Stories from Friday, July 8, 2022

During Tuesday evening's regular meeting, the Nevada City Council considered the second reading of Bill No. 2022-058. The bill is a special ordinance of the City of Nevada, Mo., approving the connection to the City of Nevada sanitary sewer system for the property located at South 1600 Road, Nevada...

Debbie Sue Bossaller, age 60, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, June 24, 2022, at Mercy Hospital. Debbie was born Jan. 2, in Washington, Mo., to David and Virginia (Ruegge) Hollandsworth. She attended school at Owensville, Mo. Debbie married Doug Bossaller and together they raised two sons. She received a degree in criminal justice. She had worked at the Missouri State Hospital as well as Heartland Behavioral Health Services and Walmart...

Martha Ann Meinsen Scott, age 75, a resident of Fort Scott, passed away on July 5, 2022, after a short and devastating battle with Cancer. She was born on Dec. 5, 1946, to Erwin William Meinsen and Dorothy Caldwell Meinsen in Kansas City, Mo. Martha graduated from Raytown High School in 1964 and enjoyed working as a young woman in Kansas City...

A Celebration of Life Service for Doris N. Mason and Doyle L. Mason will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, July 16, at Lamar Family Ministries Center, 1108 Gulf, Lamar, Mo. Dessert and coffee to follow.

Jay Warren Borders, 90, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, July 5, 2022, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Jay was born Aug. 14, 1931, to O. Edward and Iva R. (Carey) Borders. He married Jeannette Ruby Nicely on Sept. 2, 1950, and she preceded him in death on June 19, 2008. He then married Joan Hensley on June 27, 2009, and she preceded him in death on June 30, 2018...

Jo Maxine Fowler Ferraro of Nevada, Mo., died the early evening of July 4, 2022, at the age of 102. Her personality and her life well-lived were fitting with the sparklers and bright stars of our Nation’s Birthday Celebration that night. Jo was born on March 2, 1920, to James T. ...

When you lose four straight baseball games to teams you have beaten in the past, a burning passion starts to get fueled up to win again. That was the case for the Nevada Griffons, who had a tough Fourth of July weekend last week, who lost to the Joplin Outlaws and the Jefferson City Renegades by a large margin. ...