Stories from Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Martin Edward Eslinger was born Nov. 30, 1912, and passed away July 16, 2013, at Via Christi Village, Ponca City, Okla. Born and raised on a farm west of Virgil City, Mo., in Vernon County, Martin was next to the youngest in a family of seven children, son of Martin Edward Eslinger and Mary Kate Wilkerson Eslinger...

Bronaugh school district has eliminated two teaching positions and the Industrial Arts program because of budget concerns and lower enrollment numbers. The district also will have a new principal, James Frank of Fair Play. "He's a first year principal," Superintendent Lyle Best said at the District School Board meeting Monday. "The old principal took a different job."...

The Vernon County Board of Equalization met for the last time this year on Monday to approve the assessed valuations of challenged properties, accept the assessor's total property valuations for the county and approve minutes from the last meeting...

About 150 bike racers took to the Nevada streets Saturday and Sunday for the first Tour of Nevada race and by all accounts the event was a success. Despite having only two months to bring everything together. "We were in a time crunch, and have been told by racers. officials and the emcee that it is amazing how well organized it was for doing it in two months," Tour of Nevada coordinator Christa Atchison said in an email Monday...

Bike racing is a family affair for the Farrens of Gardner, Kan. Saturday afternoon 12-year old Alyssa completed her third real race during the first Tour of Nevada on the Dowtown Criterium course, finishing third in the 12-14 year-old mixed juniors, behind two male riders in the 15-18 year-old age group, while her mother, father and two sisters cheered her on...

The ice cream was melting fast at the 13th annual Night at the Griffons sponsored by Hoffman Financial Resources, on June 28. Each year, Greg Hoffman and his team sponsor a Griffons game and offer ice cream sundaes and bouncy house fun for the fans...