Stories from Saturday, September 2, 2017

I once worked a burglary case where someone had attempted to break into a liquor store, but an alarm went off and they were forced to run away. The window they tried to break into had bars over it and the person had all the tools they needed to complete their burglary once they got inside. Without thinking they tossed their bag between the bars and into the store before realizing they had just made a very big mistake. The bars were only 6 inches wide and their head was wider...

Hi neighbors. Happy Labor Day weekend! Summer is not officially over according to the seasons but according to most of us here in the United States, fun-in-the sun summer time is done. Unless you have seasonal working hours you won’t tell much difference in going to work; it’s the time before and after work that changes with the seasons...

Missouri 31st Senatorial District This week, the nation has watched as Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc on Houston and on the neighboring communities. Thousands of people have been misplaced. Homes and businesses have been destroyed, and the death toll continues to rise. Search and rescue teams from several states, including Missouri, have been deployed to help...

Wilma Lee Shupe, 85, Nevada, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 31, after a brief illness. She was born on March 22, 1932, in Lamar, to Ora L. and Bertie A. (Lloyd) Faubion. She married Charles “Chick” Shupe on Dec. 16, 1950, in Lamar and he preceded her in death on Aug. 9, 2011...

Diane Marie Milbauer, 63, Nevada, passed away on Friday, Sept. 1, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, following a brief illness. Diane was born March 13, 1954, in Columbus, Ohio, to Lyle E. and Joann Marie (Wheeler) Smith. She was united in marriage to Russell D. Milbauer on Aug. 25, 1979, in Hayward, Calif., and he survives of the home...

It was a good day on Friday for Cottey Comets volleyball, as Marla Kannady-Foreman’s squad earned its first victory of the season, sweeping Bible Baptist College on the road by scores of 25-11, 25-7 and 25-19. The Comets (1-2) return to the court Tuesday, for a road match with Labette Community College in Parsons, Kan...

The Nevada Lady Tigers rolled to their seventh victory of the season on Thursday in Kansas City, defeating St. Michael the Archangel Catholic High School, 15-0 in a five inning run-ruled contest. The West Central Conference victory pushed the Lady Tigers to 7-2 overall and 2-0 in WCC-play...

A pair of county volleyball teams were in action, with the Bronaugh Lady Wildcats falling at home to Miami on Thursday, while the Hume Lady Hornets defeated Miami on Tuesday for its first victory of the season. In Thursday’s Golden Valley Vernon County Conference clash, Bronaugh dominated visiting Miami in the first set, taking game one 25-6. ...

The Nevada Lady Tigers volleyball team was handed its first loss of the season Thursday night in Warrensburg, falling in two sets — 27-25, 25-15. Nevada (2-1 overall, 1-1 West Central Conference) was led by Sydney Ernsbarger with nine kills and Hailey Jackson, who tallied 14 assists and seven digs, with Stacy Pennington chipping in nine digs...

The Northeast Vernon County Lady Knights dealt the Sheldon Lady Panthers a two-set defeat in a Friday night Golden Valley Vernon County Conference volleyball matchup in Sheldon. The Lady Knights won the first set 25-8 and followed with a 25-11 game two victory. The win improves NEVC to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in GVVC-play, while the Lady Panthers fall to 0-4 overall (0-2 GVVC)...

Head coach Clayton Wheeler and his seven-member Nevada Tiger swim squad played host to the 2nd annual Nevada Tiger Outdoor Invitational, as 13 schools joined Nevada High School on Thursday at Walton Aquatic Center. The Tigers concluded with a solid showing, finishing in a tie with Joplin for fourth, while Glendale High School collected first place...

Nevada 10-year-old golfing phenom Emree Cameron is on a mission to return to Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters Tournament. Cameron is now one step closer to punching her ticket to the most tradition-rich golf course in the world, after emerging with a second-place finish at the Drive, Chip and Putt sub-regionals, held Aug. 26 at Buffalo Ridge Springs Golf Course in Hollister, Mo...

Opening day of the small migrating birds season started Friday. As usual, some cool nights have nudged the doves to pack up and head south. “I have seen more doves this year than in a long time,” said Jim Lawson, a 67-year-old Missouri dove hunter. “In my 25 years of hunting those fast flying birds, I don’t remember seeing so many birds before opening day, but it seems we always get some cool nights just before the season opener on September 1 and the birds aren’t around too long. ...

Kansas City — The Nevada Tigers were unable to carry the momentum of last week’s upset victory over Center High into Friday night’s matchup with the St. Pius X Warriors. “I don’t think we were prepared to play tonight at the start of the game,” said Nevada head coach Wes Beachler. “That some times happens after a big win, you come out a little flat.”...

Nevada has been given the opportunity to welcome a new kind of medical professional this year. Missouri legislators voted to offer a license for Assistant Physicians in 2014 and began offering the licenses in 2017 to graduates of medical schools who have not had their residency training...