Stories from Friday, December 1, 2017

I saw a news segment regarding school lunches on television recently and my thoughts turned back in time to my own school lunch days. Much has changed over the years and I am not certain that it is all for the better. In the mid 50s, I attended kindergarten at Franklin School for a half day each morning. ...

Bookings Nov. 28 Taylor Dawn Wiles, hold for Springfield, bond is $1,000. Rhiannon Nicole Smith, hold for Springfield, bond is $1,000. Travis Lee Willis, hold for Springfield, bond is $1,000. Clifton B. Hawkins, failed to drive on right half of roadway, driving while intoxicated...

The Nevada Police Department received a report of burglary in the 500 block of W. Cleveland between 7 a.m. Nov. 27 and 3 a.m. Nov. 28. An HP computer, Playstation 4 console with miscelleanous games was reported stolen. Entry was gained through a back door...

Nov. 20 S&S Singh Partners, Sarjit and Sukhjit Sing transferred a warranty deed to Betteks Farms LLC. Nov. 21 Jimmy C. and Cheryl Fox transferred a warranty deed to Watchman Outreach Ministries. William Andrew, Kimberly and Jeffery D. Fleming transferred a warranty deed to Carolyn Luehrs...

An accident occurred at 1:20 a.m. on I-49 South of K Highway, involving an unknown driver and a semi driven by Christopher Frisby, Visalia, Calif. Frisby reported injuries. The accident is still under investigation.

The Hume Hornets and Lady Hornets, along with the Knights and Lady Knights of Northeast Vernon County were among the teams playing on the second day of the Golden Valley Vernon County conference basketball tournament, Tuesday in Amoret. The No. 2 seed Lady Hornets toppled No. ...

A perfect start to the season continued on Wednesday for the Lady Tiger junior varsity basketball team, as Nevada capped an impressive three-game run at the Harrisonville JV tournament with an emphatic 50-26 victory over Butler in the championship game...

The No. 1 seed Nevada Tigers moved one step closer to a successful defense of their Carthage Invitational basketball title, dispatching the fourth-seeded Rogers (Ark.) Mounties, 42-26, in the semifinals Thursday night. Nevada (3-0) has opened the season in impressive fashion, winning its first three contests by an average of 21 points a game...

Southwest Missouri Football Coaches Association All-Area selections were recently announced, with seven Nevada Tigers netting (class 4) accolades. Nevada senior Hunter Mason was selected as a first-team tight end, while sophomore Peyton Denney was a first-team offensive line selection...

Thursday night’s 42-36 comeback victory over second-seeded Ballard, advanced the third-seeded Sheldon Panthers to the Golden Valley Vernon County Conference Tournament championship game. Tip off for the title tilt is set for 6:30 p.m. today, at Miami (R-1) High School in Amoret...