Stories from Thursday, February 11, 2021

Governor Mike Parson arrived in Nevada Thursday afternoon to tour two of the local manufacturing facilities — Platinum Aerostructures and 3M. “It's the exact thing we've been working on all the time — trying to recruit Missouri businesses and how we expand them,” stated Governor Parson, in reference to his thoughts of the tour. ...

Charles Henry Henke, 81, of Concordia, Mo., passed away on Feb. 3, 2021. Charlie was born Oct. 10, 1939, to Maurice “Dink” Henke and Gertrude Neal Henke on Jefferson Street in Marshall, Mo. Charlie was raised in Malta Bend, Mo., where he played basketball and graduated from Malta Bend High School in 1957...

Vada Ardith (Hartline) Spencer, 85, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Ardith was the only child of Marion William and Velma Dorris (Reynolds) Hartline, born Dec. 31, 1935, in Walker, Mo. She attended both grade and high school at Walker, graduating in 1953. Following marriage, she lived on an acreage northwest of Walker where the couple farmed for 10 years. They moved into Nevada in 1963 and were divorced in 1973...

John J. Bunn, 75, Deerfield, Mo., died on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date. Those in attendance will be asked to maintain social distancing and are asked to wear face masks to protect themselves and others...