Stories from Wednesday, August 24, 2016

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com The Walker board of aldermen discussed an upcoming Department of Natural Resources inspection of the city's water well. "We can't fix it," William Jeffery, Walker's maintenance technician, said about the floor drains in the city's well house...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com "I guess you could say being coroner came rather natural for me," said David Ferry, Vernon County's coroner. "I had been deputy coroner, serving under my father for some years and he had been serving the county for 35 years." As citizens of Vernon County saw earlier this month in the primary election, some positions draw a good deal of competition. Coroner is not one of them...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com At the Aug. 18 board meeting, Vernon County Ambulance District director Leland Splitter suggested the board consider purchasing two used ambulances to supplement VCAD's aging fleet until the Heritage State Bank loan could be paid off...

The Nevada High School cross country team, coached by Ryan Watts, put together a solid performance at its first event of the season Tuesday ---- the Joplin Quad. Watts said the race was a two-mile event, but added that his team will compete in the 5K for the remainder of the season...

The Bronaugh Lady Wildcats opened its volleyball season Tuesday evening as they played host to Liberal, falling in two sets 25-9 and 25-7. In addition, the Lady Wildcats junior varsity team was beat 25-7, 25-10. "It was a tough first game for us tonight," Bronaugh head coach Daryl Dodson said. "Liberal is the favorite to win district. The girls play hard and had a couple of good volleys."...

The Nevada Tiger junior varsity and freshman football teams were defeated Monday in Seneca in the season opener for both squads. The JV Tigers fell 34-12, while the freshman team was beat 58-6. Up next Both the the JV and freshman teams are back in action Monday as they host McDonald County High School at Logan Field...

Playing in their first road game of the season, the Nevada Lady Tigers softball team was derailed by McDonald County 13-1 in five innings Tuesday evening. For Nevada (0-2), freshman pitcher Hailee Lundine made her varsity debut in the circle. The Lady Tigers lone run of the game came courtesy of an Emily Johnson double to right field, scoring leadoff hitter Anna Fulton...

After sweeping Monett High School 9-0 Tuesday at home, the Nevada Tigers tennis team has now won 16 of 18 (singles and doubles) matches to open its 2016 slate. Fresh off Monday's 7-2 defeat of Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School, Nevada (2-0) picked up right where it left off...

Coming off a 41-14 season opening home loss to the Seneca Indians, the Nevada Tigers return to the gridiron Friday night where they will face a stiff challenge on the road against the Kansas City Center Yellowjackets in a West Central Conference matchup...