Stories from Friday, October 20, 2017

Over Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 4-7, 1970, there was a huge rock festival held about 45 miles from here, southeast of Pittsburg, Kan. I didn’t attend because I was living and working in Pomona, Calif., at the time but I was quite familiar with the background, culture and sentiments that led directly to this event...

Albert Montel “Duck” Pilcher, 85 of Nevada, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kansas City after a brief illness. Duck was born June 14, 1932, in a log cabin just outside of Milo, the son of Clarence and Clara (Guthrie) Pilcher...

Vickie Ann King Pelzer, age 69 years, of Jefferson City, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 17, at Capital Region Medical Center. She was born on Nov. 13, 1947, in Independence, Mo., the daughter of William Elseworth and Margaret (Spalding) King. Vickie graduated from Nevada High School in Nevada and had fond childhood memories of spending time with her dad in his jewelry store. ...

Carol Jean Cerny, 41, El Dorado Springs, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City following a lengthy illness. Carol was born July 12, 1976, in El Dorado Springs to Kenneth Charles and Ada Leola (Hawkins) Cerny...

In their final meet before the Region 16 championship, the Cottey Comets cross country team competed at Monday’s eight-team Ollie Isom Invitational, hosted by Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas. Cowley (Kan.) Community College netted first-place, while host Butler finished runner-up. ...

The third-seeded Nevada Lady Tigers were unable to mount a successful defense of their Class 3 District 12 volleyball crown, falling to second-seeded Mt. Vernon in the semifinals Wednesday in Mt. Vernon. Mt. Vernon took the first set 25-20, and the second set 25-21. For Nevada, junior setter Hailey Jackson, finished with a team-high 27 assists. Lady Tigers middle blocker, Sydney Ernsbarger added 14 kills and three blocks, while Stacy Pennington chipped in 15 digs...

Navigating rugged terrain at Monday’s West Central Conference meet in Lee’s Summit, the Nevada Lady Tigers cross country team notched a third-place finish, while the Nevada boys placed fifth. The Warrensburg girls claimed first-place, while host St. ...