Stories from Friday, April 13, 2018

Barbara Jean Gardner, 62, of Nevada, died on Monday, April 9, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin. She was born on Aug. 29, 1955, to David and Virginia (Ruegge) Hollandsworth at Washington. She was united in marriage to David Neil Gardner on June 24, 1978, in Rosebud...

The Nevada R-5 school board met for its regular session meeting at the central office board room Wednesday evening. Superintendent Dr. Tyson Beshore called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. and informed the board since there were only two candidates for two open positions no election had been required. The two candidates, Mike McCaffree and Monty Smith were sworn in by Board Secretary Melissa Hendrix...

A grand total of 31 hits was more than enough for Hume star freshman pitcher Kennidi Harris, as the Lady Hornets steamrolled Drexel, 19-8 in a six-inning run-rule victory on Wednesday. The non-conference road win keep’s Hume’s perfect record intact, as the Lady Hornets move to 3-0 overall...

The Sheldon Panther and Lady Panther baseball and softball teams were upended by visiting Ballard in a Golden Valley Vernon County Conference twinbill Tuesday night. The Panthers were edged 4-3, while the Lady Panthers fell 17-2 in a run-ruled three-inning contest...

The Nevada High girls track-and-field team was in top form at Tuesday’s El Dorado Springs track-and-field invitational — as the Lady Tigers earned a first-place team finish. “This was a great outing for us,” said NHS track-and-field head coach, Kirk Miller, adding that last week’s inclement weather cost his squad a pair of meets, including its home invitational...

Nevada High’s varsity baseball team was unable to extend the visiting Joplin Eagles’ losing skid to six games, as the Tigers absorbed a 7-4 non-conference loss Wednesday evening at Lyons Stadium. With Nevada senior Jarrett Owen on the mound, the Tigers trailed 1-0 in the top of the first, after Jake Yarnall scored on a throwing error charged to the catcher...