Stories from Wednesday, August 25, 2021

The Nevada High School softball team picked up a pair of shutout victories at its jamboree in Leeton Tuesday night, giving the Lady Tigers some early momentum heading into their season-opening tournament coming up this weekend. Though scores were unofficial, Nevada took care of the host Lady Bulldogs 4-0 in four innings, only to escape with a 1-0 win in four innings against Sherwood...

CARTHAGE — The results of the volleyball jamboree Tuesday at Carthage may be unofficial, but the takeaways from it are as real as they get. “It was a confidence-booster,” Nevada High School head coach Kori Dodson said of her team’s single set victory of the night, 25-17 over Aurora. ...

The Vernon County Health Department recently released an update to county COVID-19 numbers. The county's total number of COVID-19 cases is now at 2,742. There have been 85 new cases and of these, 56 are still active — having decreased from last week's active cases number of 58...

Alice Maurine Stevenson, 91, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, at Buffalo Prairie Health Center in Buffalo, Mo. Alice was born Jan. 16, 1930, in Lee’s Summit, Mo., to Leon W. and Mabel L. (Wyrick) Stafford. Alice married Wayne Clifford Meadows and he preceded her in death. ...

Aryannah Heaven Leigh Brown was stillborn Aug. 22, 2021, to Necole Leann Brown at Nevada Regional Medical Center. In addition to her mother, she is survived by a brother, Hunter Derry; maternal grandparents, Richard and Linda Brown; aunts and uncles, Amanda Brown, Darren Brown, Shana Dunfiled, Dustin Brown, and Leah Geoffory...

Deanna Lea Vance, 57, Bronaugh, Mo., passed away on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo., following a brief illness. Deanna was born Sept. 17, 1963, in Kansas City, Mo., to Robert L. and Mary J. (Ware) Price. She was united in marriage to Claude D. Vance on May 1, 1981, and he preceded her in death on June 11, 2014...