Stories from Friday, August 10, 2018

With official practices getting underway this week, first on the Nevada Lady Tigers’ agenda is preparation for the upcoming Carthage Volleyball Jamboree (Aug. 21). The Lady Tigers will open with a 6 p.m., scrimmage against Joplin. After a short break, Nevada will resume exhibition play against host Carthage...

With its season opening meet less than three weeks away the Nevada Tiger swim team is looking to build off last season’s success. With the roster comprised exclusively of underclassmen last year, Nevada capped the 2017 campaign on a high-note as then-freshman Ben Hines captured individual silver and bronze medals at the Class 1 State Swim and Dive Championships...

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” — Joshia 1:9 Vada Catherine Messick Tinsley, 87, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018, in Nevada. She was born on Aug. 14, 1930, in Cedar County, Mo., the daughter of Onis and Lena Kirkpatrick Messick. ...

Jennifer Lyn Houston, 30, of rural Arcadia, Kan., died Sunday, Aug. 5, at the Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Mo. She was born Sept. 28, 1987, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Richard Allen Barnard and Connie Patricia Price Barnard. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 13, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Sheffield Cemetery near Arcadia. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, at the Cheney Witt Chapel...

Neal Franklin Stroud, 64, Milo, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, in Halltown, Mo. Neal was born April 27, 1954. in Stockton, Calif., to Billy Bruce and Georgie Mae (Chambers) Stroud. He married Carol Timbrook on Sept. 1, 1974, in Nevada, and they celebrated 43 years together...