Stories from Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Editor’s Note: This is the third of four columns. The first installment ran in the May 2, edition of the Daily Mail. By Dr. Ron Jones “Any fool can tell a crisis when it arrives. The real service to the state is to detect it in embryo.” -Isaac Asimov...

Lowell William Yazel, 80, of Nevada, passed away Friday, May 12, in Olathe, Kan. Lowell was born April 27, 1937, in Freeman, Mo., the son of George and Naomi (Wiggington) Yazel. He grew up in Freeman and moved to Nevada in his junior year of high school where he graduated with the Class 1955. ...

Frank B. Slates, 93, Nevada, passed away on Monday, May 15, at his home in Nevada. Frank was born Jan. 28, 1924, in a community south of Lamar, to Carl and Mabel (Kunkler) Slates. He was united in marriage to Floris Current on April 23, 1946, in Fort Scott, and she survives of the home...

Rebecca “Susan Rodick” Fanning, 47, Nevada, died Friday, May 12, at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 19, at the First Christian Church in Nevada with the Rev. Bill Platt officiating. Interment will follow at 1:30 p.m. in Fort Scott National Cemetery in Fort Scott...

Gerald Ray Snead, 77 Nevada, died Saturday, May 13, at Mitchell House in Spruce Pine, N.C. He was born April 9, 1940, in Milo to William Clyde and Josephine (Clark) Snead. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 22, at Moore Cemetery in Nevada with Pastor David Rorabaugh officiating. Friends may call now and until the hour of service at Ferry Funeral Home...

Ralph Thomas “Tom” Bloesser, 82, Walker, died Sunday, May 14, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 18, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park. The family will receive friends from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday at Ferry Funeral Home...

Gerald Ray Snead, 77 Nevada, passed away Saturday, May 13, at Mitchell House in Spruce Pine, N.C., after a long term illness. He was born April 9, 1940, in Milo to William Clyde and Josephine (Clark) Snead. He graduated from Nevada High School in May 1958. ...

Ralph Thomas “Tom” Bloesser, 82, Walker, passed away on Sunday, May 14, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Tom was born Nov. 29, 1934, in Rushville, Ill., the son of Ralph and Irene (Johnson) Bloesser. On April 4, 1954, he was united in marriage to Leta Lucille (Dicks) Bloesser at Berea Christian Church in rural Vernon County and she survives of the home...

Rebecca “Susan Rodick” Fanning, 47, Nevada, passed away on Friday, May 12, at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. Susan was born Sept. 12, 1969, in Kansas City, Mo., to Edward and Barbara Lyn (Hardenbrook) Russum. She was united in marriage to James Wesley Fanning on October 18, 2014, and he survives of the home...

Ethan Jordan Barnes, 19, Nevada, died Monday, May 15, at his home in Nevada. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 23, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor David Rorabaugh officiating. You may view obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

In grand style, the Nevada Public Library recently marked the one-hundredth anniversary of the first building it could call its own, the Carnegie Building, at the southeast corner of Austin and Ash Streets. The early years of NPL were a struggle, from finding ways to engage the public, to constructing a building after receiving the Carnegie Foundation grant...

Connie Fritter buys some plants from Florence Wilson at the Vernon County Master Gardeners annual plant sale at the Farmers Market Saturday.

The 11th annual Schowe ‘n’ Shine! Car Show and BBQ Contest, and the 10th to benefit the Nevada Habitat for Humanity, opens to the public at 10 a.m., Saturday, rain or shine. Registration for the exhibitors at the car show starts at 8 a.m. “The car show runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with the awards ceremony at 2. Admission is free for the public to see the cars, trucks and motorcycles,” Ron Schowengerdt said...

The Forgotten War — that is what many call the conflict that raged on the Korean peninsula from 1950-53. Now, thanks to organizations like Heartland Honor Flight, those veterans and others are getting the honor and recognition many did not receive when they first came home. Among those is Harold Fritter...

“We exist to help veterans secure their benefits and educate them on what are available,” William Gillette, veterans service officer from the Missouri Veterans Commission, told the Nevada Rotary Club during its May 4 meeting. “We are a liaison or advocate for the veterans. We are not with the VA, we are your liaison to the VA,” he said...

JEFFERSON CITY – Pushing the lawn mower back and forth across the yard is a springtime necessity. At the Missouri Department of Transportation, our crews are beginning the mowing season with a main purpose: safety. During May and June, there is a good chance you will see MoDOT crews out mowing on tractor mowers so motorists have a clear, safe line of sight as they cruise along state highways...