Stories from Tuesday, July 9, 2019

The Hume R-8 School Board met in regular June session with Josh Rogers, Steve Yarick, Greg Fillpot, Verne Wepener, Mark Byrd, Brad Steuck, Bryice Cannon, Colby Sisson, Superintendent Scott Morrison, and Melody Wikoff in attendance. The board paid the final June bills and approved the budget for the 2019-2020 school year...

Debra Lee Cecil, 60, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2019, at her home in Nevada. Debra was born Nov. 19, 1958. In 2010, Debra moved to Nevada to be with her family. She was a very caring and friendly individual who especially loved spending time with her sister, Sharon. ...

Joseph Newton Davis, 82, Nevada, Mo., died on Friday, July 5, 2019. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 15, 2019, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Additional family and service information will follow at a later time. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Jake Mueller's 11th inning walk-off single lifted the Nevada Griffons to a 7-6 victory over the Clarinda (Iowa) A's Monday night at Lyons Stadium. In a contest that featured Griffons' first-year head coach Will Loza's ejection, as well as a terrific long-relief appearance from Treviz Brown, it was Mueller's extra-inning heroics that vanquished Nevada's four-game winless drought...