Stories from Saturday, October 22, 2016

The Nevada Tiger swim team had a solid showing at Thursday's West Central Conference meet hosted by Sedalia Smith-Cotton High School, as NHS placed third as a team, while also collecting gold in the 200 Free Relay event. Host-school Smith-Cotton won the meet with a team score of 483, followed by Warrensburg at 382; NHS, 342; and St. Pius X with 317...

With its season hanging in the balance, the Nevada Tigers stepped up when it mattered the most, coming up with a key defensive stop on a 2-point attempt late in the fourth quarter of its 21-20 victory over the Grandview Bulldogs in the opening round of the Missouri Class 4 District 6 football playoffs Friday night in Grandview...

With just over a week left of the fall turkey season, hunters are finding a shortage of birds this year. Hunting can be difficult unless you are one of the lucky ones who get a chance to flush a flock. It's a great time of year for outdoor-minded people. The recent weather conditions have made it great for just being outside. Fall color is nearing its peak, fishing is good and hunting seasons are opening...

Cottey College intern On Tuesday, Jo Byrnes of Cottey College presented "Choreographing a Life," an address given as part of the Blanche Hinman Dow Lecture Series. Byrnes is the associate professor of dance, coordinator of the dance department and chair of the Fine Arts Division. Byrnes has been a member of Cottey's faculty since 2008, and in 2015, she was awarded the Class of 1960 Excellence in Education Award...

Cottey College intern On Tuesday, Jo Byrnes of Cottey College presented "Choreographing a Life," an address given as part of the Blanche Hinman Dow Lecture Series. Byrnes is the associate professor of dance, coordinator of the dance department and chair of the Fine Arts Division. Byrnes has been a member of Cottey's faculty since 2008, and in 2015, she was awarded the Class of 1960 Excellence in Education Award...

Nevada Daily Mail The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has identified the parties responsible for recent odors in the area of an animal feed ingredient processing facility in Nevada. and issued an Abatement Order to require the companies to take action to address air quality violations. Nutra-Flo Company Inc., Kay-Dee Feed LLC, NF Protein LLC, and Custom Drying Solutions LLC, own and operate the plant...