Stories from Tuesday, March 5, 2019

PLEASANT HILL — The top-seeded Nevada Lady Tigers are headed back to the Class 4 State basketball tournament. Coming off Friday’s 58-33 semifinal rout of Bolivar, Nevada returned to the court the following day, knocking off third-seeded Center Lady Yellowjackets, 60-50. The Class 4 District 13 title-game triumph earned Nevada its second consecutive state tournament berth...

It was a tough end to an otherwise strong campaign for the Nevada Tiger boys’ varsity basketball team, as their season came to a close with Friday’s 70-57 loss to the Center Yellowjackets in the Class 4 district 13 semifinals. Second-seeded K.C. Center, and No. 3 Nevada, had previously clashed exactly one week prior, with the Yellowjackets taking the regular-season finale in dramatic fashion, 49-48...

Herschel Eugene (Gene) Farnham, 78, passed away Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, at his home in Edwards, Mo., after a yearlong battle with cancer. Gene is survived by his loving companion of 22 years, Helen Wilkinson; his four children, son Troy Farnham and his wife, Shelley, daughter Stacy Norman and her husband, Don, and sons Brandon Farnham and Jeremy Farnham; Helen's son, Robert Wilkinson; as well as grandchildren, Trevor, Shadell, Haley and Jean Jacques and great-grandchild Landon; along with his extended family and friends.. ...