Stories from Wednesday, May 17, 2023

The Nevada City Council met in regular session Tuesday evening. Starting off the meeting, Mayor Kendall Vickers read a pair proclamations. The first proclamation declared May 22-26, 2023, as EMS Week. The next proclamation declared May 27, 2023, as VFW Buddy Poppy Day...

The Bright Beginnings Preschool held its 27th Spring Program and Graduation ceremony at 7 p.m., on May 12, in the Eagles event room. The preschool graduates performed songs that included "Eensy Weensy Spider," "The Wheels on the Bus," "Five Little Monkeys," and "The Graduation Song."...

Charles Vernon Thompson, of Walker, Mo., passed away Sunday, May 14, at his home. Charles was preceded in death by his parents Vernon V. And Dorothy Spencer Thompson and his wife Barbara Moseley Thompson. He is survived by his children Robert M. Thompson and wife Cindy, Dana Thompson Cavener and husband Greg and Bradley V. ...

Richard Scott Secrest, age 93, of Nevada, Mo., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. He was born the son of Ancil and Beulah (Jackson) Secrest on May 29, 1929, at Edgerton, Kan. Richard married Betty Slater on Oct. 18, 1952, at Pleasanton, Kan. He served in the National Guard...

A celebration of life for Joe Darrell O’Connor, better known in Nevada as “Pepsi Joe," will be held Saturday, May 20, 2023. Beginning at 10 a.m. at the Omer Cemetery near Stockton, Mo., his ashes will be placed along with those of his beloved wife, June Alice O’Connor...

Norman Eugene Dobbs, 82, Nevada, Mo., died on Monday, May 15, 2023, at Mercy Hospital, in Joplin. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, May 19, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park, in Nevada. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...