Stories from Friday, August 27, 2021

Cottey College’s first athletic event of the 2021-2022 school year took place Thursday evening, but not on any court, field, or track. Instead, it was in the school’s esports arena on the bottom floor of the Hinkhouse Center, where the Comets took on Coffeyville Community College in a best two-out-of-three online match of the computer game Valorant...

Among topics discussed Thursday morning during the monthly Coffee with the Mayor event was the recently formed Vernon County Meat Partnership. The partnership is a group of local producers studying the possibility of building a small USDA-inspected red meat processing facility in the area. This could potentially add value to livestock and locally grown produce and could add employment for eight to 10 skilled workers...

Thad J. Gordon, 38-years-old, passed peacefully at home on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. Thad was born Sept. 1, 1982, in Nevada, Mo., to Kenton and Teresa Gordon. He graduated from Nevada High School in 2001. Thad liked NASCAR, car shows, and going fishing. He was in FFA and 4H, Thad loved animals and would always stop to pet them. He did not know a stranger and would talk to anyone. Thad always had a smile on his face...

Janice Ann Rawlings, 67, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at her home in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Janice was born July 9, 1954, in Nevada, to Robert L. and Louise (Cribbet) Elliott. Janice grew up in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School Class of 1972. ...