Stories from Thursday, March 30, 2017

FORT SCOTT, Kan. ---- The Nevada Tigers' tennis team opened its 2017 campaign on a high-note, winning the Fort Scott High School-hosted tournament Tuesday evening. The Tigers netted a combined 10 victories en route to capturing gold. Runner-up in the tournament was Fort Scott with nine victories, while Pittsburg (Kan.) took home bronze with four wins. Coffeyville (Kan.) slotted into third-place with three victories...

he postseason accolades continue to roll in for Nevada Tiger basketball standouts Clay Gayman and Matthew Sommer. The duo was recently named to the 4-State Basketball Coaches Association All-Area team. In addition, Gayman was named the 4-State Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year, as the 6-foot-6 junior forward concluded the 2016-17 season with averages of 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 3.5 blocked shots per game. ...

Veronica Rose Blake, 31, Nevada, left this world on Monday, March 27, due to a car accident she had no control of. Veronica was born June 26, 1985, in Columbia, Mo., to Ralph Henry and Mary Anna (Murray) Blake. Rose grew up in Richards. She loved Richards. ...

Robert Leon Smith, 78, Nevada, passed away in peace on Wednesday, March 29, at his home following a lengthy illness. Robert was born Sept. 7, 1939, in Milo, to Clarence and Blanche Pauline (Noyes) Smith. He married Peggy Sue Hamilton on March 20, 1970, in Nevada and she survives of the home...

Sandra Lee Connelly, 74, Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada following a brief illness. Sandra was born Sept. 15, 1942, in Glen Ellyn, Ill., to Russell and Martha Pauline (Walker) Ross. On June 9, 1963, she was united in marriage to Jurl Connelly in Nevada, and he preceded her in death on March 9, 2013...