Stories from Monday, May 15, 2017

On a Sunday morning in May 1952, Tara Stuart listened to a speaker exhorting the graduates about how they should go out and conquer the world, walked across the stage at Cottey College and received her diploma. Sixty-five years later, on Sunday morning, Dr. ...

On Monday morning, local attorney, Dustin W. Dunfield electronically filed a lawsuit in Vernon circuit court, on behalf of Alexander Trexel, a local inmate in the Vernon County Jail. According to the filing, Trexel claims “that on no less than nine (9) occasions he has been forced to take part in what is being called ‘Fight Night’ by inmates and staff at the Vernon County, Missouri Jail.”...

Sex offenders and domestic violence highlighted the week five session of the Nevada Police Department’s Citizen’s Police Academy on Wednesday evening. This week we were educated by Sgt. Jeff Baker as to the laws and regulations concerning sex offenders...

The Nevada Tigers were dealt a season ending defeat in the semifinals of the Class 4 District 12 baseball tournament in Joplin, as the second seeded Tigers fell to third-seeded Carl Junction, 8-5 Monday night. Hurting the Tigers was their inability to manufacture offense, as they stranded a dozen runners. Nevada (10-9) also committed six errors...

The Bronaugh Wildcats saw its season come to a close in Saturday’s opening round of the Class 1 District 8 baseball tournament, falling to Ballard 8-4. Bronaugh concludes its 2017 campaign 0-9 overall. Both teams put a pair of first inning runs on the scoreboard. The Wildcats then took a 4-2 lead after scoring a run apiece in the third and fourth innings...

Nevada High School track-and-field athletes were in top form at Saturday’s Class 4 District 6 meet in Carl Junction –– as Nevada qualified for a grand total of five events for the upcoming sectional meet. NHS athletes qualifying for the sectional meet, were: Freshman Calli Beshore, who swept to first place finishes in the girls 1600 and 3200-meter run. ...

The Nevada Tigers’ golf team is one of eight schools remaining at the Class 3 State Golf Tournament. Not only that, but Nevada is within striking distance after Monday’s 18-hole opening round at Sedalia Country Club. The Tigers are sitting pretty with a team-score of 307, trailing St. ...

The Bronaugh Lady Wildcats’ secured a pair of second place finishes in the 4-x-100 and 4-x-200 meter relay events at Saturday’s Class 1 sectional meet in Camdenton. The second place finishes qualified the Lady ’Cats relay team for the Missouri Class 1 State meet in Jefferson City. Prelims are slated for this Friday, followed by the finals on Saturday...

It was an exciting night at the Nevada Speedway on Saturday for a number of local racers, including Dylan Timmerman of El Dorado Springs who emerged in victory lane in the Late Model division. Timmerman dominated the Late Model competition. After starting on the pole, he then led every lap en route to his first career victory. ...