Stories from Wednesday, January 29, 2020

The anticipated topic of the Nevada Regional Medical Center Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday evening, was the delayed hospital sales tax. On-hand to discuss the issue were both City of Nevada Treasurer Kristie Modlin and Interim City Manager Mark Mitchell...

A close contest was broken open in the second half Tuesday evening at Hinkhouse Center, as the Cottey Comets were defeated by visiting Stephens College, 64-54. The result was a reversal from the teams' previous matchup Nov. 12 in Columbia, as the Comets bested Stephens, 63-50...

James Madison Jones Jr., 85, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. Jim was born Feb. 24, 1934, in Oronogo, Mo., to James M. Jones, Sr. and Emma Mae Cobb. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Jane Porter on March 17, 1957, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...