Stories from Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Mary Beth Clines, 59, Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Stotesbury, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. Beth was born Oct.14, 1962, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Marvin D. and Leta Fae (Goddard) Shelton. Beth was born in Fort Scott and moved with her family at a young age to Stotesbury, Mo. ...

Verner Vesper Creek, III, 72, Republic, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away on Friday, Jan. 29, 2022. Verner was born Sept. 4, 1949, in Nevada, Mo., to Verner V. Creek, II, and Tisha A. (Braswell) Creek. Verner was born and raised in Nevada. He worked in the family business with his parents at Dari Crème while growing up. ...

Betty Jane Tucker, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Jan. 30, peacefully at home, surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Gatewood, Mo., on April 23, 1930. She married Willard Tucker on July 7, 1950. They spent the next 50 years living in St Louis and had two children, Teri Tucker Posey and Phillip Thomas Tucker...

The Nevada City Council met in regular session Tuesday evening in the council's chambers. With many bids on the agenda as well as several unfinished, old, and new business items, the council set to work reviewing each item. See the Friday edition of the Nevada Daily Mail for further coverage, including results of council voting on items...