Stories from Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Evalyn Jo Dale (Willsey) of Ozark, Mo., died Jan. 5, at the age of 94 at the Missouri Baptist Home. A celebration of her life will be held at Ferry Funeral Home, 301 South Washington in Nevada, Saturday at 10 on Jan. 13. A longtime resident of Vernon County, she was born Sept. ...

Bookings Dec. 28 Brittany Necole Eddy, two counts hold for Springfield, bond is $2,000. Krystal Lenn Rice, two counts hold for Springfield, bond is $5,000. Sylvia Mea Lett, hold for Springfield, bond is $1,000. Dominick Edward Baldwin, hold for Springfield, bond is $1,000...

Tuesday morning, in the chambers of the Nevada city council, 26 participants from ten agencies began Crisis Intervention Team training. The team referred to is a broad collaboration of law enforcement, mental health, treatment centers and emergency medicine to train and support law enforcement, probation/parole and others to respond effectively to individuals experiencing a psychiatric crisis...

The top-seeded Hume Lady Hornets throttled No. 8 seed Calhoun Monday, 56-25 in the opening round of the Appleton City Tournament. Meanwhile, the No. 7 seed Bronaugh Lady Wildcats fell to Dadeville, 37-30 on Monday in the opening round of the 62nd annual Golden City Basketball Tournament...

The Nevada Tiger wrestling team was in action this weekend, competing at the 46th annual Monett Invitational. Among varsity teams competing at the event, Nevada finished 13 out of 13. Nixa H.S. won the event, with, Oak Grove placing runner-up. Highlights for the Tigers included junior Peyton Denny’s second-place finish in the 285-pound weight class, and fifth-place finishes from Trevor Olson (195) and Adam Guenther (182)...

Kicking off their season over the weekend in Frontenac, Kan., the Nevada Middle School seventh-grade basketball team earned a 40-29 victory over Pittsburg, Kan., and then fell to host-Frontenac, 38-24. Nevada’s Trent Otter led the way with identical team-highs of 15 points in both contests...