Stories from Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Jackie L. Gordon, 82, Nevada, passed away on Monday, April 23, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Jackie was born July 27, 1935, in Sheldon to Clarence A. and Mattie Mae (Stone) Gordon. He married Carolyn Mae Royston on Dec. 23, 1955, in Lamar, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Nevada Head Start held a family fun night in honor of child abuse awareness Tuesday evening in memory of Ethan Warner. Delivering the keynote address was a member of Bikers Against Child Abuse who asked to be identified simply as Iceberg. “According to the National Children’s Alliance, five kids die every day from abuse. ...

Nevada Lady Tiger eighth-grader Laura Kimmell dazzled at Monday’s El Dorado Springs Invitational, tying a school record with an 8-foot mark in the pole vault. The record was previously set by Kara Foster in 2002. In addition, the Lady Tiger seventh and eighth-graders swept to first-place team finishes at the five-school event...

The stakes were sky high for the Nevada High School tennis team entering Tuesday’s West Central Conference road showdown with Warrensburg. With both squads entering 4-0 in conference-play, and just one upcoming conference match remaining on Nevada’s slate, a win would have handed Nevada at least a share of the WCC regular-season crown...

FORT SCOTT , Kan. ­ — The Cottey Comet softball team split a doubleheader with Fort Scott Community College, here, Tuesday afternoon. The Comets were edged in the opener, 1-0, as Shelby Choate’s seventh-inning RBI-single earned FSCC the walk-off victory. The Comets then rebounded in the nightcap, nipping FSCC 5-3, in a marathon 10-inning extra-inning victory. In the second game, it was Aymee Broome’s sixth-inning two-RBI double, that knotted the contest 3-3...

Nevada High School sophomore Calli Beshore showcased her skills at the 91st annual Kansas Relays Friday and Saturday at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kansas. The high school competition took place April 18-19, with collegiate athletes taking center stage April 20-21...

Brent Bartlett’s annual Nevada Lady Tiger Basketball Camp for grades second through fifth is on tap for May 7-10 at Wynn Gymnasium. The Monday through Thursday camp will take place from 3:30-5 p.m. Bartlett, the Lady Tigers’ head varsity basketball coach, along with his coaching staff and current players will be on hand for the camp...