Stories from Friday, April 6, 2018

James Merritt Buzzard, 69, of Nevada, passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, April 4. James “Buzz” was born on Sept. 13, 1948, in Joplin, Mo., to Jack and Jackie (Merritt) Buzzard. He grew up in Quapaw, OK and attended Quapaw High School. ...

By Gabe Franklin gfranklin.ndm@gmail.com Students from Nevada High School had the opportunity Wednesday to visit with US Army recruiters and get hands-on experience with several technology demonstrators. “We’re out here at Nevada with the STEM truck with students going through shooting simulations and the [Explosive Ordinance Disposal] robot,” Staff Sgt. ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — In their second event of the season, the Nevada Tigers placed fourth at the 10-team Joplin Invitational — Thursday at Twin Hill Golf and Country Club. Ozark H.S. took the top prize, tallying a team score of 362. Webb City finished seven strokes back of Ozark to slot into the runner-up spot. Carthage edged Nevada by a stroke for the third-place finish, carding 374 to Nevada’s 375...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — After notching am impressive victory over Carl Junction on Tuesday at the 44th annual Bill O’Dell Baseball Tournament — the Nevada Tigers returned to the diamond for pool play, falling to Mount Vernon, 12-6 Wednesday. “Today was disappointing from a number of standpoints,” said Nevada head coach, Danny Penn. “I thought, and hoped, we would continue with the momentum we had gained yesterday. However, we came out relatively flat and put ourselves in a hole.”...

Freshman pitching sensation Kirsten Wallace’s five-inning perfect game propelled the Cottey Comet softball team to a doubleheader sweep of the visiting North Arkansas Pioneers. Playing in frigid conditions Wednesday afternoon at Vanek Family Memorial Field, the Comets blanked North Arkansas in the opener, 12-0, behind Wallace’s dominant pitching...