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Kleeman sworn in as Vernon County Assessor (9/1/21)
Ast's walk-off walk wins it for NHS (9/14/21)

Before Bailey Ast stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning of a tie game against Holden Monday afternoon at Bushwhacker Field, Nevada High School head softball coach Danny Penn had one piece of advice for the senior...
Page picks up silver, Rains runs third at Cottey College Invite (9/11/21)

Naturally, the best strategy at any cross country meet is to play the long game. For Nevada High School head coach Ryan Watts, the same goes for the entire season. “It’s a gamble, but it’s one you’ve got to count on working,” said Watts, who had two top-five finishers in the high school portions of the Cottey College Invitational Friday afternoon around the Frank E. ...
Overpass officially closed until Spring 2022 (9/8/21)

Contractors erected barricades at each end of Austin Boulevard railroad overpass late Monday morning. Work on the long-awaited deck replacement project is expected to be completed by March 2022. Nevada City Council member Richard Brockman commended the City of Nevada on preparing for the project during Tuesday evening's city council meeting. ...
Season champions crowned at Nevada Speedway (9/15/21)

The Nevada Speedway waved its checkered flag for the 2021 points season on Saturday, with six drivers claiming victory as track champions. Scott Mohlfeld wrapped up his perfect season in Outlaw 4-Cylinders with another win, his 13th on the year, earning him an unbeatable 1,300 points for the season. ...
Surge of COVID-19 cases puts strain on local hospital (9/3/21)

The Nevada Regional Medical Center Board of Directors met Tuesday evening in the Mezzanine conference room at NRMC. The area’s surge in active COVID-19 cases was a main topic of discussion. In the absence of CEO Steve Branstetter, Holly Bush gave the Administrator's Report, noting the following:...
NMS football stays unbeaten after squashing McDonald Co. (9/18/21)

Both Nevada Middle School football teams improved to 2-0 following impressive home debuts against McDonald County Thursday at Logan Field — with the seventh-grade squad dominating 34-6 and the eighth-graders winning 26-14. In the first game, Will Jackson, Elijah Edmunds, John Michael Collins, and Kyndrek Atkins all scored rushing touchdowns for the seventh-grade Tigers, while the defense held the Mustangs out of the end zone until late in the game...
NHS XC second behind Rains's win at Bolivar (9/15/21)

Nevada High School junior cross country runner Allie Rains won the Bolivar Invitational Tuesday with a time of 22 minutes, 26 seconds — and helped lead the Lady Tigers to second place as a team. Teammates Avery Morris finished fourth (23:11), Maddy Majors took 12th (25:09), Averi Dawn was 21st (27:10), Ashley Mather came in 25th (28:48), and Mary-Kate Russell scored 28th (29:30)...
Mitts looks back — and forward — after first months as Cottey AD (8/4/21)

Back in February, when Dr. Maryann Mitts was introduced as the new athletic director and head basketball coach at Cottey College, she called the opportunity a dream come true. On Monday, after making a few introductions of her own — for her first three department hires: a new assistant hoops coach, a new esports head coach, and a new flag football head coach and sports information director — Mitts indicated she has yet to be pinched awake from her reverie...
Tigers cash in Cassville turnovers, stay unbeaten with 46-20 victory (9/11/21)

This year’s Silver Tiger Game just got a whole lot more interesting. The Nevada High School football team took advantage of three fumble recoveries and an interception to defeat Cassville 46-20 on the road Friday night, while the defending Class 2 state champion Lamar Tigers buried McDonald County 31-7 — setting up a showdown between the heated Big 8 West rivals next week at Logan Field in which both teams will enter the game 3-0...