Stories from Wednesday, March 16, 2016

All is well! Gordon D. Foster lived a long, loving, and faithful life. Born on Dec. 15, 1911, to James P. and Laura (Dunkin) Foster in rural Lebanon, Kan., (near Smith Center), he was the eldest of their four children. His siblings Genevieve (Foster) Maxey, Donald Foster, Lorraine (Foster) Clary, and their spouses, have all pre-deceased him. ...

Dr. Frank Schoolcraft, 88, Nevada, Mo., died on March 9, 2016, at Moore-Few Care Center where he was receiving rehabilitation to go home. He was born April 2, 1927, in Presque Isle, Maine, to Earl and Helen Baker Schoolcraft. The family moved to Liverpool, N.Y., several years later where Frank attended Liverpool Public Schools graduating from high school in June of 1945...

Millie Lee Elsworth, 92, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, March 14, 2016, at Joe Clark Residential Care Home, in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born on Dec. 27, 1923, in Parma, Mo., to Charles Austin and Lela Mae (Harris) Jackson. Millie was united in marriage to Benjamin Franklin Elsworth on March 18, 1944, in Pickett, Ark., and he preceded her in death in May of 1993...

Aleczander James Stidham, son of Jared Wesley Stidham and Brandi Nicole Dyson, was born June 17, 2014, in Springfield, Mo., and died on March 14, 2016, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada, Mo. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, March 19, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada...

Nevada Daily Mail "It happens just once every five years and it's an opportunity to showcase Vernon County," noted Joe Hardin, presiding county commissioner. Thursday morning saw 29 commissioners from 14 counties gather at the 3M Clubhouse in Nevada. "Missouri has six regional associations of county commissioners and there are 20 counties in the west central region. We meet four times a year, taking turns to host," stated northern commissioner Neil Gerstner...

Nevada Daily Mail "Some years, by the time Missouri's primary comes around it's really all over," said Vermon County clerk, Mike Buehler. "But this year," noted chief deputy clerk, Erica Drake, "we had solid interest in absentee ballots -- just under 300 -- and decent turnout on election day."...

Nevada Daily Mail The city of Nevada has purchased many items using a lease-purchase method of financing -- usually one item at a time. This time the city bundled several purchases together. "I know this is quite a different approach than used in the past," City Manage JD Kehrman told the council, adding that the city treasurer requested using this method to reduce the number of lease-purchase agreements...