Stories from Saturday, September 17, 2022

The Vernon County Health Department announced on Friday that it would no longer be providing weekly COVID-19 updates. "We will no longer be publishing a weekly COVID case update," stated the release. "The numbers for our community have been stable over the past months. We continue to monitor new case reports daily. If there is a noticeable increase in cases, we will update the community."...

Gladys “Ellen” Schmidt, 70, Nevada, Mo., passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, at Medicalodges in Nevada, Mo. Ellen was born in Nevada, Mo., on Oct. 13, 1951, to James Lavern Chrisenbery and Mary Oletha Chrisenbery. In 1972, she was married to Lynn Schmidt, and they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this year...

Brian Stan Uentillie passed away on Sept. 13, 2022, at the age of 48, at Overland Park Regional Hospital, Overland Park, Kan. Brian was born on Feb. 21, 1974, in Gallup, N.M., to Stanley and Rachael (Shack) Uentillie. He was a member of the Navajo tribe and was a high school graduate and attended trade school. He worked as a welder in commercial construction before becoming disabled...

Doris Faye Quackenbush, 83, Nevada, Mo., died on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, with burial to follow in Virgil City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., prior to the service. Memorials to the Open Door Animal Sanctuary in House Springs, Mo., are suggested and may be made in care of Ferry Funeral Home...