Stories from Friday, November 17, 2017

I have always liked to have a cat. Morningside allows pets if they stay in your apartment and you pay a deposit. My niece, Dr. Ruth Massey, DVM works with some animals who need a home and they thought a calico they were caring for would fit in nicely with me. ...

Elnora Mae Wallace, 99 of Walker, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Elnora was born Oct. 22, 1918, in Horton, to George S. and Martha (Kimrey) Robison. She was married Nov. 26, 1934, in Nevada to Oran L. Wallace and he preceded her in death on Feb 9, 1989...

It’s No. 1 seeds all-around for Nevada High School basketball, as the Lady Tigers varsity and junior varsity teams have been awarded top overall seeds in their upcoming tournaments. The Lady Tiger varsity team holds the No. 1 seed in the Carl Junction Classic, Nov. 27-30 at Carl Junction High School, while the Lady Tigers junior varsity squad netted the top seed for the Harrisonville Lady Wildcats JV Tournament, Nov. 27-29...

The Nevada Tigers hold the No. 1 seed for the 71st annual Carthage Basketball Invitational slated for Monday Nov. 27 through Saturday, Dec. 2 at Carthage High School. The tournament opens with No. 3 seed Neosho matching up with No. 6 Seneca at 6 p.m.. Also on Monday, Nov. 27, No. 2 Joplin squares off with No. 7 McDonald County at 7:30...

It was an excellent unofficial start to the basketball season for both the Nevada Tiger and Lady Tiger basketball teams, as Nevada High School hosted a three-school hoops jamboree Thursday. The jamboree was comprised of Nevada, Cassville and Seneca, with each team scrimmaging each other. ...

Chronic Wasting Disease caused the Missouri Department of Conservation to enact a special regulation requiring mandatory testing for 25 Missouri counties for the opening weekend of the November firearm portion of the deer season. (Nov. 11-12). Missouri deer hunters harvested 94,977 deer during the opening weekend. Vernon County had 863 deer checked during the opening weekend. The November firearm season ends on Nov. 21...

As reported by local medical providers as well as by schools and moms, the flu season has begun and it is earlier than in most years. In a Friday afternoon interview in the office of Tori Schulze, assistant director of the Vernon County Health Department, health department registered nurse, Tasha Triplett, put numbers to that statement...