Stories from Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Kasen and Courtney Cason and Lexi, Laylee and Emerald, of Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Callie Michelle Cason. Callie was born at 10:22 p.m. on May 1, at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. She weighed 5 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 17.25 inches...

By Gabe Franklin gfranklin.ndm@gmail.com The Welborn Cemetery Association held their second annual Memorial Day service on Saturday, May 26. A small crowd of locals, some with relatives buried in the cemetery, joined in saying the Pledge of Allegiance after the US flag was raised...

Shelby Rice is set to usher in a new era of Hume Lady Hornets volleyball. According to a May 16 article in the Daily Mail, the Hume R-8 Board of Education unanimously accepted the resignation of Jackie Harter during their regular monthly meeting. Harter, who spent one season guiding the Lady Hornet volleyball team, will be replaced on the sidelines by Rice, as her hiring was unanimously approved by the board...

Nevada High School head varsity coach Wes Beachler is set to hold his annual high school football camp, June 4-7. The Monday through Thursday camp is slated to take place at the practice field adjacent to Logan Field. The four sessions are slated for 3-5:30 p.m...

JEFFERSON CITY — Nevada High School track standout Devin McHugh narrowly missed qualifying for the Missouri Class 4 400-meter dash finals. McHugh needed a top eight finish to advance out of Friday’s prelims and into the finals. The NHS junior, however, placed ninth out of 16, clocking a 50.99...

Nevada High School sophomore Calli Beshore put the cherry on top of a magnificent track season with an eighth-place finish in the 1600 meter run at Friday’s Missouri Class 4 track-and-field championship meet in Jefferson City. Beshore, who clocked an official time of 5:20.75, netted All-State accolades with the top eight finish...