Stories from Tuesday, October 31, 2017

A grand total of 14 area prep volleyball players garnered recognition for their play in the Golden Valley Vernon County conference this season. The GVVC champion Northeast Vernon County Lady Knights and, Hume Lady Hornets led the way with five selections apiece, while Bronaugh and Sheldon checked in with two each...

Nevada Tiger freshman swim sensation Ben Hines, has qualified for the 50 and 100-yard freestyle events at the upcoming Missouri State High School Activities Association Boys Swimming and Diving Championships, scheduled for Nov. 2-3 at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters. Hines has painted a Picasso in the pool this season, racking up nine gold medals and a silver...

The MCC-Longview Lady Lakers collected their fifth consecutive NJCAA Region 16 cross country championship, besting the host Cottey Comets on a chilly Friday evening at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course. With 11 total runners competing in the 5K, the Lady Lakers were boosted by the performance of sophomore Lila Dreves, who placed first with a time of 20:02, as Longview tallied 31 team points to Cottey’s 24...

John Allen Millman, Sr., 79, of Bronaugh, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. John was born on April 2, 1938, in Joplin, to Frank Leon and Edna (Provence) Millman. He married Beverly Ann Kerbs and she preceded him in death on May 5, 2014...

Billy “Jack” Lindley, age 90, a resident of Chillicothe, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, October 25, at The Baptist Home, Chillicothe, Mo. Jack was born, the son of Frank Lee and Alpha Faye (Pyle) Lindley, on May 30, 1927, in Stockton, Mo. He was a 1945 graduate of Stockton High School. ...

Besides a review of financial and other reports for Moore-Few, Barone and the hospital itself, Monday night’s meeting of the Nevada Regional Medical Center’s board of directors saw a hearty farewell extended to the outgoing leadership and a welcome to the new CEO, Wesley B. Braman...