Stories from Saturday, May 7, 2022

John Briggs, Project Manager from Allgeier, Martin and Associates, Inc. Consulting Engineers, spoke to the Nevada City Council Tuesday evening. Briggs was present to discuss the upgrading of the City's water meter infrastructure and meter reading technology to a new, automated Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)...

Sharon Kay Lawrence, 80, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo., following a brief illness. Sharon was born Oct. 9, 1941, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Loren B. and Nellie L. (Cowan) Hazlett. She was united in marriage to Jim Lawrence on Feb. 26, 1960, in Deerfield, Mo., and he survives of the home...

Mary T. Lucas, 71, Nevada, Mo., died on Monday, May 2, 2022, at Nathan Richards Healthcare Center, in Nevada. Mary was born May 10, 1950, in California. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, May 12, at Ferry Funeral Home with Pastor Terry Mosher officiating...