Stories from Wednesday, March 13, 2019

If there is local guy with a reputation for turning around health care institutions that would be Steve Branstetter. Having turned around a group of struggling MedicaLodges followed by Moore-Few and Barone Alzheimer’s Nursing Care Centers, on March 1 he began his latest challenge of turning around Nevada Regional Medical Center by taking the job as its chief executive officer...

Nancy Maxine Fox, 74, of Nevada passed away Monday, March 11, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loving family following a period of illness. Nancy was born Nov. 20, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Mearl Leon Johnson Sr. and Mary Evelyn (Fritter) Johnson. ...

A celebration of life and family graveside service was held March 9, 2019, for Helen Louise Littell, 70, formerly of Nevada, who passed away Sept. 13, 2018, in Little River, Kan., after a lengthy illness. She was born in Chicago, Ill., on Nov. 17, 1947, to Richard Clay Wuerful and Sarah Jones. ...