Stories from Tuesday, February 6, 2018

The Nevada Tiger swim team captured their fourth consecutive West Central Conference swim championship, Friday, edging Warresnburg High, 446-445, at Sedalia Middle School. This marks Nevada’s final year of conference affiliation with the WCC. At the conclusion of the school year in May, Nevada R-5 is set to join the two-division, 14-school Big 8 Conference...

Iowa Wesleyan University senior quarterback Alex Payne recently netted the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Academic All-Conference Award. To receive the accolade, a student-athlete must maintain a 3.5 grade point average or higher for the current semester. ...

Merle Lawrence “Larry” Compton, 79, Nevada, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 3, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Larry was born July 29, 1938, in Horton to Mearl Ross “Jack” and Leota (Shields) Compton. He was united in marriage to Martha Ann Koehler on July 22, 1961, in Nevada and she survives of the home...

Robert A. Hedges, age 90, Nevada, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 4, at Lake Stockton Healthcare in Stockton. Robert was born Sept. 17, 1927, in Milo to Owen and Zelma (Houth) Hedges. On July 27, 1950, he was married to Helen M. Floyd and she preceded him in death on July 19, 2006...

Local actor Shawn Eric Jones plays renowned naval aviator and astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra in “First Man” — a biopic of Neil Armstrong set to be released this year. “I’m excited to see how it comes out,” Jones said. Born and raised in Nevada, he attended college in Fort Scott and at Crowder in Neosho. After graduating from Crowder, he moved to Los Angeles...