Deborah Yvonne McGuire
Deborah was born Sept. 15, 1966, in Poplarville, Miss., to Luther and Bonnie Wheat.
View ArticleHundreds flock to Hardin tractor, car pull
Austin Goode of Henrietta works to keep his 1941 John Deere A tractor going down the track during Saturday night's Hardin Truck and Tractor pull. A big crowd attended the annual event sponsored by the...
View ArticleFrench Bates Kirkland
French, born Dec. 6, 1929, had been a patient of the Shirkey Hospice team for a short time due to heart disease. French's beloved wife, Setsuko Yogoro, of Tokyo, Japan, whom he married in Hawaii on...
View ArticleEdgar 'Leon' Smith
Survivors include: his wife, Venita Kay Smith, of the home; one son, Stephen Ray Smith and wife, Tomi, of Normangee, Texas; one daughter, Tammy Williams and son-in-law, Mike Williams, of Richmond;...
View ArticleBody found near Hardin identified
Prison tattoos enabled local officials to determine the identity of a body found between a pair of rail tracks Sunday morning near Hardin. Ray County Coroner Bart Willim identified the accident victim...
View ArticleDorris Dwain 'Doc' Smith Sr.
Dorris was born Feb. 5, 1935, in Rayville, to Charles Byron and Ina Glen Smith. He was preceded in death by both parents and his beloved wife of 48 years, Nancy.
View ArticleHardin city attorney drafting tougher law on vacant buildings
Hardin officials are hoping a proposed ordinance will ensure that the town's vacant buildings aren't neglected or dangerous ones. During its July 18 meeting at Hardin City Hall, the Board of Aldermen...
View ArticleHardin sets terms for Harvesters parking, pick up
Traffic might be less of a problem when Harvesters-The Community Food Network distributes its perishable food each month in Hardin. During its July meeting at Hardin City Hall, the Board of Aldermen...
View ArticleHardin board takes care of some 'big stuff'
The Hardin Board of Aldermen has taken care of what board member Nancy Herring called its "big stuff" for a while. Herring voiced that opinion near the end of the board's meeting Tuesday night at...
View ArticleQuestions on the possible school consolidation, attend the Oct. 5 meeting
I have been welcomed by parents, students and board members here at Hardin, and I feel very blessed to lead a district rich in academic and athletic tradition. Every day, I get to see firsthand the...
View ArticleSouthwest surge too much for NHC Aggies
This was not the way Norborne/Hardin-Central coach Kirk Thacker wanted to go into the post-season. Southwest scored 40 unanswered points Friday night against the visiting Aggies on the way to a 56-20...
View ArticleNHC Gets Early Holiday Gift
The severe storms last Saturday night in Ray County couldn't prevent Norborne/Hardin-Central coach Kirk Thacker from receiving what Thacker considered a "nice little early Christmas gift" - or perhaps...
View ArticleRestitution continues in Hardin fire, church theft case
An area woman who stole several thousands of dollars from a church and fire protection district would be 90 years old if she finished paying back all her debt. That's not how probation actually works -...
View ArticleWilliam John Hall Sr.
Bill was born Feb. 9, 1936, in Dover, to Harry F. and Ruth Hall. He married Betty Corrina Miller, of Central City, Ky., Dec. 20, 1963; she survives of the home.
View ArticleHardin Christmas fires under investigation
The Missouri State Fire Marshal is investigating two Christmas Day structure fires in Hardin that occurred around an hour apart. Hardin Fire Chief Malcolm Cunningham said Hardin Fire Protection...
View ArticleHardin BOE focuses on tightening rental-property regulations crisis in Missouri
During its Jan. 16 meeting at Hardin City Hall, the board, Mayor Mike Pearson and city employees discussed a proposal to set up regulations for registering rental homes with the city. It was agreed the...
View ArticleLexington man allegedly impersonates brother to avoid warrants for his arrest
A Lexington man has been charged with forgery and identity theft, after he impersonated his brother at a traffic stop in Hardin to avoid three warrants for his arrest Jan. 30. Hardin Police Chief Ted...
View ArticleJessulyn Lorena Williams
Jessulyn Lorena Williams, 26, of Norborne, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Elkhorn. Jess was born Dec. 28, 1991, in Liberty to Benjamin N. Williams and...
View ArticleCandidates credit consolidation issue on Hardin's 98-percent turnout
The Hardin-Central C-2 school-board election garnered a nearly 100-percent turnout among voters on Tuesday - a feat almost unheard of among U.S. elections. Among 836 registered voters in Hardin's three...
View ArticleDomestic violence case drops from 13 to 1 charge
A domestic violence case from December 2017 - which made top-of-the-front-page news in this paper after causing lockdowns at Ray County Memorial Hospital and the Henkel plant in Richmond - has changed...
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