Stories from Saturday, October 10, 2020

Nevada High School senior Eden Fisher sparkled on the tennis court at Friday's Class 1 District 12 sectional tournament in Harrisonville on Friday. A 7-5, 6-4 victory in her lone match advanced Nevada's No. 1 netter to the upcoming Class 1 state tournament...

The Nevada R-5 School District announced Friday afternoon an additional confirmed positive COVID-19 case associated with the district. "Today, we received notification of a district contracted services employee who tested positive for COVID-19," stated Superintendent Dr. Tyson Beshore. "The Vernon County Health Department is notifying all individuals who meet the definition of close contact and will instruct those individuals of their required next steps."...

After receiving an unexpected bye last week due to being in quarantine, it appeared as if the luxury of the extra week of rest was not advantageous to the East Newton Patriots in any way, shape, or form Friday night at Logan Field. On their first defensive play from scrimmage East Newton was hit for a 72-yard half-back option-bomb for a touchdown...