Stories from Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Patricia Lee McGuire, 86, Gravois Mills, Mo., formerly of Sheldon, Mo., passed away Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, at Mercy Hospital, Lebanon, Mo. Patricia was born in Kansas City, Mo., on Nov. 21, 1927, to John Lilburn (Lee) Kabler and Violet Gene Darling Kabler. She was united in marriage to George Thomas McGuire on Dec. 27, 1945, in Fort Scott, Kan., and he survives of the home...

Ethan Zackary Sexton, 21, passed away Feb. 15, 2014, in North Kansas City Hospital in Kansas City, Kan. He was born May 27, 1992, in Kansas City, Mo., to Elroy John Riggs and Jennie Sue Sexton. He moved to Wheatland where he met Ashley Moore and they were married Oct. 31, 2012, and she survives of the home...

Nevada Daily Mail Preliminary results from the 2012 Census of Agriculture show the number of Missouri farms has decreased by 8 percent since 2007. At the last agricultural census, Missouri was home to 107,825 farms. In 2012, that number dropped to 99,170...

Special to the Daily Mailv The Community Council on the Performing Arts is bringing a real treat to local audiences this weekend with the production of "On Golden Pond." Often, when you have enjoyed a certain movie several times through the years you are hesitant to attend a local presentation of the same story. There is no reason to hesitate on this one. The small cast portrays the story and each of their characters to perfection...

Nevada Daily Mail The eight couples are busy rehearsing their dance routines and the chefs are planning for the lasagna dinner -- all to get ready for the first ever Nevada version of Dancing with Our Stars to be held at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 29 in the Ella Maxwell Performing Arts Center, following a lasagna dinner served in the Nevada High School Commons area...