Stories from Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Barbara Moseley Thompson passed away Dec. 4, at her home near Walker, surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was born in Long Beach, Calif., to Warren Morris and Bertha House Moseley on June 13, 1937. They moved to the Moseley Family Farm during her teenage years, and she attended Walker High School where she met her future husband. She married Charles Vernon Thompson of Walker, on June 19, 1955. Together they ran Thompson Farms and raised their family of three children...

In Monday night junior high basketball action, the Nevada Lady Tigers seventh-grade basketball team drubbed Neosho 41-10 in the opening-round of the Tri-County Tournament in Carl Junction. The victory improved the second-seeded Lady Tigers to 10-3 on the season...

The Nevada Lady Tigers eighth-grade basketball team showed why its the No. 1 seed at the season-ending Tri-County Tournament, throttling No. 8 seed Joplin North 44-3 Monday night at Joplin South Middle School. For the Lady Tigers, Kaylee Duncan, Brinna Ream, and Rebecca Cox led the way with eight points apiece...

After falling behind 9-0 and trailing by as many as 16 points, the Nevada Tigers mounted a furious comeback to edge the Neosho Wildcats 51-50 to win the 70th annual Carthage Basketball Invitational. Saturday's victory, the Tigers first Carthage Invitational title since 1995, improves Nevada to 4-0 overall (1-0 West Central Conference)...