Stories from Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Robyn Edmonds-Boeshart will be inducted into the Nevada High School Athletic Wall of Fame Friday, Jan. 8. Edmonds graduated in 1998. As a sophomore in volleyball, Edmonds earned All-Southwest Conference 2nd team. As a junior, she was 1st team All Southwest Conference, 1st team All District 12, and 1st team Joplin Globe All-Area. ...

After concluding the first half of its basketballs season 3-5 overall, the Nevada Tigers junior varsity basketball team hopes to get on the winning track upon returning from Christmas break. "We have had some ups-and-downs so far as many teams do," Tigers JV head coach Kyle Talley said. "We started slowly but have picked it up as of late."...

Former amateur boxer and Nevada native Rick Culler wants to pass on his boxing knowledge to the next generation of Nevada and Fort Scott youth. Culler, owner and operator of Ground Up Boxing Gym in Fort Scott, Kan., is currently planning to open a boxing gym at the vacant Jefferson Elementary School in Nevada. Culler said he is currently in the process of renovating the old Jefferson school...

Markalene B. Kistner, 80, Nevada, Mo., died on Dec. 28, 2015, in Nevada. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 2, at Newton Burial Park, in Nevada. Additional service times and family information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home at a later time...

Open enrollment for 4-H, one of the largest youth organizations, is wrapping up Dec. 31 for local youth interested in re-enrolling or joining Vernon County 4-H. "Through 4-H's educational mission, youth learn by doing," said Amanda Davis, 4-H youth educator...

The search for a missing hunter in Northern Vernon County was suspended Tuesday night with the onset of nightfall, but will resume with daylight. According to Vernon County Sheriff's Office officials, the multi-agency search will continue at day break for a man who was reported missing Monday afternoon when he failed to return from a hunting trip in the Four-River Conservation area. More details will be released as they are made available...

A 35-year-old Nevada woman has been taken into custody following the conclusion of a Nevada Police investigation into several criminal acts that occurred in the 600 block of east Highland. Citizen reports indicated a suspect had unlawfully entered homes and taken property on multiple occasions. Officers obtained and executed a search warrant in the 200 block of East Hickory...

Sheldon School Board held its last meeting of 2015, and approved a number of items unanimously, including the audit report, the financial report and the district wide evaluations for curriculum/instruction and extra-curricular activities-cheerleaders programs...

With mass communication taking place online now more than ever, the Nevada Public Library is changing with the times to stay relevant for its users as they search for information in more places than pages of a book. "I think one question is why are libraries still important in a community?" said Jodi Polk, director of the Nevada Public Library. "And in our community, we're really the only resource for some of our population to have free access to the Internet."...