Stories from Wednesday, February 1, 2017

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com Dilapidated building demolition, the water system, and plans for the future topped the state of the city interview with Mayor Pro tem David McCubbin Monday morning. "We want to clean it up," McCubbin said. "That's one of our biggest problems we want to solve."...

gfranklin.nevadadailymail@gmail.com Patrick Harrison, a first grade student at Bronaugh R-7, looks to have set a new record Thursday by scrolling to 1,000 in less than 24 hours. "We use a curriculum called Everyday Math in which students are encouraged to scroll their numbers," 19 year veteran teacher and Bronaugh alumni Sarah Morris said Friday. ...

jbrann.ndm@gmail.com On Jan. 31, Nevada Regional Medical Center's board of directors received a report on one part of the plan to strengthen the hospital's overall financial picture. Twenty-four hours earlier -- at the meeting of the board's Finance Committee -- Mike Harbor, chief financial officer, identified one of the immediate financial problems...

Nevada Middle School's seventh and eighth-grade basketball squads were on the hardwood Monday night hosting Carthage. The NMS eighth-grade A-Tigers improved to 7-0 overall after clobbering Carthage 43-17 at Nevada Middle School. The eighth-grade B-Tigers (4-3) followed suit, as they dealt Carthage a 34-26 defeat...

The Cottey Comets dispatched visiting Ottawa University (junior varsity) 63-47 Wednesday night at Hinkhouse Center. The victory improves Cottey to 5-10 overall. "We played a well-rounded and consistent game tonight from start to finish," Comets head coach Stephanie Beason said. "We did a great job in our half-court offense of making the extra pass which allowed our shooters to score without rushing the shot."...

A dominating third quarter performance lifted the Nevada Lady Tigers to a 38-24 West Central Conference victory over the Clinton Lady Cardinals. Tuesday night's conference win improved the Lady Tigers to 6-12 overall and 2-4 in the WCC. After a cold shooting start to the contest Nevada found itself in a 10-2 hole. ...

CLINTON, Mo. ---- The Nevada Tigers are three for three this season against the Clinton Cardinals on the hardwood. The Tigers previously defeated Clinton 57-45 in a West Central Conference contest in Nevada on Dec. 6. The second matchup came Saturday in the championship game of the 92nd annual Clinton Tournament, where Nevada flattened Clinton 66-45 to collect its third regular-season tournament title...