Stories from Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Nevada High School’s Tiger and Lady Tiger varsity basketball teams notched blowout victories on the hardwood this weekend. The Tigers were in action at the Webb City High School-hosted 4-States Challenge — drilling Carl Junction, 52-31, Saturday afternoon at the Cardinal Dome...

Rita Jo Pisciotta, 63, Richards, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, at her home in Richards. Rita was born Oct. 22, 1955, in Nevada, Mo. to Jack and Betty Jo (Householder) Howrey. Rita was raised in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School Class of 1974. She worked for 15 years at Nevada State Hospital and also at 3M in Nevada for a number of years until her retirement. Rita enjoyed antiquing, crafts, painting, ceramics, flea markets, and garage sales...

History was made Monday afternoon at Sheldon R-8 H.S., as senior Bryce Lamb became the school’s first ever student-athlete to sign a national letter-of-intent to play football, continuing his athletic career with Peru State College, an NAIA-affiliated school located an hour south of Omaha...