Stories from Tuesday, April 10, 2018

On Sunday, March 25, 2018, the world lost one of the few remaining members of The Greatest Generation. Joan Schweitzer Ostrander passed away quietly in her home, surrounded by her children and a friend. She was 97. Joan was born in the small prairie town of DeSmet, S.D., just months after the passage of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote. ...

Daniel Clay Seitz, 58, Nevada, passed away on Saturday, April 7, at his home in Nevada following a sudden illness. Daniel was born Oct. 5, 1959, in Nevada to Gerald George and Betty Josephine (Claiborne) Seitz. He was united in marriage to JoAnn Attebury on April 21, 1979, and she survives of the home...

The Nevada city council held a special meeting Monday evening to certify the results of last Tuesday’s election, to swear in the new council members and select a new mayor. The first order of business was certifying the results of the Tuesday, April 3, election. The board voted unanimously to certify the results...

The Nevada Middle School track-and-field team had an ultra-successful outing at Thursday’s 10-school track-and-field meet in Carthage. Nevada’s seventh-grade girls placed runner-up at the meet, while the NMS eighth-grade girls slotted into third. Meanwhile, the seventh-grade NMS boys placed fourth...

Nevada High School’s wrestling team was honored at its annual postseason awards banquet, held April 4 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Nevada. 2017-18 season highlights Guided by second-year head coach David Hawks, the Tigers finished 13-10 overall in duals, and notched a third-place finish at the Grandview Dual Tournament. ...

Nevada High’s bats were unable to deliver Monday evening at Lyons Stadium, as the Tigers were edged by the visiting St. Pius X Warriors, 2-0. The contest was originally slated to take place in Kansas City, however, construction of the Warriors new field has yet to be completed. Because of the contest’s relocation, St. Pius was the home team on Monday...