Stories from Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Andrew Isaac Jeffery, 28, Nevada, Mo., was born Feb. 19, 1992, in Branson, Mo., to Richard D. and Trina C. (Heriford) Jeffery and passed away on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, doing what he loved. He had many passions, and his passion for fast cars and beautiful women was closely followed by his second passion of helping people...

The Nevada Lady Tiger volleyball team won two of five matches en route to a runner-up finish at Saturday's El Dorado Springs Invitational. After dropping both their pool play matches, the key to Nevada's fortunes were back-to-back victories in bracket play. In pool-play, all matches were played to three sets, regardless of the outcome of the first two...

According to the Vernon County Health Department, the counties total confirmed cases of COVID-19 has risen to 288, with 29 probable cases, as of Tuesday, Oct. 13. Of this total, 32 are active — this includes both confirmed and probable cases. There has been a total of 282 who have recovered from COVID-19 and three deaths in the county. ...

A trio of Nevada Lady Tiger golfers have qualified for the Class 2 state tournament. Competing at Monday's Class 2 District 3 tournament at Bill and Payne Stewart Golf Course in Springfield — Nevada's Katie Pennington, Riley Severence, and Paige Hertzeberg notched state-qualifying scores...