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Nevada Crowder College presented its Class of 2026 future Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) during the traditional capping ceremony Wednesday evening, Dec. 10, held at the Nevada High School Ella Maxwell Performing Arts Center. The ceremony heralds the halfway point of the students’ instruction and identifies them to now advance to direct patient care training...

Tis the season for Bing Crosby crooning out “there’s no place like home for the holidays,” but for more than 30 dogs, home is in the Nevada Animal Shelter. Lori Baldwin, Nevada Animal Shelter manager, is trying to remedy that with the shelter’s 12-Days-of-Christmas special...

Those attending the Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce’s Dec. 10 luncheon, hosted by the Nevada Country Club, enjoyed a special lasagna meal from Head Chef and General Manager Jayden Douglas. Executive Director Jessica Sloniker opened the meeting and introduced Jeanne Buehler as her new part-time office assistant...

The Bronaugh Board of Aldermen met for their general open session meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the Bronaugh community building to discuss billing and safety donations given to the city. While discussing the financial reports, Sherry Brown voiced some concerns about delays in checks getting deposited in a timely manner and city workers getting paid on time. ...

You might already see them standing in their customary places outside of the Nevada Walmart ringing their Christmas bells as passersbys drop coins (or more) into the bright red buckets. It’s Salvation Army bell-ringing time again, from now through Christmas Eve...

The Nevada Lady Tiger cage squad upped their season record to 5-1 with a road victory at Girard and a home win over Pleasant Hill last week. The Lady Tigers, through their first five games, are averaging just over 53 points per contest while only giving up an average of 38 points per game. ...

NEOSHO – All three show choirs from Nevada High School and Nevada Middle School traveled to Neosho, Mo. on Nov. 1 to take part in the Neosho High School Show Choir Festival. The non-competitive festival, held for the 11th consecutive year, gave area show choirs the opportunity to perform their show for a live audience to prepare for the kick-off of the competitive season in January. ...

The Nevada Tiger men’s basketball team began their first week of the 25-26 season with a pair of victories over two old familiar foes from days gone by. While I have long maintained that the Big 8 Conference is the premier midsized school athletic conference in southwest Missouri, the Central Ozarks Conference is the undisputed large school premier conference in the region. ...

The Nevada Tiger men’s basketball team completed action in the 79th Annual Carthage Tournament over last weekend. The tournament saw the crimson and gray cagers play Webb City, Joplin and the RUSH Homeschool Basketball Club. The Tigers would go 1-2 over the three-day tourney to bring their record to 3-2 on the young season before starting competition in the Butler High School Invitational Tourney on Monday. ...

Few stories capture the heart of the American family quite like Little Women. This weekend, the Fox Playhouse invites audiences to revisit the March sisters as they navigate the joys and tragedies of the Civil War era. Marisha Chamberlain’s adaptation balances lessons of charity and ambition with the comfort of home. ...