Stories from Friday, October 13, 2017

Tonight, Nevada High School will induct upon our Wall of Fame, two of my 1966 Big 10 Conference Championship Football teammates. Larry Householder and Jim Olson were like the thunder and lightening, that one associates with a Midwest thunderstorm. They will forever be inseparably linked as the stars of that great team and season but for me they were much more...

Julie Annette (Smith) Simpkins, 56, Milo, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Julie was born May 5, 1961, in Nevada, to Robert Samuel and Vera Mae (Foley) Smith. Julie was raised in Milo on the family farm, a life that she loved. ...

The Nevada City Council met in special session at City Hall Thursday night and passed Bill No. 2017-052 requiring a change in management at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Council chambers were filled with more than 50 members of the public, mostly healthcare workers...

Nevada Middle School’s seventh and eighth-grade volleyball teams both placed fourth at the season-ending Tri-County Conference volleyball tournament. The seventh-graders, who played host to the tournament, saved their best for last, taking top-seeded Carl Junction to three sets in the semifinals on Tuesday...

Nevada’s tennis season came to close Saturday in Joplin, with the Lady Tigers falling to Springfield Catholic 5-0 in the Class 1 sectional tournament. The tournament, originally scheduled to take place in Nevada last weekend, was moved to the Joplin Athletic Club due to area rainfall...

A father and son duo from Liberal found victory lane Saturday night at Nevada Speedway, with Broc Rose taking the Pure Stock feature, while his father Matt, found victory lane in the B-Mod division. In addition, the speedway faithful were treated to a special night — with the Pure Stock division hitting the track in remembrance of Bob Ashley, a long-time supporter of the local dirt oval...

A victory tonight against visiting Clinton will greatly enhance the Nevada Tigers chances of receiving a home-field playoff game in the opening round of the upcoming Class 4 District 6 playoffs. Nevada (3-5 overall) is currently on the outside looking in as far as a home-field playoff contest. ...

Anytime a person learns a new skill, whether it is playing a musical instrument or playing football, adequate practice time to use those skills is essential for those skills to develop. That applies to any skill at any age and the more essential learning a particular skill is, the more important adequate practice time becomes...