Stories from Friday, March 23, 2018

Fifty-eight years ago, Monday, March 21, 1960, the final conductor call for railroad passenger service in Nevada occurred. The railroads that serviced Nevada in our past history, are now diminutive shadows of that “Golden Age.” This story came from old Daily Mail archives. These clippings give one a glimpse back into our collective past. There is a lot more than the railroad history...

When newspapers were scarce sometimes it would be several days before we could get a current newspaper. Grit was one of the papers that was usually on time and full of news. Since adults had very few opportunities for news they were very appreciative of finding the news...

Starting off the regular session of the Nevada City Council meeting Tuesday evening at City Hall, Mayor Brian Leonard read a proclamation honoring Leonard Ernsbarger’s 56 years as a Lions Club member along with his extensive community service by proclaiming March 20, 2018, as Nevada Lion’s Club Lion Leonard Ernsbarger Day...

The Sheldon Panther and Lady Panther baseball and softball teams were tripped up by the Knights and Lady Knights of Northeast Vernon County, Wednesday evening in Sheldon. It was the opener for each of the teams except the Sheldon boys, who had opened their season a day prior, with a 5-2 non-conference road loss against Dadeville...

A five-run fifth inning propelled the Nevada Tigers to a season-opening 7-5 victory over visiting Warrensburg, Thursday evening at Lyons Stadium. “Wanting to start the season off well, we had guys trying a lit bit too hard,” said Nevada head coach, Danny Penn...

For a second consecutive season, Nevada High senior Clay Gayman, pictured above, was tabbed as a Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) Class 4 All-State selection. Gayman, a 6-foot-6 forward, concluded his prep career atop the Nevada boys’ all-time scoring list (1,976). ...

The Nevada Lady Tiger track-and-field team claimed its second consecutive runner-up finish to open the season — slotting into a second-place team finish at Thursday’s 16-team Butler Invitational. “We still have some athletes that are becoming eligible to compete,” said Nevada High head coach Kirk Miller. “They will definitely give us a boost. Had we had them tonight, we would have no doubt won the meet by a (wide margin).”...