Stories from Friday, November 27, 2020

Ben F. Weir Jr., died Saturday, Oct. 31, at his home in Columbia, Mo. An active and service-oriented civic leader in several Missouri and Colorado communities for over 40 years, he will be sorely missed by family, friends and many fellow professionals in the news and business worlds. He was 73...

Cheryl Jean Strickland, 73, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, at the Appleton City Manor in Appleton City, Mo. Cheryl was born Feb. 26, 1947, in Coffeyville, Kan., to Ray and Edna C. (Allen) Strickland. Cheryl was raised in Coffeyville, Kan., and graduated from Field Kinley High School in 1965. ...