Stories from Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series. Part one, titled "Nevada Native Dunback thriving in high-profile role with KU Athletics," published in the Jan. 31 edition of the Nevada Daily Mail, and can also be found online at www.nevadadailymail.com...

The Nevada Middle School seventh-grade Tiger basketball team was crowned tournament champions of the Big 8 Conference West division, via Tuesday night's 39-33 victory over McDonald County. The top-seeded Tigers (9-1) led 7-5 at the conclusion of the opening frame, and held a 21-11 halftime advantage over the tournament's No. 2 seed...

Helen Marie “Kuhl” Hensley, 88, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Helen was born March 30, 1931, in Brunswick, Mo., to Joseph R. “JR” and Laura Mae (Evilsizer) Davis. She was united in marriage to Norman R. Kuhl Sr. on Jan. 28, 1946, in Glenwood, Iowa, and to this union her five children were born. On Sept. 11, 1982, she married Clyde “Dude” Hensley and he preceded her in death in March of 1984...