Stories from Tuesday, January 14, 2020

The Nevada High School girls' wresting team competed at Diamond High School's "Gem City Scramble II" on Monday — placing 10th at the 23-school event. NHS results • Teresa Dawn, 2-2 overall — placed sixth in the 125 pound weight division. • Lotus Van Dyk, 3-1 overall, placed second in the 135 pound weight division...

Nevada Middle School's seventh and eighth-grade basketball teams opened their seasons Monday evening, falling in three of four contests. Playing at separate locations, the NMS seventh-grade A-team prevailed in a nail-biter, 37-34, at Nevada Middle School. Just down the street at Wynn Gym, the Nevada Middle School eighth-grade squad was upended by McDonald County, 34-26. In addition, both of Nevada's B-teams were defeated...

A recent incident serves to remind homeowners to lock their doors and windows, even while at home. Amanda Farmer said, "We were alerted by our nest security cameras that there was motion in our backyard so when we looked at the footage it shows a man with a mask walking up by the garage door and then ran off when the lights came on. ...

Mary Frances “Fran” Jackson, “Ging,” passed away peacefully on the evening of Jan. 9, 2020, surrounded by all of her closest family and friends. She was born in Hartville, Mo., on Nov. 14, 1944, to Leonard and Mary Moore. She is survived by her husband, Manley Jackson Jr., who loved his “sweetie” with all he has. ...