Stories from Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Leonard R. Ramsey, 83, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Nov. 30, 2021, in Nevada. Leonard was born Sept. 2, 1938, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Paul R. and Ruth Helen (Rogers) Ramsey. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister, Mary Ruth (Ramsey) Graham. ...

Gordon Edward Ringberg, 78, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Nov. 26, 2021, at Research Medical Center, in Kansas City. Gordon was born on July 20,1943, in Oswego, Ill., to Donald and Lucille Ringberg. At 17, Gordon enlisted in the United States Marine Corp where he served our county until 1967. In 1965, Gordon married Dana Swope and they were married until her passing in 2016. Gordon began working in the trucking industry in Labor Relations and did so until his retirement...

Virginia Ellen Durbin, 77, a resident of Fulton, Kan., passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, at her home. She was born on the old Yonker place south of Hume, Mo., on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1944, the daughter of Hirchel Sullivan and Wilma Ford Sullivan...

The Nevada Tiger Wrestling program kicked competed in the Steve Leslie Invitational Tournament on Friday, Dec. 3, and Saturday, Dec. 4, in Pleasant Hill, Mo. The Tigers would finish 16th out of 25 teams on the weekend. Wrestling at 120 pounds for Nevada was freshman Kason Clark who would go 1-4 on the day and finish 12th. ...