Stories from Saturday, October 29, 2016

The Nevada Tigers boys and girls cross country teams are slated to compete today at the Missouri Class 3 District 7 meet hosted by Warrensburg High School. NHS cross country has had a fantastic season, with numerous top finishes ---- team and individual. The Lady Tigers varsity cross country team will look to ride its tidal wave of momentum after winning the recent West Central Conference meet...

Cottey College's cross country team hosted the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 16 cross country meet, Friday evening at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course. Final results Lila Dreves, Longview Community College, first place, 20:48; Emma Moore, Longview, second place; Aubrey Cravy, Longview, third place; Ella Cravy, Longview, fourth place; Lexi Gradwohl, Cottey, fifth place; Ruth Chebet, Cottey, sixth place; Kylie Tucker, Longview; seventh place; and Keahlani Keene, Cottey, eighth place.. ...

The Nevada High School Tigers swim team competed at the Southwest Missouri District Prelims, held Thursday at Foster Natatorium in Springfield. Several Nevada swimmers set season best en route to qualifying for Saturday's district finals. In order to qualify for finals, swimmers had to finish in the top 18, while those who placed 19th and 20th place will serve as alternates...

Real duck hunters are a special breed. They sit for hours in cold weather conditions waiting for a chance to have a flock of ducks sail into their spread of decoys. At first light on a crisp November morning, you are knee-deep in leaf-strewn water, snuggling up one arm comfortably to the trunk of an old oak tree where you chose to make a makeshift blind...

Trailing 33-0 at halftime, the Nevada Tigers football season eventually concluded with a loss to the formidable Harrisonville Wildcats in the semifinals of the Missouri Class 4 District 6 playoffs. The 40-0 victory Friday night in Harrisonville advanced the top-seeded Wildcats (8-3) to the district championship game Nov. 4 against Grain Valley...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com It's no secret Nevada Regional Medical Center has been struggling financially; it needs patients and income. So why did NRMC's board approve the purchase of the medical clinic at 627 S. Ash along with the adjacent lots and is looki...

ndmeditorial.com Gary DeCocq, Osage Prairie YMCA interim director, told the Nevada Parks Board Wednesday that the YMCA would like to contract with the city to take over the operation of the city's youth recreation programs eventually. DeCocq said he was filling in as director while Jeff Snyder recovered from quadruple bypass surgery...