Stories from Saturday, October 26, 2013

At 25 years old and recently divorced, Stacy Harris found herself in a situation that is all too common for young women -- she was alone and had just discovered she was pregnant. "That's just an incredibly difficult experience," she said. "It's very humbling, very lonely, very scary. ...

Mrs. Stella Louise Lauderman, 55, of Osceola, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Sept. 13, 1958, in Tahlequah, she was a purchasing agent for Nucor-Yamato Steel and of the Church of Christ faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil "Did" Ammons and Lula Ammons; and brothers James Ammons and Bobby Ammons...