Stories from Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Anthony Jay Wright, 43, died at his home in Springfield, Mo., on April 8, 2019. Anthony was born Nov. 3, 1975, to Jay W. and Donna (Barnes) Wright. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, April 27, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m., prior to the service...

Edward Max Jackson, 75, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, April 5, 2019, at his home in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Ed was born Oct. 20, 1943, in Philipsburg, Pa., to Edward M. and Florence (Smith) Jackson. Ed worked at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Service Master, Nevada R-5 Schools as a custodian for a number of years, and most currently worked at Walmart in Nevada as a door greeter. ...

Nevada City Council met in regular session Tuesday evening with council members Carol Gallagher, Lyndon Eberhard, Brian Leonard, Ryan Watts and Mayor George Knox in attendance. Also present were City Treasurer Kristie Modlin, City Attorney Bill McCaffree, City Manager JD Kehrman and City Clerk Johnna Williams...