Stories from Saturday, August 27, 2022

The Nevada/Vernon County Vernon County Chamber of Commerce hosted its Low & Slow Barbecue Contest Friday evening in Marmaduke Park. Entrants smoked meat for hours in preparation for the contest. Community members were able to buy a plate (14 ounces of meat) and vote on their favorite entrant...

Gary Dean Forrester Sr., 79, Nevada, Mo., died on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, at Freeman Hospital, in Joplin. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 2, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada, with Pastor Roger Beach officiating. Interment with Military Honors will follow at 12:30 p.m., in the National Cemetery in Fort Scott, Kan. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home...