Stories from Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Robin Allen Greenlee, 59, formerly of Nevada, passed away at his home in Kansas City on Tuesday, Nov. 14, after a courageous battle with cancer. A small memorial will be held on Saturday, Nov. 25, at McGilley State Line Chapel from 1-3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Water Island Civic Association (waterislandwica.com)...

Emily F. Barritt, 81, of Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at Medicalodges in Ft. Scott following a lengthy illness. Emily was born Sept. 17, 1936, in Lockwood, Mo., to Samuel Demby and Gertrude Blanche (Pyle) Rutledge. She was united in marriage to Lawrence Lee Barritt on Aug. 12, 1967, in Nevada and he preceded her in death on May 10, 1993...

George Francis Kuhlman, 90, of Moundville, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 21, at his home following a period of illness. George was born Dec. 2, 1927, in rural Moundville, the son of Albert and Emma (Bowen) Kuhlman. He married Peggy Rose Starr on July 7, 1950, and she survives of the home...

Brandon Neville Ivey, 41, Moundville, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, in Moundville. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 25, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Additional family and service information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home at a later time...

Bookings Nov. 20 Kyle Christopher Mason, possession of controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Justin Neal Thompson, two holds for Springfield. James Michael Dixon, hold for Springfield, bond is $1,000...

Nov. 21 Kayla Brundige, dog at large, pleaded guilty. Drianna K. Chandler, failure to appear, pleaded guilty. Chance D. Forrester, excessive speeding 68/40, pleaded guilty. Chance D. Forrester, failed to stop at stop sign, pleaded guilty. Bryoar R. Green, two counts failure to appear, pleaded guilty...

A pair of sparkling performances have helped to turnaround the Cottey Comet basketball season. After dropping their first three contests the Comets have since performed admirably. Saturday’s 78-68 road victory over Fort Scott was followed by a stellar performance at home Monday against visiting North Arkansas College...

The Nevada Tiger boys basketball team opened its season with a convincing 51-36 victory over the St. Pius X Warriors, Tuesday night in Kansas City. Nevada came out firing on all cylinders, opening the contest on a 17-0 blitz. St. Pius, however, closed out the first quarter on an 8-2 run, closing the deficit to 19-8. The Tigers then led 27-17 at halftime...

In a low-scoring affair Tuesday night at Wynn Gym the Nevada Lady Tigers were unable to overcome late turnovers, dropping their season opener to the St. Pius X Lady Warriors, 41-36. Nevada (0-1) had its hands full the entire evening with St. Pius X senior Antoinette Mussorici, an ESPN 3-star point guard who helped lead the Lady Warriors to a Class 4 state runner-up finish last season...

The 7 a.m. Monday morning meeting of the Northeast Vernon County R-1 school board heard a proposal on football, approved a new policy, regulations and forms, heard about a possible sports injury and received reports from the principals and superintendent...