Stories from Friday, April 5, 2019

Lucretia Ann Keys, 80, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Medicalodges in Nevada. Lucretia was born Oct. 20, 1938, in Nevada, to Sidney Irwin and Mary Elizabeth (Horning) Riley. She was married to Paul Keys and together they had three children...

DeAnna “Dee” (Culler) Robbins died on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, following a short illness. Dee was born July 18, 1943, in Nevada, Mo., to Jack Vandenburg and Gertrude Israel. A memorial service will be held in her honor at Anchor Fellowship Church at 621 S. Pine St. Nevada, Mo., on Sunday April 7, at 2 p.m., with Pastors Oscar Garza and Tom Haynes officiating...

Nevada High School’s flawless start to the tennis season continued Thursday, as the Tigers rolled to a 9-0 home victory over Big 8 Conference foe Aurora Houn’ Dawgs. “All the guys played great tonight,” said Nevada head coach, Clayton Wheeler. “We showed up and performed the way we expected to.”...

The scorching-hot Cottey Comet softball team upped its win streak to 10 games with a pair of doubleheader sweeps this week. Cottey opened the week in Lawrence, Kansas, coasting to a pair of victories over Haskell Indian Nations. They then knocked off Stephens College with a double-dip sweep Tuesday in Columbia...

The Nevada Tigers were denied their first victory of the season, falling to the Monett Cubs, 11-1, at the Bill O’Dell baseball Tournament — Thursday in Carthage. The five-inning, run-rule loss, moves Nevada to 0-8 on the season. The Tigers led 1-0 at the conclusion of the first, but the Cubs replied with a three-run second. Monett then tacked on five in the fourth, and three in the fifth, en route to the 10-run victory...