Stories from Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Dillon Lane Reed, 29, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, in Leavenworth, Kan. Dillon, known as “Pickle” by many of his friends, was a likeable, outgoing young man who was loved by his family and many friends. Dillon was born June 18, 1989, in Nevada, to Rusty and Julie (Gammon). ...

Evelyn Sue Schreiner, 75, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, at her home in Nevada. Evelyn was born Aug. 19, 1943, in Berryville, Ark., to Glenn Loren and Mildred Frances (Lander) Roden. On March 5, 1964, she was united in marriage to John T. Schreiner in Memphis, Tenn., and he survives of the home...

Brandon Michael Valentine, the son of Preston Joel Valentine and Shania Hope Gibson, was born Nov. 23, 2018, in Kansas City, Mo., and passed away shortly following his birth. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 2, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada, with Pastor Terry Mosher officiating...

The Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce will host a new holiday tradition this season in lieu of the former Miss Merry Christmas pageant. “It always makes me sad when a tradition that we hold dear fades away because of the lack of enough participation,” stated Chamber Executive Director Shéree Gayman in a press release...

Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Nevada Regional Medical Center’s board of directors saw the presentation of the annual audit report, a review of the monthly financials as well as a “proposal.” Local doctor and immediate past-president of the Missouri Medical Association, Dr. Warren Lovinger, sought approval from the NRMC board for what he termed “A Grassroots Proposal.”...

The Nevada Lady Tiger seventh and eighth-grade basketball teams notched victories over visiting Monett on Monday night. The seventh-grade Lady Tigers rolled to a convincing 44-20 victory, while Nevada’s eighth-grade team roughed up the visitors, 42-10...

The Nevada Lady Tiger basketball team has opened the season with a pair of blowout victories, both coming at the Carl Junction Classic. Monday’s 25-point rout of McDonald County, was followed by an equally impressive showing Tuesday night, as the Lady Tigers clobbered Neosho, 47-18 in the tourney semifinals...

Arch-rivals Sheldon and Bronaugh are currently on a collision course to meet in the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference girls basketball tournament championship game. With Tuesday’s semifinal upset of No. 2 seed Hume, Sheldon has already reserved a spot in Saturday’s title tilt. Bronaugh, meanwhile, is a victory away after drilling Ballard in Tuesday night’s quarterfinal match-up...