Stories from Monday, January 22, 2024

Joyce Kay Cooper, 79, Nevada, MO, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Joyce was born October 10, 1944 in LaJunta, CO to Clarence Alvin and Laura Frances (Wray) Nachbar. She married Forrest L. “Frosty” Cooper on November 19, 1967 in Adrian, MO and he preceded her in death in 1977...

The Nevada Lady Tigers varsity basketball squad traveled to Frontenac High School for the Four States Basketball Classic Thursday through Saturday of last week. Nevada had an excellent tournament including an opening round defeat of Blue Valley Southwest and a last second buzzer beater victory over the undefeated Fort Scott Lady Tigers in the semifinals. ...

Traveling to Frontenac for the first of a three -day skid, the Nevada Tigers drew a tough first-round game against a Piedmont Oklahoma team that traveled over four hours to make it to Southeast Kansas and brought with them a very athletic team that could attack you from every position...