Stories from Friday, November 4, 2016

The Cottey Comets received the No. 3 seed for the upcoming National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 16 volleyball tournament, today and Saturday in St. Louis. By getting the No. 3 seed, the Comets (11-14) receive a first-round bye, automatically advancing to the tournament semifinals...

Five Nevada Tiger football players earned conference accolades. Tigers named to the All-West Central Conference team, were: senior defensive back Jacob Hammontree; senior defensive end Jake Johnson; junior linebacker Zach Gardner; and junior Hunter Mason. Mason was selected at two positions, wide receiver and defensive end. In addition, senior running back Payton Bright was an honorable mention selection...

After entering the recent Golden Valley Vernon County Conference junior high boys basketball tournament as a No. 2 seed, the Hume Hornets defeated Sheldon and Ballard to reach the championship game against the top-seeded Bronaugh Wildcats. Behind Braxton Wikoff's 22 point effort, Hume rolled to a 41-23 title game victory at Northeast Vernon County High School in Walker...

Third-year Cottey Comets head basketball coach Stephanie Beason is confident her team will be competitive and exciting to watch, while improving upon last season's 8-13 record. "I feel that overall we are more talented this year compared to years past," Beason told the Daily Mail. "We have a ton of potential and great team chemistry. The key for us is going to be consistency with the little things."...

The perfect recipe for creating new memories with loved ones includes close friends and family, meaningful conversation and, of course, great food. As home cooks across the country head back to the kitchen to cook up fall's flavorful dishes, the Taste of Home Cooking School will share another batch of seasonal recipes that home cooks and their families will enjoy...

Cottey College intern On Nov. 4th and 5th, Cottey College will present "The Moors," a play by Jen Silverman. "The Moors" weaves together tales of love and friendship with mystery and murder. The play follows two sisters, Agatha and Huldey, whose lives on the bleak English moors get sent on a dangerous path when a new governess arrives...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com On Wednesday evening, at Rich Hill's Kern Senior Center, some 19 residents heard Nicole Galloway, the state auditor of Missouri, personally present the results of a performance audit of the city stating, "Our system has four levels or ratings and based on this audit, we give this city a rating of 'poor,' which is our lowest rating," Rich Hill, a city of about 1,400 residents, which gained notoriety in 2014 for a documentary of the same name, has been in the news since then for a series of disputes in the city -- most notably between the mayor and board of alderman -- which led to resident Joseph Terry to obtain the required 225 signatures on a petition for a performance audit.. ...

I recently reminisced from my youthful days, about the Saturday night 'Million Dollar Movie' that Channel 5 KCTV, presented each week at 10:30 p.m. My memory of that time slot and offering was triggered by some changes I noted in my current satellite/cable lineup...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a reprint of a column that previously ran in the Nevada Daily Mail. How old were you when you first carried a key to your home? I was reading recently about the present day "latch-key children." These are the ones who arrive home before any of the adults in the family are present, so they wear a key on a string around their neck so that they can open up the door to their own home...

Charles Walter Brewer of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Nevada, died Oct. 31, 2016 at Liberty Hospital in the company of his loving family. He was 90 years old. Charlie is survived by his children, Doug Brewer, Nixa, Mo. and Lora Brewer Ackerman, Kansas City, Mo., his grandchildren, Meredith Ann Ackerman, Claire Dorothy Ackerman and Benjamin Charles Brewer, his sister, Mary Sue Luff, Independence, Mo., and many who loved and admired him. ...

Sharon K. Wiggans, age 58, resident of Nevada, Mo, and formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center. She was born Jan. 3, 1958, in Los Angeles, Calif. She married Donnie Wiggans, Sr. on June 15, 1976, in Girard, Kan. ...

Nevada High School senior Jake Asberry has had an impressive senior campaign with the Tigers swim team. Asberry has racked up numerous top finishes, while also punching his ticket to the upcoming MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships in St. Peters. Asberry qualified in the 50-yard Freestyle and 100-yard Butterfly. In addition, Asberry owns the school record times for those events...

As the 2016 Early Youth Weekend Deer Hunt opened the morning of Oct. 29, thousands of Missouri youngsters took to the woods looking for a deer to come within shooting range. The early season gives young hunters a chance to utilize their hunting skills during the statewide youth hunt and a jump-start on their elders...

The Osage Prairie YMCA (Nevada) Tridents swim team hit the pool Oct. 22-23 in Carthage for the 7th Annual National YMCA Virtual Meet. The catchphrase for the event is "Swim Locally -- Compete Nationally," as the teams swim locally but compete against other YMCA teams and YMCA swimmers from across the country. Teams and swimmers competed for rankings (and bragging rights) in a number of age group swimming events...

The Nevada Lady Tigers eighth-grade "A" basketball team rolled to a 41-11 road victory over El Dorado Springs, Thursday night. The victory improves Nevada Middle School to 2-0 on the year, after having already won its season opener 38-26 Tuesday night over Carthage. The Lady Tigers eighth-grade "B" team topped El Do 10-2, as they also improved to 2-0. For Nevada, Abby Cornett led the way with 10 points...

Nevada High School students, teachers and administrators lined the halls Friday morning to show their appreciation for the Lady Tigers cross country trio who qualified for Saturday's MSHSAA Class 3 State Championships in Jefferson City. In addition, NHS swimmer Jake Asberry received a warm send off Thursday, as he departed for the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships in St. Peters...