50 Years Later, Jerry Litton’s Legacy of Leadership Still Resonates Across Missouri

Area students attend youth leadership conference with Missouri Electric Co-op

High schoolers from across Missouri got to learn about government, leadership and the cooperative form of business.

50 Years Later, Jerry Litton’s Legacy of Leadership Still Resonates Across Missouri

By Angie Hutschreider Litton Legacy of Dreams will be held from 2-5 p.m., Aug. 2, at the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center in Chillicothe. Fifty years after a plane crash claimed the life of U.S. Rep. Jerry Litton, family members, former colleagues, political leaders and supporters will gather Aug. 2 to remember a man many believe was decades ahead of his time. Litton’s wife, Sharon Ann Litton, (1939–1976); Linda Lorraine Litton – their daugh…

A legacy of leadership: Joel Beiswenger reflects on 28 years shaping Astera Health

WADENA — If Joel Beiswenger could summarize his career in one word, it would be "stewardship." As he retires after nearly three decades with Astera Health and its predecessor, Tri-County Hospital, he leaves behind an organization transformed through financial stability, expanded specialty care, a new campus and cancer center, and nearly two decades of leadership as CEO. For Beiswenger, leadership has always been rooted in a lesson learned long b…