Stories from Wednesday, May 1, 2019

GIRARD, Kan. —Fresh off his gold medal performance in the 400-meter dash at the prestigious Kansas Relays, Nevada High School senior Devin McHugh has added to his medal haul, breaking the school record in the 200-meter dash at Friday's Girard Invitational...

The Fort Scott Tiger varsity baseball team shut out the Nevada Tigers 10-0 in six innings on a damp, rainy Monday evening at the LaRoche Baseball Complex-Dave Regan Stadium. The non-conference victory ups red-hot Fort Scott to 17-1 overall, while Nevada moves to 3-15 on the season...

During a recent city council meeting, Alliance Manager Dan Scherer reviewed a power point presentation to update council members on the city’s sewer repairs. His presentation covered a six-year plan of specific projects, but he asked the council to, “Please note that these have been prioritized, but priority can change at any given time based on something else occurring in that line.”...

Eugene Norbert “Red” Troll, 86, a resident of Nevada, Mo., died Monday, April 29, 2019, at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Mo. Red was born Dec. 22, 1931, in Minot, N.D., the son of Eugene Carl Troll and Lottie Clue Rettinghouse. He graduated from Julian High School in 1949. He served in the United States Army from 1953–1955. Red married Bonnie Beasley on Sept. 15, 1956, in Butler, Mo...

Donieta Vay Davis, 71, Hume, Mo., passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at her rural Hume home. She was born on May 20, 1947, at Lebanon, Mo., the daughter of, Farrell “Gene” and Bonnie Eilenstein Patton. She was united in marriage to the love of her life, “Jerry” Davis, on Valentine’s Day, 1974, so he’d never be able to forget their anniversary...

Claudia P. Hardison, 68, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed away Friday, April 26, at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Mo. Claudia was a longtime area resident and active member of the First Baptist Church in El Dorado Springs. Among local survivors is her husband, Gary Hardison, of the home...