Stories from Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Local wordsmith Janet Reed is excited to announce that her first book of poetry, entitled “Blue Exhaust,” is scheduled for publication by Finishing Line Press in early 2019. While the exact date is not yet known, it is expected sometime around early March...

The regular monthly meeting of the Nevada Regional Medical Center’s board of directors occurred on Tuesday evening while on Monday afternoon, Wes Braman, interim chief executive officer, took time to look back and ahead as the first anniversary of Freeman Health System’s management of NRMC is but a few days away...

Donald Allen Due, 66, Nevada, Mo., died on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, in Nevada. Donald was born Sept. 15, 1952, in El Centro, Calif., to Scott and Dorothy (Mann) Due. Funeral arrangements and additional family information will be announced at a later date...

Editor’s note: The top two teams, as well as the top 15 finishers outside of those teams, advanced to the upcoming state championship meet in Jefferson City. Nevada High School star distance runner Calli Beshore will be making her third consecutive trip to the Class 3 state cross country meet...

The Cottey Comet volleyball team dispatched visiting Manhattan (Kan.) Christian College in a three-set sweep (25-17, 25-19, 25-21) Tuesday night at Hinkhouse Center. The emphatic victory also completed the season-sweep of MCC, as the Comets defeated them in five sets in an Aug. 31 neutral-site match, and also knocked them off in four sets on Sept. 11 in Manhattan...