Stories from Saturday, November 18, 2017

The Nevada Lady Tiger tennis team held its postseason awards banquet on Nov. 2 at the Bowman Building. The Lady Tigers tennis team, coached by Samantha Short and Ron Del Rosario, has had a phenomenal two-year run, winning the 2016 Class 1 District 12 championship, while compiling a 25-5 overall record. ...

Nine Nevada Tiger football players were recently tabbed as All-West Central Conference selections. A pair of Nevada seniors, Hunter Mason and Braxton Shadden garnered recognition on both sides of the ball. Mason, who has verbally committed to play football for NCAA Division I Western Illinois University, earned all-conference accolades as a wide receiver and linebacker. Meanwhile, Shadden, who rushed for 1,093 yards and 13 touchdowns, was selected as a running back and strong safety...

Ralph Martin Reed, 95, of Nevada, passed away on Friday, Nov. 17, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on Sept. 27, 1922, in Bates County to Winfield Hancock and Zora Pearl (Welch) Reed. He married Wilma Jean Bond on June 27, 1946, in Kansas City, Kan., and she preceded him in death on July 13, 1992...

Vernon Loren Howrey Sr., 73, departed suddenly on Nov. 14. Vernon was born to Vern and Easter Berry Howrey on July 8, 1944, in Nevada. He grew up in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1962. Vernon retired from Nevada State Hospital in 2001. ...

David and Hannah Hawks are proud to announce the birth of their son, Eldon Patrick Hawks. Eldon was born on Sept. 10, at 8:26 a.m., at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds and 13 ounces and measured 20.5 inches. Paternal grandparents are Bob and Joy Hawks, Nevada. Maternal grandparents are Mike and Renea Sapp, Ashland, Mo...

Going to battle with a roster of six, the Cottey Comet basketball team hit a major roadblock in its third game of the season Friday afternoon in Fort Scott, Kan. Cottey (0-3 overall), competing in the Fort Scott Community College Gladbach Classic, squared off with Labette (Kan.) Community College, who used its distinct size advantage to topple the Comets, 82-41...