Stories from Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Patsy Jean (Walker) Cherry, Hermitage, Mo., passed away March 25, at Citizen’s Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, Mo. She was born Sept. 14, 1936, at El Dorado Springs to John R. and Ruth G. (Kirkhart) Walker. Her early years growing up began in Joplin, Mo., and when she was still in elementary school the family moved to Walker where she graduated in 1954...

Debra Lynn Clark, 63, Nevada, suddenly went home to Heaven on Easter Sunday, April 1. She was born the 23rd of January 1955, in Ponca City, Okla., and graduated from Shidler High School in 1973. She worked for Conoco, Phillips and retired from Conoco Phillips in 2011...

Here are the unofficial results for the April 3 Municipal Elections as of 10 p.m. Tuesday. Vernon County Health Department Board (two seats, two-year term) Shirley Gragg - 539 Kora M. Anderson (declared write-in) - 124 City of Nevada Councilperson (two seats, three-year term)...

The Nevada High School tennis team’s excellent start to the season continued Tuesday, as the Tiger netters rolled to a 6-3 victory over Smith Cotton H.S. on a frigid evening at the Nevada tennis courts. The West Central Conference triumph improved Nevada to 2-0 overall, and 1-0 in WCC-play...

It’s been a tough start to the season for the Sheldon Panthers baseball team. A 12-2 five-inning loss to visiting Montrose on Monday, dropped the Panthers to 0-3 overall and 0-1 in the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference. Sheldon trailed early, as Montrose plated eight runs in the top of the first...

Carthage, Mo. — After a nearly two-week layoff due to weather postponements, the Nevada Tigers looked sharp in their return to the diamond Tuesday evening — with a decisive 8-4 victory over Carl Junction at the 44th annual Bill O’ Dell Baseball Tournament...

Jacy Bolton wants to be more than just a basketball player. A star on the hardwood for Class 1 Drexel (Mo.) High School from 2012-16, Bolton has since ascended to NCAA Division I George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, where the 6-foot-1 sophomore shooting guard has started since day one of her freshman campaign...