Stories from Saturday, June 10, 2023

This year, the Bushwhacker Quilt Guild commemorates its 40th anniversary since its establishment in 1983. Demonstrating remarkable resilience, the guild continues to thrive to this day. The highly anticipated annual show featured an impressive array of quilts, with a total of 129 regular quilts and 12 word challenge quilt entries...

The Sheldon Board of Aldermen meeting commenced on Thursday evening, June 8, with Mayor Becky Morgan leading the proceedings. The council wasted no time and promptly invited two guest speakers, Representatives Doug McKinney and Blake Holland from Advanced Microbial Solutions (AMS), to address the floor. The focus of their discussion centered around the lagoon issues, specifically highlighting the presence of harmful bacteria and the failure to meet the required codes stipulated by law...

Edgar Michael “Mike” Rush passed away on June 8, 2023, at the age of 77 following a short illness. He was born Jan. 21, 1946, to Edgar M. and Margarite Rush in Salinas, Calif. He graduated Salinas High School in 1964. His first job was a water truck driver in the produce fields of Salinas, Calif. He then went on to make produce boxes and worked at Stone Container for 39 years. Mike met the love of his life, Lynda, and they were married in 1965. They had one daughter, Janie...

Kelly Dawn (Curtis) Chadd, 57, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at Cox South, Springfield, Mo. Kelly was born March 5, 1967, to Joseph W. “Bill” and Billie (Sherrell) Curtis. She was united in marriage to Ron Chadd on June 20, 2015, in Sheldon, Mo. He survives of the home...