Stories from Friday, August 23, 2019

Since Nevada voters overwhelmingly approved a half-cent sales tax with monies to be applied to Nevada Regional Medical Center’s (NRMC) 1.5-million-dollar annual bond payment, CEO Steve Branstetter says hospital staff is working hard to regain the trust of citizens and to continue providing quality care to those who seek it. He believes they are already well on the way to doing that...

Paul Edward Holland, 76, formerly of the Sheldon and Nevada area passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019, at the Granby House, in Granby, Mo. He was born Sept. 12, 1942, in Nevada, to Paul Edwin and Nora Alline (Beshore) Holland. Paul attended Sheldon High School. He married Joyce Liter and they had a son, Rick Holland. In Paul’s early years he worked in uranium and coal mines in New Mexico. Later, he graduated from barber school and was a barber in the Joplin area...

David Junior Stroer, 81, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at his home in Nevada following a brief illness. David was born Aug. 25, 1937, in Stockton, Mo., to David Henry and Clara Rebecca (Mizner) Stroer. On June 3, 1959, he was united in marriage to Alma May Horning in Nevada and she survives of the home...

Christopher Clayton Starbuck, 34, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, in Nevada. Chris was born Jan. 23, 1985, in Nevada. He married Ashley Crabtree on May 19, 2013, in Fort Scott, Kan. Chris grew up in Nevada and attended Nevada High School. ...