William “Bill” Pulliam lifted himself out of his wheelchair and stood with the aid of a cane as Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt pinned a medal to his chest on Memorial Day.
Despite steep rises in gasoline prices, at least two area tourist destinations are looking to clientele within driving distance to keep busy this summer.
MANHATTAN, Kan. Two swings of the bat put a sour end to a rough Saturday for the Riverton Rams at the Kansas Class 3A state softball tournament.The McLouth Bulldogs got a pair of doubles in the bottom of the eighth to send the Rams to a 1-0 loss in the third-place game at the Twin Oaks Sports Complex.Earlier in the day, the Rams committed six errors and gave up a 2-0 lead in a 6-2 loss to the
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Dominant with their serves and their play at the net, Thomas Jefferson seniors Will Humphreys and Joe Newman overpowered their final opponents and claimed the MSHSAA Class 1 doubles tennis state championship on Saturday.Humphreys-Newman rolled past Cody Greenlaw-Morgan Saunders of Chillicothe 6-1, 6-0 in the semifinal round and Dakin Sloss-Orion Wilkinson of Clayton 6-1, 6-3 in
A 44-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday to a reduced charge of misdemeanor stealing in a case involving a computer tower on which Jasper County sheriff’s investigators allegedly found child pornography.
The Nevada Speedway will hold another stock car racing special tonight with its annual Memorial Day special.The emphasis again is on the modified class after last week’s winner, Fort Scott’s Brian Bolin, pocketed $1,000.On the line tonight is $2,000 for first place in “Modzilla” as well as track points at the 1/4-mile dirt track.
Jordan Kerbs, a four-year starter in the outfield at Nevada High School, has signed a scholarship agreement with Labette Community College of Parsons.Nevada coach Jared Brown and Labette assistant Denny Vilela, who did the pursuing of the 5-foot-9, 170-pounder for Cardinal head coach Aaron Keal, each used the term “total package” to describe Kerbs.
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