Stories from Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Joseph Dean “J.D. Stringer, 73, of Golden, died Sunday, Jan. 28. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2 at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Charles George Steward, 84, of Aurora, died Friday, Jan. 26, at his home. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora.

Junice Louise Elliott, 82, of Aurora, died Friday, Jan. 26, at the Mercy Hospital in Aurora. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, in Aurora. Burial will follow at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora...

Wilburn Loren Buehler, 81, of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday, January 28, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, at the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Burial will follow at the Zion Memorial Cemetery, southwest of Mt. Vernon. Visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. on Thursday, in the funeral home chapel...

In a game that lived up to all the hype, it was Purdy who claimed what turned into a best-of-three series this season with a 60-55 win over Verona on Tuesday night. The Eagles looked to have the game in hand on two different occasions in the second half, taking 35-25 and 53-44 leads, only to see the pesky Wildcats crawl back into the game.
The Wildcats took a 44-41 lead with 2:45 left in the third quarter on a Eddie Gutierrez 3-pointer...