Stories from Friday, July 30, 2021

The St. Joseph Mustangs followed up a come-from-behind 8-7 upset victory over the Clarinda A's in the MINK League North Championship on Tuesday with a 9-7 win over the Sedalia Bombers in the opening game of the Championship Series on Wednesday. After an off day on Thursday, the two teams will square off for game two on Friday at Phil Welch Stadium — where the Mustangs will have a chance to repeat as league champions in the best-of-three series...

After two days of reviewing the fundamentals of the game, Nevada High School head softball coach Danny Penn on Wednesday started getting into the fun stuff at softball camp. With about two dozen players participating (a couple of senior Lady Tigers are still playing summer ball), Penn and assistant coach Mackenzie Wolfe have initiated the situational portion of the week-long camp at Bushwhacker Field — focusing on specific fielding and base running skills that will need to be put into use when the fall season starts next month. ...

The City of Nevada has made the decision to close the Walton Aquatic Pool effectively immediately. "We have lost over 2.5 million gallons of water over the course of 60 days," noted Nevada City Manager Mark Mitchell. Chemical treatment shortage and availability is also a factor in closing...

Trudy Ann Snead, 54, of Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center. Trudy was born on May 3, 1967, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Michael O’Marrah and Helen Virginia (Morrison). She married Gene R. Snead on Sept. 20, 1987, in Nevada, Mo., and he preceded her in death on Aug. 26, 2015...

James Allen Johnson, 72, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., after a brief illness. Allen was born on July 7, 1949, at Moran, Kan., the son of Leroy Robert Raymond Johnson and Ruby Matilda (Nelson) Johnson. ...

Wanda Sue (Crane) Gusman, age 59, of Nevada, Mo., passed away Monday, July 26, 2021, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Wanda was born Aug. 30, 1961, in Oceanside, Calif., to Charles Roger and Velma Ann (Buckingham) Crane. She graduated Nevada High School in 1979. ...