Stories from Tuesday, August 28, 2007

In his rookie year, Staff Sgt. Jerry Thomas Clark, of Nevada, has earned the distinction of Top 20 Recruiter on the Recruiting and Reten-tion Man-ager's Top 20 list for the Mis-souri Army National Guard. Clark has recruited 31 Soldiers in the past 10 months...

Skills and talents of soldiers and civilians at Fort Scott in the 1840s will be the emphasis of programs offered at Fort Scott National Historic Site during Labor Day Weekend. The weekend will include a day of living history on Saturday, Sept. 1, and "Highlights in History" programs on Sunday and Monday, Sept. 2 and 3...

A two-car crash that took place at about 12:30 afternoon on Monday left two people with moderate injuries, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, the accident occurred in Vernon County on U.S 54 Highway, about five miles west of Nevada, the two cars, a 1991 Chevrolet driven by 80-year-old Glenn O. ...

Harry Joe Hardy, 81, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007, following a lengthy illness. He was born July 8, 1926, in Hayden, Colo., to Roy Paul Hardy, Sr. and Beatrice Florence Workman. He married Jacquelyn Joyce Stites on Aug. 21, 1949, in Centralia, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Maurice Milan Ripley, age 87, resident of Moundville, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He was born Feb. 9, 1920 in Moundville, the son of Alvia Ripley and Tina Folk Ripley. He was a graduate of Bronaugh High School. ...

Phyllis Aleen Fleener, 71, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007, at Life Care Center of Grandview, Grandview, Mo. She was born Sept. 23, 1935 in Albert Lee, Minn., to Northrup P. Larson and Olive Irene Oyer Larson. Phyllis moved to Missouri with her family at the age 10. ...

Frances Whiteside, age 85, of Harwood, Mo., passed away Monday. Aug. 27, 2007 at the Barone Care Center in Nevada, Mo. Survivors include her husband, Hollie, of the home in Harwood, Mo.; two sons, Stanley Whiteside of Porterville, Calif., and Earl Whitside of Harwood, Mo.; one daughter, Debra Rypka of Forestville, Calif.; one brother, Vestal Porlock of Wichita, Kan., and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren...

When Melea Galimberto and Charla Fecht went back to the clubhouse Monday afternoon after carding a 47 during the nine-hole scramble portion of the season-opening Third annual Nevada Lady Tiger Invitational, their fate was confirmed. Clinton's Kali Smith and Talissa Lippe had checked in with a 48, so Nevada's 47 stood up after Carl Junction's Kelsee Day and Lindsey Rice combined for a 58, giving Galimberto and Fecht a one-stroke win over the Clinton duo at the Frank E. ...

HUME -- The Hume High School Lady Hornets are looking forward to another season of volleyball. They have a new head coach in Angelena Orear. "We have three freshmen this year and I couldn't be more pleased with them," Orear said. "They are learning a lot and picking up on things very quickly...

Herald-Tribune The Rich Hill High School Tigers are gearing up for Class 1, District 5 football action. At practice on Thursday, as enthusiastic players warmed up, Tigers head coach Jerry Cornelius said he hopes for "a winning season. A record better than last year's."...

There is some definite intrigue about the Nevada High School Tigers this season. Despite having the Southwest Conference passing and receiver leaders last fall, the Tigers finished just 2-8 and had its head coach resign at the end of the school year...

BRONAUGH -- The Bronaugh Lady Wildcats volleyball team is finishing up with their phase of conditioning and are training with the ball now. The Lady Wildcats were champions of their conference in 2006, and are striving for a repeat this season. Fifth-year Bronaugh head coach Courtni Pryor says she's pumped about the prospects...

VARSITY Aug. 31 -- at Bolivar Sept. 7 -- EL DORADO SPRINGS Sept. 14 -- at Butler Sept. 21 -- at Carthage Sept. 28 -- WEBB CITY Oct. 5 -- NEOSHO Oct. 12 -- at McDonald County Oct. 19 -- at Cassville Oct. 26 -- SENECA Nov. 1 -- MONETT HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS...

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TEAM Conference All Points Points allowed Webb City 4-0 14-0 516 122 Carthage 3-1 9-2 392 190 McDonald County 2-2 4-6 172 334 Neosho 1-3 6-4 249 201 Nevada 0-4 2-8 219 360