Stories from Saturday, September 15, 2018

Dallas Vida (Davis) Goodman, age 101, formerly of Schell City, Mo., passed from this life on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, at the Joe Clark Residential Care Center in Nevada, Mo. Dallas was born Sept. 9, 1917, in Riverdale, Neb., to George Edward and Nellie Ernestine (Magoon) Davis. On Aug. 9, 1935, she was united in marriage to Thomas “Jack” Franklin Goodman at the Courthouse in Nevada and he preceded her in death in 1977...

The Nevada Lady Tiger middle school seventh and eighth-grade volleyball teams wrapped a busy week Thursday, with a trio of road victories over Butler Junior High. The Lady Tiger eighth-A-team bested Butler in the opening set 25-19. With Nevada on the ropes trailing Butler 24-16 in the second set, Lydia Ast breathed new life into the Lady Tigers with eight consecutive service points, knotting the contest at 24-apiece...

The Nevada Tiger gridders secured their first victory of the season on Homecoming Night Friday at Logan Field, leveling the visiting East Newton High School Patriots, 64-20. Ty Thomas’ monster first half performance lifted the Tigers to an insurmountable 50-6 halftime advantage, as the sophomore signal-caller racked up four total touchdowns, rushing for three and throwing for one...

While the agenda was short for Thursday evening’s meeting of the Bronaugh R-7 school board, the six members present (absent: Jill Walrod) heard program evaluations from five teachers, approved new policies, the school bus ridership list and a new assistant boys basketball coach...