Saturday night with the livestock auction, where hundreds of people packed the Fairgrounds Pavilion to bid on — or at least watch the selling of — all the steers, swine, rabbits, sheep, goats, and fowl that exhibitors from local 4-H clubs presented for judging throughout the week...

James (Jim) Wesley Littell, son of Frank Madison and Mary Maxine Littell, was born Aug. 28, 1954, in Independence, Mo. He went all of his years in school in Osceola, Mo., until his graduation in 1972. Jim loved growing up in Osceola where his parents owned Littell’s Market on the square. ...

Evan Dante Simpson, 33, passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at his home in Leavenworth, Kan. Evan was born on May 31, 1989, in Joplin, Mo., to Michael Simpson and Leah Wilson. He grew up in Fort Scott, Kan. Evan had a love of nature and loved to explore it. ...