Stories from Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Joy Diane Moore, 62, of Nevada, passed away Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Joy was born April 26, 1956, at Nevada City Hospital the daughter of Gerald P. Moore and Twilia (Hendrix) Moore. Joy grew up in Nevada attending Nevada Schools. ...

What took several weeks of fast talking and haggling on the parts of Community Outreach Director Barbara Long and The Hair Handlers co-owners, Sharon Wheeler and Susan Rains, has finally ended with an agreement that left all parties satisfied. Long says that one day “Susan just showed up and suggested we buy their building. ...

In a 90-minute open session and with all members present, the Sheldon R-8 School Board approved next year’s school calendar, rejoiced in the district’s Annual Performance Report (APR) score, approved funds for a new scoreboard in Sheldon Park, discussed transportation for elementary basketball and received a promise not to lose money in food service...

Competing at the Last Chance Meet Feb. 5 in Springfield, Nevada High School’s Lady Tiger swim team notched state-qualifying times in the 200 and 400-yard Freestyle relay events. In the 200 Free, Nevada qualified with a time of 1:52.46, good for a 31st-place finish. The Lady Tigers then clocked a 4:07.40 in the 400 Free, placing 32nd...

The Nevada Tigers’ 12-game win streak was snapped, after falling to the Logan-Rogersville Wildcats, 78-68, in the Big 8 Conference crossover championship game Tuesday night in Logan-Rogersville. The Tigers trailed by as many as 19 points in the first half, and by 15 at the break (45-30)...

The Nevada Middle School seventh and eighth-grade basketball teams opened play on Monday at the Wild West Basketball tournaments. Playing in Pineville, the NMS sixth-seeded seventh-grade Tigers sprung an opening-round upset of third-seeded Carthage, 45-42...

A pair of Nevada High School wrestlers are state tournament-bound. Needing a state-qualifying top four finish at the Class 2 District 3 meet (Feb. 8-9) in Monett, NHS senior Caleb Longobardi placed runner-up in the heavyweight division, while sophomore Lane Brooks took third at 113 pounds...