Stories from Wednesday, December 14, 2022

The Vernon County Commission met in regular session Tuesday and spent the majority of the day listening to open 2023 bids for the county. Northern Commissioner Cindy Thompson noted that the county was awarded funding for two federal bridges through MoDOT's off-system bridge replacement program (BRO). This is part of the Federal Bridge Program, which began in 1970...

Public notice was recently made by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in regards to the Walker, Mo., Public Water Source (PWS). The notice stated that the Walker PWS failed to meet chemical treatment monitoring requirements. Walker's water system, which is subject to compliance monitoring requirements under the Ground Water Rule, failed to monitor the residual disinfectant concentration or failed to record or report the disinfectant concentration for each day during October 2022 to ensure that the PWS was effectively and reliably providing adequate treatment to the water.. ...

Ted Gene Weber, 76, formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at his home in Independence, Mo. He was born on Oct. 27, 1946, in Nevada, Mo., to Henry “Tony” and Della Ruth (Hinds) Weber.  He was married to his best friend, Lillie Rackley on April 22, 1967, and she preceded him in death in 2013...

Karan Sue Osmond, 69, Nevada, Mo., passed away on, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at the Kansas University Medical Center, in Kansas City, Kan., following a lengthy illness. Karan was born April 17, 1953, in Nevada, to Gregg Marvin and Norma Beatrice (Dodge) Miller. She was married to Steven Cornett in 1975 and he preceded her in death. She later was married to Kevin Osmond on June 30, 1989, in Sioux Falls, S.D. and he preceded her in death on Nov. 13, 2020...