Stories from Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Melvin Higgins, age 88, a resident of Richards, died Friday, May 19, at the Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada. He was born March 2, 1929, in Richards, the son of Charley and Jennie Tucker Higgins. He graduated from Richards High School with the class of 1948. ...

Lois Darlene Houston, age 86, a resident of rural Richards, passed away Saturday, May 20, at the St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Dec. 14, 1930, in Enid, Okla., the daughter of William Burton “Burt” Cooper and Ruth Rudd Cooper. ...

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth of a four part series. By Dr. Ron Jones “What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.” — Mark Twain The coziness between the Centers for Disease Control and the pharmaceutical industry is similar to the relation between the Food and Drug Administration and large agricultural companies. ...

A number of Vernon County student-athletes were recently recognized with All-Golden Valley Vernon County Conference accolades. Area athletes making the All-GVVC spring softball team, were: Mahalia Swink, Fr., Sheldon; Makinsey Conner, So., NEVC; Kiley Gerster, Jr., NEVC; Karlee Metcalf, Jr., Hume; Hannah Gorda, So., Hume; Kaiyah Kaiser, Jr., Hume; Mattie Earnest, So., Bronaugh; Paige Wait, So., Bronaugh; Katie Norman, So., Bronaugh; Camryn East, Ballard; Jailyn Wheeler, Ballard; Amanda Teagarden, Ballard; Savana Allen, Ballard; Kirstyn Eckhoff, Montrose; Jaidyn Steinbach, Montrose; and Jayme Snodgrass, Montrose.. ...

Cottey Comets’ junior track-and-field athlete Oluwabukola Pereira placed sixth in the 1,500-meter run at the NJCAA Nationals, which took place May 18-20 at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College. Needing a top eight finish to receive All-American accolades, Pereira’s final time of 4:52 earned her the honors. In the 1,500-meter semifinals, Pereira clocked an identical time of 4:52...

Nevada High School entered Saturday’s Class 4 sectional meet in Eldon having qualified in five events. Two Nevada High School student-athletes –– freshman Calli Beshore and sophomore Kayden Ast emerged with the prerequisite top four finish needed to qualify for this weekend’s Class 4 state track-and-field meet in Jefferson City...

Roy A. Slates, 63, Nevada, passed away on Saturday, May 20, at Barton County Memorial Hospital in Lamar. Roy was born March 19, 1954, in Carthage, to Glen “Gilbert” and Wilma G. (Dickerson) Slates. Roy was raised in the Sheldon area and graduated from Sheldon High School with the Class of 1972. ...

The old television show, “Dragnet” featured a character, Sgt. Joe Friday, who was noted for saying, “All we want are the facts, ma’am.” From Monday’s meeting of the finance committee at Nevada Regional Medical Center, a Tuesday morning interview with two hospital leaders and Tuesday evening’s meeting of its board of directors, here are the facts...

At a May 17, Local Emergency Planning Commission meeting, emergency management director Dennis Kimrey told the commission members severe weather damage is being under reported in Vernon County. “You’ve heard me harp about this before and I’m going to harp again,” Dennis Kimrey said. “We’re just not getting any information unless we find it on Facebook.”...

These types of studies are conducted all over the United States around military bases to see if there are any conflicts between the bases and the surrounding civilian population, Tyson Smith, a consultant hired by Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission in 2013, to conduct a Joint Land Use Study of Camp Clark and the surrounding area told the Nevada Planning Commission Tuesday evening...

Weekly racing at Nevada Speedway was rained out Saturday night. With Memorial Day weekend coming up, racing action is not set to resume until Saturday, June 3 at 7 p.m., as all classes of cars are slated to hit the track. The Bushwhacker Day’s Special is scheduled for June 10, as extra money will be on the line. In addition, the June 10 weekly races feature a meet-and-greet with the drivers...

Not many high school baseball teams have gone winless during the regular season, only to rebound and win their district tournament. The Ballard Bulldogs are now members of this exclusive club, having compiled an 0-6 record during a rain-shortened regular-season before running the table in the recent Class 1 District 8 tournament to earn a trip to the Class 1 state tournament...

Vernon County student-athletes helped comprise the recently released Golden Valley Vernon County Conference All-Conference team. Vernon County student-athletes making the team, were: Koltin Earnest, Sr., Bronaugh; Kaleb Martin, Sr., Sheldon; Zavery Lamb, Jr., Sheldon; and Jason Leavell, So., Sheldon...