Stories from Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Ralph Kenneth Cullison, 78, Bronaugh, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, in Butler, Mo. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada. Memorials are suggested to the Bronaugh Volunteer Fire Department or Pleasant View Cemetery in care of Ferry Funeral Home...

Enrique and Courtney Martinez, and older sister, Lilyana, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Easton James Enrique Martinez. Easton was born at 5:45 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott, Kan. Maternal grandparents are Ron and Jen Sturdy, of Nevada, Mo., and Randy and Patty Greer, of Harwood, Mo. Maternal great-grandparents are Connie Dulin, of Schell City, Mo., and James and Lucy Greer, of Schell City, Mo...

Barbara Jean Falls, 76, of Lamar, Mo., passed from this life on Oct. 25, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, in Joplin. She was born July 5, 1939, in Rayville, Mo., the daughter of George Lee and Dorothy Mildred (Raw) Phillips. She has spent the last 28 years with her companion and the love of her life, George Leroy Puckett, and he survives of the home...

Paul Ronald Scougal, 87, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, at Medicalodge of Nevada. He was born on May 3, 1928, in Waverly, Iowa, to Albert William and Margaret Emma (Dempsey) Scougal. He married Phyllis Marie Stanley on June 6, 1948, in Des Moines, Iowa, and she preceded him in death on Jan. 28, 2010...

Larry J. Hale, 70, of Sheldon, Mo., passed away Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, at Barton County Memorial Hospital. Larry was born March 11, 1945, in Nevada, Mo., the son of William J. and Anna Lee (Gunier) Hale. He graduated from Sheldon High School in 1963 and Southwest Missouri State University in 1967 with a degree in agriculture and a minor in science and history. ...

Denny Leon McClellan, 71, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, at his home in Nevada. Denny was born on Nov. 21, 1943, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Melvin and Betty Jo (Whitworth) McClellan. He was united in marriage to Patricia Rawlings on Sept. 30, 2000, and she survives of the home...

Nevada High School swimmers Jake Asberry (left) and Thomas Prewitt display West Central Conference first place medals, earned at the recent conference swim meet hosted by Sedalia Smith-Cotton High School. Prewitt claimed first place in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 52.45, while Asberry burned up the lanes in the 50-yard freestyle with a first place time of 23.58...

Nevada Daily Mail More than 30 businesses and organizations are signed up to give young trick-or-treaters a safe environment at the Safe Treats Downtown on the Square in Nevada, Friday. The event, for children 12-years or younger, starts at 3:30 p.m. and lasts until 5 p.m...

Nevada Daily Mail The Local Emergency Planning Committee is almost finished for the year, and is starting to look ahead to next year. LEPC Coordinator and treasurer, Dennis Kimrey said he still has to finish up a confidential document regarding the Oct. 5 active shooter drill at Nevada High School and Truman Elementary...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Ambulance District Board of Directors held a special meeting Friday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. to discuss the district's financial situation and personnel matters. After a closed session of the board, Board President Mark Humphrey announced that the employment of Ambulance District Director James McKenzie and staff member Tina Warner had been terminated effective immediately and that Leland Splitter, long time paramedic for the district, had been appointed as interim director.. ...

St. Mary's Super Heroes of Kindness stayed home in October and decorated paper grocery bags that will be returned to Woods where some lucky customer may have their groceries sacked in one of the decorated bags.

With his spectacular amateur Motocross career nearly complete, Austin Forkner is now gearing up for his professional debut. In early-August the young motorcycle phenom from Richards inked a multi-year deal with Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki, and is slated to make his pro debut in the spring of 2016...