Stories from Wednesday, March 20, 2019

When it comes to health measures the gold standard in county health rankings is the annual report published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The 2019 report came out on Tuesday morning and it brings mixed results for Vernon County. According to the 2019 RWJF County Health Rankings, St. Charles County (just west of St. Louis) ranks healthiest among Missouri’s 114 counties plus the City of St. Louis while Pemiscot County in the bootheel is the least healthy county in the state...

Nevada’s City Council met in regular session on Tuesday evening with council members Ryan Watts, Blake Hertzberg, Carol Gallgher, Lyndon Eberhard and Mayor Brian Leonard in attendance. Also present were City Manager JD Kehrman, City Treasurer Kristie Modlin, City Attorney Bill McCaffree and City Clerk Johnna Williams...

Ada Louise Jenkins, 78, Nevada, Mo., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 18, 2019, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. Ada was born Feb. 27, 1941, in Rich Hill, Mo., to John F. and Ida E. (Gamble) Luther. In 1962, she married Jack Haner and he preceded her in death in 1999. She later married Garry Jenkins on May 30, 2007, and he survives of the home...

The Nevada Tigers dropped an error-riddled season-opener, 11-5, to the visiting Clinton Cardinals on Tuesday at Lyons stadium. “This looked like a season-opener,” said Nevada head coach Danny Penn. “We looked like a team going out there for the first time. We had some physical mistakes, and some mental mistakes, that we had talked about in practice.”...

Nevada High School's (boys') tennis season-opener with the visiting Aurora Houn' Dawgs has been postponed, according to the school. The match was originally scheduled for Thursday, then moved to Friday, before the eventual postponement announcement. A make-up date has yet to be set...

The Cottey Comets' doubleheader with Bethany (Kan.) College has been moved to Nevada. The double-dip, originally scheduled to take place in Lindsborg, Kansas, is now set for a 2 p.m. first pitch, Thursday, at Vanek Family Field. The nightcap will follow at 4. The school indicated via press release, that the rescheduling was the result of a transportation issue...