Stories from Friday, August 19, 2022

Tensions were high in the Nevada City Council chambers Tuesday evening as concerned citizens took turns expressing their discontent with a recent decision made by the Long-Term Care Board. The board recently informed family members and loved ones of Barone residents that the facility would be closing by the end of October, with all residents being transferred to the Moore-Few Care Center...

Amanda Lee (Loyd) McCoy was born in Nevada, Mo., on April 20, 1978, to Lonnie Stephen Loyd and Lois Eileen (Foster) Loyd. She passed away at Research Hospital on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, with her children and family members by her side. When Amanda was born, she entered the world with a heart problem that required surgery, but even as a tiny baby (4 lb.), she showed the world that she was a fighter and wouldn’t be held back by anything. ...

Jeanine Marie Beach, 53, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at St. Lukes Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., following an illness of several months. Jeanine was born Jan. 6, 1969, in West Palm Beach, Fla. She was united in marriage to Walter L. “Jeff” Beach on July 3, 1991, in Nevada, and he survives of the home...