Stories from Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Mary Lou Johnson, 73, El Dorado Springs, Mo., formerly of Nevada, Mo., entered Heaven’s Gates on Jan. 5, 2019, after being diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma Cancer just a short time before. She was born on April 9, 1945, in Little Blue, Mo., to Cecil and Mary Martha (Brokob) Smith. She was united in marriage on July 29, 1966, to Glen Alden Johnson...

The Nevada Middle seventh and eighth-grade boys basketball teams opened their seasons on the road Monday night at McDonald County. The Nevada eighth-grade team was defeated by the hosts, 50-28, while the NMS seventh-grade team was edged, 38-35. Nevada eighth-grader Trent Otter led the way with a team-high 11 points, while Case Sanderson chipped in 10. In the seventh-grade contest, Nevada’s Brice Budd poured in a game-high 20 points, while Tucker Duncan finished with seven...

After remaining idle for the past three weeks, the Cottey Comet basketball team opened the second half of its season on Sunday with a 72-58 home loss to Lincoln (Ill.) College. Cottey (0-9) led 32-30 late in the first half, before a Nautica Preston three-pointer at the second quarter buzzer handed Lincoln a one-point advantage at the break, 33-32...

The Nevada Lady Tiger varsity basketball team suffered its second loss of the season Saturday, falling to Thayer High School, 50-46, at the Scoreboard Guy Shootout in Mount Vernon. Thayer, the No. 1 ranked team in Missouri Class 2 girls' basketball, led 18-17 at the half, but increased its advantage to 39-28 through three quarters of play — after outscoring the Lady Tigers 21-11 in the third...

Editor’s note: The consolation finals represented the fifth-place game. Nevada was defeated by William Chrisman, 72-49 in opening-round play Thursday, putting them in the consolation bracket. Nevada then defeated St. Louis Christian, 53-46 in the consolation semifinals on Friday — and advanced to play Thomas Jefferson in the fifth-place game (consolation finals)...