Stories from Monday, September 7, 2020

The Vernon County Health Department on Monday issued an advisory on its Facebook page warning of a significant increase of positive COVID-19 cases in the county. This comes on the heels of the local health department's Saturday announcement of the first coronavirus-related death in Vernon County...

It was a rugged start to the season for the Cottey Comet volleyball team, dropping all four of their matches over the weekend at William Penn (Iowa) University. Cottey (0-4) opened Saturday against host William Penn, falling 11-25, 11-25, 15-25. Against Briar Cliff (Iowa) University, the Comets were upended 15-25, 19-25, 15-25...

Continuing their hot start to the season, the Nevada Lady TIger softball team placed runner-up at the Paige Neal/Christina Freeman Joplin High School Tournament over the weekend. After winning two of three contests on Friday, the Lady TIgers defeated Monett in dramatic fashion, 10-9 — in Saturday's Gold bracket semifinal tilt. ...

The Nevada High and middle school cross country teams kicked off their respective campaigns at Saturday's 48-school Southwest Cross Country Coaches Association (SWCCC) Richard Clark Invitational  in Bolivar.  On the girls side, the Lady Tigers secured a pair of top 15 finishes. In a five-kilometer race that featured a strong field of 313 student-athletes, Nevada sophomore Avery Morris notched a superb fifth-place finish. Also medaling the Lady Tigers, was fellow sophomore Allie Rains...