Stories from Saturday, September 30, 2017

Last year a transport deputy was on his way back to the jail with a transport van full of inmates, when one of the inmates opened the door to the van and attempted to jump out at a stoplight. The inmate was suspected of using a paper clip to slowly manipulate the interior lock of the door. ...

Hi neighbors. There is a touch of cool in the air! I haven’t started the furnace yet; but it’s sounding like a better idea each evening. I suppose it shouldn’t be a big surprise since it happens every year. Still, I’m never quite ready to give up the 80 and 90 degree weather...

“Start them high and hope they don’t die,” is how an employee at Insys, a major U.S. opioid manufacturer, described one of his company’s unofficial slogans according to legal documents. That’s horrifying. At a time when drug addictions and overdoses are skyrocketing and Missouri families in communities across our state are being ripped apart, I’m committed to getting to the bottom of what companies like Insys did to fuel this national epidemic and public health crisis...

Billy Ray Dickey, 79, Nevada, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 28, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, following a brief illness. Bill was born Jan. 30, 1938, in Barton County to Elbert Ray and Thelma Pearl (Hersh) Dickey. He was united in marriage to Mary Evelyn Venable on Aug. 20, 1957, in Lamar, and she survives of the home...

Ted Wayne Williams, 64, Nevada, a former officer of the Nevada Police Dept. for 27 years, passed away on Sept. 28, at Freeman West in Joplin. Ted was born Nov. 17, 1952, in Ft. Scott, to Lewis Richard and Nelda Undine (Shipley) Williams. Ted was raised in Ft. ...

In their home finale Wednesday afternoon at Bushwhacker Field, the Nevada Lady Tiger softball team upended the Carl Junction Lady Bulldogs 8-4, in a non-conference match-up. The victory improves Nevada to 10-11 overall, while the Lady Bulldogs fell to 3-22...

Nevada Speedway was filled to capacity with 93 cars hitting the historic dirt oval last Saturday. The large volume of cars filled both the north and south pit areas, as racers began gearing up early for today’s Late Model Special. In the Late Model division, Verona’s Dusty Mooneyham tamed the field, taking home his fifth win of the season. It was no easy task for Mooneyham, who had to hold off Clay Daly. Daly, a Watsonville, Calif, native, ended up finishing second to Mooneyham...

Nevada, Missouri golf phenom Emree Cameron, came up just short in her quest for a return trip to the Drive, Chip, and Putt National Finals, held in early April at Augusta National Golf Club. Cameron, 10, finished tied for third in her age division at last year’s DCP National Finals in Augusta, Georgia. ...

The Nevada Tigers endured a rough 55-14 loss to the De Soto (Kan.) Wildcats on Homecoming night Friday at Logan Field. The non-conference loss moves Nevada to 3-4 overall (2-2 WCC). De Soto, ranked No. 3 in Kansas 4A football, improves to 5-0. Led by standout quarterback Bryce Mohl, the Wildcats scored on their opening possession. Trevor Watts’ 5-yard touchdown scamper was set-up on the previous play, when Mohl connected with Watts for a 45-yard completion down the right sideline...