Stories from Friday, October 5, 2018

Jerry Dean Moore, 76, Harwood, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at his home after a long battle with COPD. Jerry was born Oct. 11, 1941, in Lowry City, Mo., to Pauline (Reynolds) Moore and Murl Moore of Lowry City. Following the death of his father he was raised by his mother and stepfather, Cecil Losey. He was united in marriage to Shirley Jean Davis of Schell City, Mo., on Jan. 18, 1962, and to this union two children were born...

SALINA, Kan. — Cottey Comet golfers Rachel Hancock and Kimberlee Scott hit the links for Kansas Wesleyan Fall Invitational, held Oct. 1-2 in Salina, Kansas. Hancock continued her run of Top 10 finishes, placing 10th at the 26-play event — while Scott concluded with a 19th-place finish. Winning the event was Barton County (Kan.) Community College’s Vilma Efraimsson. Efraimsson carded a 36-hole 4-over-par 148...

Nevada High’s Lady Tiger volleyball spikers breezed to a quick two-set road victory over Big 8 Conference West Division rival East Newton High School on Thursday. Nevada (16-6) opened with a 25-14 first-set victory, and continued to overwhelm the hosts in the second set — putting the match on ice with a decisive 25-10 second-set win...

The Nevada Lady Tiger tennis team has done it again. Wednesday’s 5-4 road victory over No. 2 seed Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School lifted No. 4 Nevada High School to the program’s third consecutive district championship. At the Class 1 District 11 title match, held at Joplin’s Millennium Tennis and Fitness Center, Nevada dropped three of its five singles matches — but was able to recover in doubles-play — sweeping three matches en route to the district title...

On Oct. 3 at approximately 9 a.m., Truck No. 5 of the El Dorado Springs Volunteer Fire Department was involved in a motor vehicle accident. As noted in the Missouri State Patrol crash report, the truck, driven by Fire Fighter Russell H. Hayes, age 62, was seriously injured in a crash on Highway 32, three miles west of Stockton...

Monday evening’s ordinance hearing and regular meeting of the Bronaugh Board of Aldermen received a series of brief reports but was highlighted by the filling of a vacancy on the board. The vacancy was created by the Aug. 22 death of Harry “Red” Pitts, who not only was an alderman for 20 years but was a lifetime resident and beloved member of the Bronaugh community...