Stories from Thursday, September 8, 2016

A Verona man died in a motorcycle wreck on Monday at 8:45 p.m. on Farm Road 1112, two-tenths of a mile west of Mt. Vernon. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Jason Sumners, 43, of Verona, was riding a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle northbound when his vehicle ran off the roadway, ejecting the driver...

Albert "Sonny" Andrews, 77, of Cassville, died Saturday, Sept. 3 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. Memorial services were held on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Cassville.

Gunnar Manfred Berg, 83, of Mt. Vernon, died Wednesday, Sept. 7. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10 at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 703 S. Hickory St., Mt. Vernon. Burial will be at Ozark Prairie Cemetery, north of Mt. Vernon, immediately following the service. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Friday...

Ethel Jean Parks, 86, of Yates Center, Kan., passed away on Sept. 4 at the Life Care Center in Burlington, Kan. She was born April 8, 1930 in Iola, Kan, the daughter of Talbert and Clara (Hull) Britt. She married David Parks on Dec. 21, 1953 in Iola, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 3, 2000. After David died, the family moved from Monett to Yates Center. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints...

Cow and Bull Auction 9/07/16 Receipts: 528 Last Week: 495 Last Year: 526 Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows l.00-2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. A high percent of the offering went to slaughter and the majority of breaking and boning cows were average to low...