Stories from Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Impatience at the plate and bad luck plagued the Lady Tigers in the Reeds Spring Tournament. The offense struggled as Nevada hitters too often swung at pitches that were out of the strike zone. And, when the Tigers hit the ball hard it was right at the opponents. ...

Nevada golfers' third-place finish at Sedalia Country Club brought a late night for the team, who didn't get home from the match until after 10 p.m. Today, the Tigers will play again in Pittsburg. On the back nine, a par 35 segment of the course, Sedalia Sacred Heart scored a 201 to Marshall's 212 and Nevada's 214...

The Rich Hill Tigers fought their way to a 3-1 record on the season with a victory over the Archie Whirlwinds Friday night. Both teams were fairly evenly matched in most aspects of the game, with completion percentages of 48 percent for Rich Hill for 217 yards, and 50 percent for Archie for 133 yards. ...

Nevada took third place in the Nevada Seventh Grade Volleyball Invitational, held Saturday, Sept. 22, in the Nevada High School gymnasium; nevertheless, both the A and B teams gained victories in a match on Monday, when they took on Webb City at home...

William G. Autenrieth, 91, of Blair, Neb., passed away Monday, Sept. 24, 2007. He is preceded in death by his wife, Frances M. Autenrieth, brothers Herman and Robert Autenrieth, and daughter, Dorothy Lynn Day. He is survived by Karen Autenrieth Olmsted, of Arlington, Va., Robert Autenrieth (Donna) of Blair, Neb., Patricia Autenrieth of Hyattsville, Md., Linda Autenrieth of Omaha, Neb., Janet Autenrieth, of Torrington, Conn., and Helen Autenrieth Fall (Robert), of Fairfax, Va. ...

Demolition of the old terminal building at the Nevada Municipal Airport is under way and will soon be finished. "The windows have been removed and the pitched roof has been removed and the utilities have been terminated. Joe Charles will come out Tuesday and knock down the walls," Jody Bryson, airport manager, told the airport board during a special meeting at noon Monday...

Attorney General Jay Nixon recently provided the Missouri State Highway Patrol with the names and other information of 169 additional convicted sex offender identified as having pages on the popular social networking Web site, MySpace.com. Nixon has now provided a total of 439 names of Missouri sex offenders to the highway patrol and has asked the patrol to examine the data to look for parole violations by offenders who may be barred from using a computer or contacting minors...

While an audience of family and friends of area veterans watched with somber respect, the VFW Ralph Bobbit Post No. 2175 conducted a traditional POW/MIA remembrance ceremony on Friday, Sept. 21. Observances of National POW/MIA Recognition Day are held across the country on military installations, ships at sea, state capitols, schools and veterans' facilities. ...

Megan and Kody Ellifrits, of Bronaugh, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kaitlyn Rose Ellifrits. Kaitlyn was born at 6:34, on Sept. 19, 2007 at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 20 inches...