Stories from Saturday, January 19, 2019

In Golden Valley Vernon County Conference prep hoops action, the Hume Hornets and Lady Hornets notched a varsity doubleheader sweep of the visiting Eagles of Miami (Amoret) on Tuesday. In the boys’ contest, Hume trailed 28-17 at the half , and 42-33 entering the fourth quarter. The Hornets flipped the script in the fourth, outscoring, the Eagles, 27-6, en route to the 60-48 triumph...

The Nevada High School wrestling team hit the mat at Friday’s Big 8 Conference Tournament in Monett — placing seventh at the 10-school event. Nevada senior Caleb Longobardi collected a gold medal finish in the heavyweight division, finishing a perfect 4-0 on the day...

FRONTENAC, Kan. — The Nevada Tiger varsity basketball team continued its torrid stretch of play, steamrolling Fort Scott (Kan.) High School, 72-58 in the semifinals of the Kansas Army National Guard Invitational (KANGI) Friday evening. The contest went back-and-forth for much of the first half, with No. 4 seed Nevada grabbing its first lead of the night (21-18) via Lane McNeley’s second quarter three from the right wing...

Rita Maxine Murray, 98 of Hume, Missouri passed away January 15, 2019 at Medical Lodge in Butler, MO. Rita was born Feb 10, 1920 to Lester and Anna Sheehy Murray in Baxter Springs, Kansas. From there her family moved to the Sheehy farm south of Hume which was her mother's family farm owned by her mother's brother, Ed Sheehy. ...

Lisa and Jason had all the makings of living the American Dream. They had the cars, a motorcycle, a home they were in the process of renovating and a great income that provided the luxuries to which they had grown accustomed. They had all the middle-class comforts made possible through good jobs and hard work, but a series of events spiraled them out of control and led them to a life they never believed they would be living...