Stories from Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Lucy Mae Garrett, 75, Nevada, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 21, at her home in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Lucy was born April 1, 1942, in Deerfield to Aldric Ellis and Virginia Aldeline (Harding) Pettibon. On April 6, 1968, she married Leonard Garrett in Miami, Okla., and he preceded her in death on Dec. 13, 2007...

Brenda Louise Mart, 59, Rockville, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 20, at Ellett Memorial Hospital in Appleton City, Mo., following a lengthy battle with cancer. Brenda was born Dec. 10, 1958, in Kansas City, Kan., to Charles Robert and Alice Louise (Clampit) Kauffman. Brenda was united in marriage to Joe Bill Mart on Oct. 7, 1982, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 14, 1995...

Verna Marie Polk, 99, of Nevada, died Saturday, Jan. 20, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Verna was born Aug. 17, 1918, in Richards to Silas and Jessie (Lawrence) Austin. On May 16, 1936, she was married in Nevada to John C. Polk and he preceded her in death...

As of Jan. 1, Major John Randall of the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office is the new chief deputy. He succeeds Shane Simmons who took the position of chief deputy in Bates County. “It was a goal I had set for myself years ago and now it’s reality,” said Randall about one day wanting to hold the position he now occupies...

The Nevada Tigers junior varsity hoops squad notched an opening round victory over El Dorado Springs in the opening round of the El Do JV tournament, Monday. The No. 5 seed Tigers led No. 4 El Do 11-8 early, as junior guard Jayden Ast dropped in five first quarter points. ...

If Cameron VanLeer isn’t one of the top prep basketball players in the state of Missouri, then he’s certainly among the most underrated. VanLeer’s electric 27 point, eight assist, seven rebound performance lifted the Pacific Indians to a 59-49 victory over the Nevada Tigers in the Kansas Army National Guard Invitational championship game Saturday in Frontenac, Kansas...

A sterling 24-point performance from Lady Tiger sophomore point guard Calli Beshore helped No. 2 seed Nevada erase an early-double-digit deficit against the fifth-seeded Providence Academy (Ark.) Patriots in the KANG Invitational third-place game Saturday afternoon in Frontenac, Kan. It wasn’t enough, however, as Providence Academy used its distinct size advantage on the interior to pull away late for a 62-52 victory...

In Friday night prep basketball action, the Hume Hornets and Lady Hornets split a Golden Valley Vernon County Conference twinbill with the visiting Panthers and Lady Panthers of Sheldon. In the boys contest, Sheldon defeated Hume 46-26, while the Lady Hornets topped the Lady Panthers, 47-23...