Stories from Friday, November 3, 2017

The Cottey Comet volleyball team breezed to a four-set victory over visiting Allen County (Kan.) Community College, Wednesday night at Hinkhouse Center, as Cottey put the finishing touches on its regular-season. The victory improves Cottey to 12-10 overall, while Allen County tumbles to 0-36 on the season...

Nevada High School head varsity boys basketball coach, Shaun Gray, and a trio of senior Tiger basketball standouts, were guests at Tuesday’s Nevada Lions Club luncheon. The Tigers, coming off a 23-win campaign, in which they advanced to the district championship game, open the 2017-18 season, Tuesday, Nov. ...

freak horse accident nearly cost Allyson Williams her athletic career. In August 2016 Williams, a Cottey Comet vollyeball recruit, was in Edwards, Missouri, doing what she loves most, exercising race horses. Just a couple of weeks away from reporting to Cottey for her freshman year Williams, while working in wet conditions, went down with the horse and was partially pinned...

David Duane Foland passed away in Bella Vista, Ark., on Oct. 31. He was preceded in death by his parents and his three brothers Jay, Gene and Wayne. A devoted son, husband and father, Dave is survived by his best friend and wife, Kay, of 56 years, his loving children, daughter Erin Peterson; son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Lynne Foland; and our sweetest grandson, Brody...

We have five phones that sit on stands or can be taken off and used separately. I also have a small phone I can carry. It has a different number and the ring sounds different also. My iPod can be used as a phone as well, if I can ever figure out how to do it...

His name is Wesley B. Braman. On Thursday, he took the helm of Nevada Regional Medical Center as its new chief executive officer. “The family pronounces it bray-men, but I’ll answer to anything close,” said the new CEO. “And call me Wes,” he said as the interview got underway in his office early Friday morning...