Stories from Tuesday, September 8, 2020

The Nevada Youth Football League kicked off its season Saturday at Logan Field. The sixth-grade Tigers doubled up the Webb City Blue, 16-8 — while the fifth-grade Tigers were defeated by Webb, 34-14. The fourth-grade Tigers prevailed over the Blue, 12-6 — while the third-grade Tigers fell to Webb in a double overtime thriller, 20-18...

Ricky Dale Kennedy, 64, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, at Freeman Health System, Joplin, Mo. Ricky was born on Dec. 9, 1955, in Nevada, to Walter Harold and Gwendolyn Leona (Morris) Kennedy. Ricky was raised in the Metz, Mo., area and graduated from Metz High School Class of 1973. ...