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Chamber hosts People's Choice BBQ contest and Cornhole Tournament
(Local News ~ 08/27/22)
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...
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Gary Dean Forrester Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/27/22)
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...