Stories from Friday, November 18, 2022

The filing period for two expiring Nevada City Council seats has now closed. There were a total of six candidates to file for the seats. The City of Nevada will hold a primary election on Feb. 7, 2023, to narrow down to four candidates. Then, a general election will be held on April 4, 2023, to fill the two seats...

Ruth Irene Ijams, 90, Schell City, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at the Butler Center for Rehabilitation. Ruth was born April 16, 1932, in Cole Camp, Mo., to Albert H.W. and Ruby P. (Rohning) Harms. Ruth came to Schell City at a young age when her family moved to a farm near Schell City. ...

Alice Carol Holland, 83, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. Carol was born Jan. 5, 1939, in Bronaugh, Mo., to Clarence I. and Irene E. (Boatright) Weis. She was united in marriage to Linn Holland on Oct. 5, 1958, at the Bronaugh Methodist Church and he survives of the home...

Artist Kandace Creel Falcon’s “Roots” art is currently on display in the P.E.O. Foundation Art Gallery in the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts building at Cottey College. “Roots” is a contemporary series of narrative paintings which examine the legacy of Mexican born migrant workers who built the Santa Fe Railroad in the artist’s natal state of Kansas during the early part of the 20th Century. ...