One-car crash injures driver (05/13/08) A 24-year-old Sheldon resident was injured in single car roll over accident according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The accident occurred at around 9:15 p.m., May 10. Brian T. Wright was travelling eastbound on County Road 1700, in a 1997 Chevrolet Lumina when it left the road, struck the embankment, and rolled over. Wright was transported to Nevada Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries, the patrol said...

She leads the way (05/10/08) n Women help women learn about leadership through example. _ Nevada, Mo. -- Real estate professionals, entrepreneurs, public relations experts, educators, a publisher, an editor, a museum coordinator and other professionals -- all women -- gathered on Tuesday, May 6, at the Center for Women's Leadership to share ideas with young women who may one day follow in the footsteps of these professionals in one way or another...

Thieving, Robbing and Murdering (05/03/08) In the spring of 1863, Majored Charles W. Blair was the commanding officer at Fort Scott and he was vexed with a number of "Bushwhacker" problems. The bushwhackers and guerrillas from the "Land of Misery" (Union nickname for Missouri) were a constant and consistent deadly nuisance that was never eliminated along the entire Kansas / Missouri border throughout the entire Civil War. ...

Ambulance service contract up for review by city of Fort Scott (03/29/08) Fort Scott, Kan. -- On Tuesday, Fort Scott City Commission members are expected to vote on a contract between the city and Mercy Health System of Kansas to provide ambulance services in Bourbon County. The meeting will start at 6 p.m., Tuesday, in the City Commission Room inside City Hall, 1 E. Third St...

Nevada brings home three state wrestling medals (02/19/08) After three days of hard fought wins and losses Nevada wrestlers left the Mizzou Arena in Columbia, with three medals and a lot of respect from their coach, spectators and area residents awaiting their return. On Feb. 13, 10 Nevada Tigers left for the Missouri state wrestling championships, one of the largest rosters in the competition. ...

Herda, Daniels still have title hopes (02/17/08) COLUMBIA, Mo. -- After 28 total matches against 51 schools, Nevada's hopes of bringing home a state finals championship trophy lays in the hands of two Tiger wrestlers. Ryan Herda and Spencer Daniels are the final two Nevada High School wrestlers with an opportunity to bring home the championship...

Tigers wrestle their way to state (02/12/08) For the second year in a row the Nevada High School wrestling team outscored teams from 12 other schools to win the Class 2 District 3 state wrestling tournament in Monett this past Friday and Saturday and qualified wrestlers in ten of the 14 weight classes for the Missouri State Wrestling Championships this February 14-16 at the University of Missouri-Columbia...

Tiger grapplers fall to Neosho (02/06/08) With the snow canceling the Jan. 31 meet with Buffalo, Nevada traveled to Neosho to finish their dual schedule with conference opponent Neosho, Feb. 1. Neosho won the match 54-13 winning the Southwest conference. Nevada won the top three weights. Spenser Daniels, 189 pounds, completed his regular season matches undefeated by pinning Xavier Morrison. Ryan Herda, 215 pounds, won by major decision against Richard Love. Heavyweight Jarrod Alexander won the match by decision against George McKinney...

'Cheese' takes on new drug-related meaning (02/02/08) Nowadays, if parents hear their children talking about wanting some cheese, they may need to do a little investigating in order to discover if the cheese their children want is healthy for them. According to information provided by Fort Scott Police officer Toby Nighswonger, school resource officer for USD 234, cheese is the name of a new drug sweeping the nation. Cheese, a starter form of heroine, is usually found folded inside a small paper bundle...

Rhett Greeley Forkner (01/31/08) Ashley and Nathan Forkner, and sibling, Mason, of Richards, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Rhett Greeley Forkner. Rhett was born at 2:12 a.m., on Jan. 28, 2008, at Bates County Memorial Hospital, Butler, Mo. He weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and measured 18 1/2 inches...

Nevada grapplers win at Seneca (01/30/08)

Tiger wrestlers place fourth in tourney (01/22/08) Nevada Wrestlers participated in the 36 Annual Platte County Invitational Friday and Saturday, Jan 18 and19. Several ranked teams and individuals attended the 12 team tournament based on information from www.missouriwrestling.com. Nevada placed a respectable fourth with 199.5 points. ...

High school crowns 2008 Matwarming queen (01/18/08)

Wrestlers compete in Monett tournament (01/10/08)

Youth wrestling season continues (01/09/08)

Nevada wrestlers take down Bolivar (01/05/08) Herald-Tribune The Nevada Tigers wrestling team beat Bolivar in their duel meet Thursday night by a score of 45-30. Although not wrestling on their home mats, Nevada's wrestlers won 8 of 14 matches in the duel, 6 coming by fall, 1 by forfeit and 1 by decision. The night's winners for Nevada included Dominic Habjan at 112 pounds, Mason Heard at 119, Austin Payne at 130, Josh Palmer at 145, Cole Bond at 160, Spenser Daniels at 189, Ryan Herda at 215 and Jerrod Alexander at 205...

Youth wrestlers bring home tournament honors (12/18/07)

Youth wrestlers begin season (12/11/07)

Nevada Tigers wrestling team kicks season off with a win (11/28/07) Nevada's Austen Payne gave Butler's Grady Grainger all he could handle during the match-up of 130 lb. wrestlers Tuesday night at Wynn Gymnasium. Grainger, who placed fourth in the state championships in 2007 eked out a 12-10 win over Payne during the six minute match...

Wrestling parents meet today (10/10/07) The NHS Wrestling Parents will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m., in the high school commons area, to discuss the upcoming fundraiser meal and t-shirt sales. All parents with a child planning to participate in high school wrestling should attend. For additional information call (417) 667-1241...

Nevada excels at team camp (08/08/07) WATERLOO, Iowa -- The Nevada High School wrestling team traveled to Waterloo recently to compete in the University of Northern Iowa team camp. Nevada, under head coach Kevin Huck, managed an impressive 9-0-2 record, finishing second only to Tohma, Wisc., which was 10-0-1 -- its only blemish coming in a tie with Nevada...

Pit wrestlers place in K.C., Mac County (04/10/07) Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Tiger Pit wrestling club had members in two different tournaments this weekend. There were four wrestlers at the Brute-Adidas National Tournament in Kansas City, where Spenser Daniels placed second in his class of 31 wrestlers...

Pit wrestlers get back on the mat (04/05/07) Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Pit club wrestling team is back in action as they competed in a tournament in Warrensburg Saturday. Spenser Daniels won both the freestyle and the greco tournaments in his weight class. Mason Heard took second in both competitions...