Stories from Wednesday, February 1, 2023

The Nevada Regional Medical Center (NRMC) Board of Directors met in regular session Tuesday evening in the Mezzanine conference room at the hospital. Starting off the meeting, under "Board Education," the board discussed an article from Becker's Hospital Review (dated Jan. ...

Each February, the state of Missouri observes Earthquake Awareness Month to emphasize the chance of a major earthquake occurring in the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) and the importance of being prepared. Located in Southeast Missouri, the NMSZ generated some of the most powerful earthquakes to ever jolt the nation. A series of major quakes occurred in 1811-1812, destroying buildings, ringing church bells hundreds of miles away and briefly causing the Mississippi River to run backward...

Earl Gene Bloesser, 81, passed away peacefully on Jan. 26, 2023, at The Madison Memory Care Center, Kansas City, Mo., as a result of Parkinson’s Disease. Earl was born March 2, 1941, as the first child of Sonny Earl and Mildred Bloesser. After Sonny Earl Bloesser’s death in 1963, Earl’s late mother married Jim Quick, now deceased...

The NEVC Knights picked up their third win of the 2022/23 season Tuesday afternoon, after a hard fought battle against the Ballard Bulldogs Tuesday evening at NEVC High School. Even though a win is a win, Head Coach Brice Leonard said they need to work on a few things...